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Is it worth going from i5 3570K to i5 6600K ?

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Very simple question really...

Had this i5 3570K for 3-4 years now [OC 4.2Ghz]
[mobo: z77, ram: 8gb ddr3 1600, gfx: hd7950]

I was thinking of upgrading to an i5 6600K
[mobo: z170, ram: ddr4 2400~, keeping gfx untill new ones come out later this year?]

But is it really worth it for the £400~?

(Being honest the only thing i want it for really is more fps in CSGO@1920x1080)
 
You could upgrade your gpu but the cpu is simply not worth it, especially if you only really want it for CS. Infact you wouldn't even need a gpu upgrade... but it would probably give you bigger gains.
 
Thanks for all the replies...

I play 1920x1080, all on low, and i get what fluctuates between 150 to 300 fps. On average I would say around 170-200 fps.
(i am very sensitive to frame rate changes, and yes that may seem silly but i can definitely feel the difference between 150fps and 250fps in game)

But its just doesnt feel "stable" enough if that makes any sense.

I want something that can run it 300 fps+ consistently for that "smooth" feeling.

Whenever i dump the resolution down to 1280x720 or 1024x768 black bars it has that "smooth" feeling, but i don't get that (consistently enough) at 1920x1080.

Would a newish £200-300 GPU even give me that "stability/smoothness" im after?

[I was under the impression the CPU was the most important part for CSGO, which is kind of why i posted in this subforum]

Why would another 8gb of ram help? And already using an SSD.
 
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opethdisciple said:
Another 8Gb of ram...
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Why? 8gb is totally fine for a gaming pc. I dont think ive used over 5gb yet.

b4z said:
Thanks for all the replies...

I play 1920x1080, all on low, and i get what fluctuates between 150 to 300 fps. On average I would say around 170-200 fps.
(i am very sensitive to frame rate changes, and yes that may seem silly but i can definitely feel the difference between 150fps and 250fps in game)

But its just doesnt feel "stable" enough if that makes any sense.

I want something that can run it 300 fps+ consistently for that "smooth" feeling.
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the only reason you can tell the difference is because thats a massive change, and will probably be causing stuttering and massive screen tearing. Also, what screen do you have? most screens refresh at 60hz, or you could have a gaming one that can do 120-144hz. Ideally you need to have 144hz and Vsync ON.

Switching Vsync on and having a solid 60, 120 or 144fps will be much better than 200-300fps fluctuating all the time. Especially since the screen cant even display 150-250fps.


However if you want more fps its the GPU you need to upgrade, my 7970 can do slightly more than what you get, and two of them close to 400..
 
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upgrade your gpu.970 or 390 is about twice as quick.

only upgrade worth doing is x99 route.

in some older games you dont notice much in other its quite dramatic change.
 
@Overlag: I use a 144hz monitor, i would never turn Vsync On, it causes mouse input delay. I could try fps_max 145 though.

@Dg: Worth upgrading GFX now? Newer ones coming out soon [~price drops?]? Will a 970 or 390 actually achieve the smooth/stability im after?
 
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I went from a 7950 to the Gtx970 and what a difference Ive noticed.
I run my games on ultra or very high settings and I noticed a good jump in fps when I changed.
 
At low settings there's a chance your RAM is playing a part. Presumably 1600 is as fast as it'll reliably go so try underclocking it (choose whichever divider gives you 1333, say) and benchmark. If you can measure a difference then you might benefit from some 2400 stuff. It's a big "might".
 
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