ITX Upgrade from 6600K for Battlefield 2042

[Daaaveee]

Hi all, my wifes aging 6600K i5 is really not having a good time with 2042, massive lag spikes, and the 1070 its paired with is only hitting 60% usage, so looks like a CPU bottleneck?

Any advice on the most cost effective way forward so make the game playable?

Its all housed in a Silverstone Raven ITX case, so rather tight and only a stock intel cooler, which does the job ok without any overclocking, so something along similar lines would be good.

 

[Joxeon]

The most cost effective upgrade would be a cheap 10400F/11400F paired with a B560.

 

[Daaaveee]

Just wondering if a 7700K might be ok? Its the best CPU supported by the Asus H110i Plus motherboard.

 

[Joxeon]

Just wondering if a 7700K might be ok? Its the best CPU supported by the Asus H110i Plus motherboard.

you really want atleast a 6 core for gaming these days as going from a 6600K to a 7700k is just a short term bandaid and will be struggling again the moment you upgrade the GPU.

The 7700k still costs quite a lot 2nd hand considering you can get a modern quad core 4/8 like the 10105F for around £70.

 

[Joxeon]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x **B Grade** Asrock B460M-ITX/AC (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £80.00
• 1 x Intel Core i5-10400F 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £128.99

Total: £219.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[EsaT]

Just wondering if a 7700K might be ok? Its the best CPU supported by the Asus H110i Plus motherboard.

Every quad core is literal DOA for performance in modern gaming.
For perspective that's half the cores in PS5 and XSX!

 

[Daaaveee]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x **B Grade** Asrock B460M-ITX/AC (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £80.00
• 1 x Intel Core i5-10400F 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £128.99

Total: £219.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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Cheers chaps, this has been ordered