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i7 6700K Upgade or Hold

My 6600K is going strong but starting to struggle, I am also thinking of holding off until DDR5. I am wondering if an upgrade to a 7700k is worth it or just wait..
 
I’m running a 6700k clocked at 4.7 currently with 32GB of ram on XMP (3200) and had a 2070s which was perfect at 3440x1440.
Getting a Reverb G2 was the only reason I sold the card and bought a 3090 but the 6700k is showing its age.
In MSFS stats overlay it shows the cpu is struggling big time so it looks like I now need a new bundle. Waiting for next Intel series before deciding what to do.
 
I don't envy that decision, I am in much the same boat and finding general system starting to struggle with 4K performance. Only rocking a 1070. I am trying to hold off until DDR5 but fear that maybe too far in the future.
 
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still holding on to my 6700k I would only need CPU, Board and GPU as I already have decent other parts was tempted with going with 5800x I only use PC for casual gaming and general use I currently also have 5700xt Nitro+ dont think I would see big difference using the same GPU and with no GPU's instock Think I'll wait

gonna check again once Rocket Lake is out and see if price gets better
 
I did a lot of extra research and decided to reconsider. I am about to replace my old i5-6600k with 5600x.

Reasons:
  • I've managed to get RTX 3060 Ti FE, 5600x and B550I motherboard at MSRP, which is a good value;
  • B550 has proper support for PCI-Express 4.0, which does nothing for RTX 30xx, but might be important for the upcoming RTX 40xx;
  • DDR 5 and next gen CPU's will most likely be expensive at launch and not fully using the potential of new chipsets / sockets / PCI-Express 5.0 / etc.;
  • PS5 and Xbox Series X were launched recently, so the older system covering PS4 / Xbox One will become obsolete faster now;
My plan is:
  1. Stay on 5600x + 3060 Ti for at least 2 years for 1440p gaming;
  2. Upgrade to the mid-range ~40xx when it launches, sell 3060 Ti to miners;
  3. Stay on 5600x + 40xx for the following 2 years, until DDR 5 fully matures, and until it is utilised by PS 6 / XBox <whatever>;

Also, I have a feeling that we're heading straight into the next "Great Depression", at least in the UK and western world in general. Fiat currencies will show double-digit inflation and may even become wothless quite fast. I invest accordingly, but I also feel comfortable spending some cash on "good value hard stuff" with intrinsic value.
 
I swapped my 6700k out for a 5900X a couple of months back, I'm happy with the upgrade. I don't plan on being an early adopter of DDR5, so I'm happy to wait until the 2nd gen of that hardware.
 
I've been so close to pushing the button on a 5800X bundle or a 10900K bundle if they actually get the choices I want in stock, but for now I'm sticking with my i7-7700K @ 5.1GHz with 32GB 3200MHz (2x16).

At 1440p, with an RTX3080, the only thing I've not been comfortable running at Ultra settings with acceptable FPS is the Watch Dogs Legion which I got free with the GPU (it drops to 45 occasionally with RTXOn, which is below my 48-144 VRR monitor window). Everything else I'm playing is well above 60FPS and mostly between 100-144. Of course, this will change in the future as I can see I'm right on the edge of the precipice here, but for now it isn't an absolute priority for me to upgrade MOBO, CPU and RAM (I pass down my 2nd hand gear to the family PC which is using an i5-3750K, so it's a full replacement required for my PC this time anyway).

The question is just how long I can last, I really have buyers itch, but don't want buyers remorse :D
 
I'm still running a sandybridge i7-2700k @ 4.7GHz paired with an GTX 1080ti.:D The last game I completed recently with this system was Witcher 2 and I was impressed with the framerates hovering around 55-60 fps on 1440p. I believe I've finally reached the limits of the cpu now but it has been faultless during 10 years. I've been delaying an upgrade for many years :) Hoping my next build will also as faultless, reliable and dependable. I'm still debating whether I should go AMD build of 5800x but preference was 5900x (alas global stock shortage) or possibly intel 10900k build (plenty of stock).
 
Gave my old 6700k to the wife clocked at 4.6 running at like 50max, funny to see it @100% core usage all core during a steam download. Gotta love virgin download speeds. :D mean while my 3900x runs fruity loops 2 games 50odd chrome tabs and steam downloads without breaking a sweat.
 
6700K what a great CPU, owned one from 2016 until 2020 December. I then caved in and got a 5600X and swapped platforms. This is the first time on AMD since 2009. AMD 64 3700...

Zen 3 was that good, i could not resist. Also, later, I can upgrade to a 12 core plus CPU if I want to!

However...the great graphics card drought of 2020/21 has prevented me buying an RTX 3070. I nearly bought one for £720 on Monday/Tuesday....

I did get a Series X on November 10th though!
 
VonScar said:
However...the great graphics card drought of 2020/21 has prevented me buying an RTX 3070. I nearly bought one for £720 on Monday/Tuesday....

I did get a Series X on November 10th though!
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I was so lucky twice last year with (pre)ordering. First my RTX3080 from OCUK arrived 3 days after release and at £140 less than what you can get it for now. Then my Series X Game Pass Ultimate upgrade arrived on release date too.

I kind of wish I'd pushed the button on a 5800x now though, but I won't until all the parts I need are in stock at the same time.
 
The 6700k and the 1080ti live on :D

So CP2077 runs impressively well in ultra settings at a pretty stable 60fps!
Who needs this newfangled ballcocks! (b*ll*cks is a swear word :confused:)

Additionally, I don't seem to have gotten half as many bugs as other people are getting.

Must be that super stable 1080ti :cool:
 
Upgraded from my 4790k six months ago, sold on the i7, board and memory for a good amount back too.

Not once regretted it. Allows me to run a Windows 7 VM for a piece of software that won't run on W10, music software in the background on W10 while also running fairly heavy games. Does that all with ease, whereas the i7 started to fart a bit when I ran the VM and game at the same time.

Ryzen is brilliant and really shook up the CPU scene, we could do with the same happening with GPUs.
 
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