8600k @ 5.0ghz worth upgrading to 9700k?

[3t3P]

No probs with my system just a bit bored and cash burning a hole...

Plus rare chance intel stay on same socket and chipset for once!

I only ever get i5s for gaming but the next i7 as we all know loses HT so I'd be looking at the 9700k.

Only be interested at~ £350 or less.

Worth it? Don't play Sims just any AAA solo games.
PUBG can rot in hell I'm done with that game

Or save up for 7nm GPUs lol.

 

[SiDeards73]

No probs with my system just a bit bored and cash burning a hole...

Plus rare chance intel stay on same socket and chipset for once!

I only ever get i5s for gaming but the next i7 as we all know loses HT so I'd be looking at the 9700k.

Only be interested at~ £350 or less.

Worth it? Don't play Sims just any AAA solo games.
PUBG can rot in hell I'm done with that game

Or save up for 7nm GPUs lol.

Id be extremely surprised if the new 9700k comes in at under £350... id be surprised if its under £450 to be honest lol.

 

[MartinPrince]

Id be extremely surprised if the new 9700k comes in at under £350... id be surprised if its under £450 to be honest lol.

You never know but I'd be inclined to agree.

For games, I can't really see the point as the extra 2 cores is not going to make a whole lot of difference but for other fully threaded tasks then it could be a nice ~30% boost if you can get all cores to 5Ghz as you have now. If you've got the cash it's always nice to get new tech (needed or otherwise)

 

[Lokken86]

You cant have even had the 8600k long and already thinking of upgrading it Why didnt you just wait or get the 8700k?

 

[3t3P]

I got coffeelake soon after release as was on ageing 2500k system and prices were a fair bit higher than they are now.
Also the 8600k has better thermals and the 8700k was only faster in specific games like the Witcher and few others which I don't play.
I like i5's for their bang for the buck.

 

[Radox-0]

Is there anything your cpu is currently struggling at? I doubt it at 5GHz with that RAM. Cpu wise you should have no issues pushing 120hz on your panel and limitation will be with the GPU normally. If the 8600k is struggling at 5 GHz then you can bet the 8700k and 8 cores will be similar for most the part as usually it’s the single core performance that will be the limit and as they all have identical single core performance anyways....

Probs get better performance from your setup by selling the 1080 for a 1080ti or something

 

[3t3P]

No it's not struggling you're right I probs will wait for 7nm NV GPUs as am no doubt GPU limited than CPU.

Just wanted something to tinker with for all of five minutes hehe

 

[Radox-0]

No it's not struggling you're right I probs will wait for 7nm NV GPUs as am no doubt GPU limited than CPU.

Just wanted something to tinker with for all of five minutes hehe

Yeah, think most on here can relate to that

Did same thing a while back, moved from the 4790k to 8700k in a secondary rig. Pointless upgrade as its connected to a 60hz 4k panel and GPU was the limit and 4790k was fine, but gotta scratch that itch and have a new shiny to play with

 

[ethan]

Is it worth moving from an I7 2700k (Sandybridge @ 4.5ghz) to the 5ghz 8086K though? Sorry to crash the thread but it's thread related and a move I'm considering.

 

[andy_mk3]

Is it worth moving from an I7 2700k (Sandybridge @ 4.5ghz) to the 5ghz 8086K though? Sorry to crash the thread but it's thread related and a move I'm considering.

Yes totally worth it. But with the 9 series chips just days away from release, wait and see what they bring.

 

[ethan]

I stand corrected its a 2600k I'm running. Yeah I'll wait to to see what the 9 series offer. There may even be a chance the 8086k will drop in price.

 

[andy_mk3]

2600/2700k same chip bar 100mhz I think anyway

I'd be surprised if the 8086k will drop, but only time will tell.

 

[SiDeards73]

isnt the 8086 like £450 or something now? crazy only a week or so back it was £400

 

[angel102]

isnt the 8086 like £450 or something now? crazy only a week or so back it was £400

i built a new system 4 months or so ago, and the 8700 and 8700k have all gone up about £140 each since then, and that's even before all this nonsense with potential tariffs kicks in.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Most 9900k I've seen running 5.2ghz under water .

And that's about 4 out of 4 haha .

 

[SiDeards73]

Most 9900k I've seen running 5.2ghz under water .

And that's about 4 out of 4 haha .

Thats not overly impressive though really from a soldered chip that clocks standardly to 5ghz.. an extra 200mhz requiring water is not really groundshaking... not when the 8700k hits 5ghz and the 8086k also hits 5.1/5.2 etc...

Im mean sure, its an extra 2 cores etc, but its soldered for a start, i was hoping to see some crazy 5.5ghz under water business from the 9900k, 5.2 while impressive is a bit underwhelming given the previous high end 8 series chips and factoring in the solder.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Might do, believe they were all final engineering samples , ones for media should be sent out or are out so could push higher.

What's more annoying was seeing the CPUz snap shots of voltage, 1.39 but Benchmarks had just been run, not running .

I hope 9700k does well personally and 1st and second gen i5/7 owners most likely the target audience , and those that do upgrade get a nice boost

 

[3t3P]

Let's remember stable 5ghz IS remarkable historically.

'moonpie' what a time to be alive

 

[LambChop]

No probs with my system just a bit bored and cash burning a hole...

Plus rare chance intel stay on same socket and chipset for once!

I only ever get i5s for gaming but the next i7 as we all know loses HT so I'd be looking at the 9700k.

Only be interested at~ £350 or less.

Worth it? Don't play Sims just any AAA solo games.
PUBG can rot in hell I'm done with that game

Or save up for 7nm GPUs lol.

9700k doesn't have HT either

 

[signal11th]

From a 8600k to a 9700k I don't think I'd bother, I have the same 8600k , the only one I might go for is the 9900k as that should offer a larger leap.