i5-6500 upgrade - worthwhile?

[RaMDOM]

So I built my current system back in August 2016 and I am wondering whether it would be worth upgrading now to something new with titles on the horizon that I want to be able to play like Cyberpunk and Assassins Creed Valhalla. My current system is:

• MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (socket 1151)
• CPU: Core i5-6500 3.20Ghz (@ stock as it seems that I cannot overclock it)
• RAM: 16 GB Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 PC4-25600C16 @3200MHz

I recently bought a new GeForce GTX 1660 Super as my old GTX 1060 recently gave up. I also game at 1080p on a 24” LED Monitor (BenQ XL2420T 120Hz 3D Vision 2 Widescreen) bought back in 2012. I have no plan to upgrade this (unless anyone thinks it is a good idea )

I have no idea whether my system as it is will be good enough for the two titles listed; would you more learned people have any idea? I have been looking at some recent thread in the CPU section and see that others are asking similar questions to me, and it seems to be the general consensus that it would probably be wise to wait until later in the year when AMD and Intel release their new line ups. However my budget is around £300 - £400 and will unlikely change between now, so unless there is a new £200 CPU hitting the market, I am wondering whether it will be just a good taking the plunge now or to wait.

I have had a look at an O/C on my current processor using the Intel XTU and through that found out that I pretty cannot O/C this chip, which I had suspected. I have also looked on eBay thinking could replace the CPU with a 2nd hand and have been shocked at the prices; it seems that you will still pay around £300 for a i7 7700K and around £150-£200 for an core i5 7600k. I thought that as these are 3 year old CPUs that they would be much cheaper. However is it considered that this would be a decent use of money and a worthwhile upgrade from my current system?

If it is worthwhile to get new kit, as mentioned, I think my budget will be around £300-£400. I have been out of the computer components game pretty much since I built my current system in 2016 upgrade and so I am largely unaware of what the current situation is in regards to any potential performance gain I will see for any upgrade. What could I get for my budget and would it be worthwhile doing anything now that will give me meaningful gains and ensure that I can play the titles above?

 

[Panos]

So I built my current system back in August 2016 and I am wondering whether it would be worth upgrading now to something new with titles on the horizon that I want to be able to play like Cyberpunk and Assassins Creed Valhalla. My current system is:

• MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (socket 1151)
• CPU: Core i5-6500 3.20Ghz (@ stock as it seems that I cannot overclock it)
• RAM: 16 GB Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 PC4-25600C16 @3200MHz

I recently bought a new GeForce GTX 1660 Super as my old GTX 1060 recently gave up. I also game at 1080p on a 24” LED Monitor (BenQ XL2420T 120Hz 3D Vision 2 Widescreen) bought back in 2012. I have no plan to upgrade this (unless anyone thinks it is a good idea )

I have no idea whether my system as it is will be good enough for the two titles listed; would you more learned people have any idea? I have been looking at some recent thread in the CPU section and see that others are asking similar questions to me, and it seems to be the general consensus that it would probably be wise to wait until later in the year when AMD and Intel release their new line ups. However my budget is around £300 - £400 and will unlikely change between now, so unless there is a new £200 CPU hitting the market, I am wondering whether it will be just a good taking the plunge now or to wait.

I have had a look at an O/C on my current processor using the Intel XTU and through that found out that I pretty cannot O/C this chip, which I had suspected. I have also looked on eBay thinking could replace the CPU with a 2nd hand and have been shocked at the prices; it seems that you will still pay around £300 for a i7 7700K and around £150-£200 for an core i5 7600k. I thought that as these are 3 year old CPUs that they would be much cheaper. However is it considered that this would be a decent use of money and a worthwhile upgrade from my current system?

If it is worthwhile to get new kit, as mentioned, I think my budget will be around £300-£400. I have been out of the computer components game pretty much since I built my current system in 2016 upgrade and so I am largely unaware of what the current situation is in regards to any potential performance gain I will see for any upgrade. What could I get for my budget and would it be worthwhile doing anything now that will give me meaningful gains and ensure that I can play the titles above?

7700K ain't worth £300 especially with Ryzen 3300X at 1/3 the price. Thats for sure.

Personally I would advice to sell CPU & motherboard and get a B550 & 3600/3600X CPU.
First of all, you have more cores so any new game limitations would be gone. B550 would guarantee that you will have Ryzen 4000 support and PCIe 4.0
So is better future proofing as would support all way to 16 core CPU.

B550 boards would come out next couple of weeks with prices comparable to B450 boards. Otherwise if you want to upgrade today, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max and 3600X will set you back around £315. You keep the same ram ofc, but given atm new gen boards are coming out wait to see if price is right.

 

[LeMson]

Wait for b550 board, ryzen 3600, nice cooler and reuse ram tho ram sweetspot is around 3600mhz if you want to buy new ram too

 

[pastymuncher]

Please don't waste your money on a old 7700k. Just for the price of a 7700k you could get a Ryzen 3600 and a decent board and have a up to date pc. Your current memory will be fine with Ryzen. Like the others have said though, wait for the B550 boards to launch very soon (about bloody time too!!).

 

[RaMDOM]

Thanks for the feedback and advice. Have had a look at the 3600X and it looks like a good option with a B550 board. Have signed up to the OcUK newsletter, so should get a heads up as to when the B550 boards are in and the range.

I still do not understand why the i7 7700's are going for £300 odd though. Would love to know a reason.

 

[Tetras]

It's not unusual for the top chip on an expired socket to hold value and there are two generations of motherboards that it's the highest upgrade option, though almost all the 6 - 9th gen quads are silly prices second hand relative to their performance. I think the hype on the gaming prowess was pretty strong too.