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Old i7 for gaming?
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You didn't read my question did you. For less than 450 like you said you can build a full babe system minus the gpu. Show me
I did read what was said. Anyone can build that system.
So please do. For less that 450 so let's say 440, minus the 310 cpu and 70 for the 1tb ssd you said can be had. So for 60.. case, ram, psu and motherboard please show me
You are very confrontational for someone asking others for help.
I see you are new. You should read the forum rules and understanding I can’t link to other retailers.
I see your a long time member, you should read the thread and see what advice I was asking for then you will so your post is wrong.
I was asking about the performance difference with an skylake i5 vs i7 in today's games.
Your posts are very disjointed and you seem very upset. Going to pop you on ignore now wingman. It’s out there if you want to find it. Good luck.
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I agree with the above sentiment that it would be better fully upgrade.
I built 2 systems obviously but if you half the cost it comes to £435.87 per system (£449 if you add wireless adapter).
Why are you getting so irate ??
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7700k will be fine for the types of games you listed much earlier in the thread you can wait till a gpu upgrade until moving to a new platform.
I don't understand why people responding always quote a broken game like cyberpunk when people are asking for advice and they play much less intensive games.
I don't understand why people responding always quote a broken game like cyberpunk when people are asking for advice and they play much less intensive games.
My question was for the guy saying he could build a 5700g system for less than what you said
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Hahahah, that makes sense, thought you were talking to me, was very confused.
No not at all, I'm looking at 10400f system myself
Waste of time, at least go for i7-8700K
Ok
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It will really depends on what he plays; looking above the full upgrade solution would be good, but more expensive and as you say he cannot really afford that. Swapping your 7700K in for his 6500, that IS probably worth it to him as an interim step if his system will accept the chip.
As already stated, you are going from 4 threads at 3.2-3.6GHz, up to 8 threads running 4.2-4.5GHz, that would be a substantial uplift, a good 20-30% in clock speed alone in some cases, let alone the extra threads. His GPU is going to be the bottleneck in GPU heavy titles; but its not uncapable, its around 1080 level, and the CPU will have a beneficial impact on his loading times, and also his minimum framerates; the additional threads will also be used in a lot of modern titles, giving him more headroom for both maximum framerates, but also to ensure the CPU isn't getting threadbound and bottlenecked, causing stutters and lower minimums; and those have a bigger impact to 'game feel' than your maximum framerate.
A lot of more modern games can use those additional threads to spread load; so I think he would find it would be a better experience, and just that bit nippier and more fluid across the board due to the higher clocks, and increased threading; which in turn would make the system viable for that much longer.
Yes there are games that will suck back more; and higher GPUs demand more CPU resources to keep up, but a 7700K will still play the vast majority of titles well when paired with the right GPU, and the right game configuration/settings.
Long term, a new platform would have course be better, at the same time it'd be considerably more expensive; for £50 after trading in his current CPU, I'd say the 7700k would be a worthwhile upgrade, and then he could look to do an entire platform upgrade in a few years time if he finds it necessary.
As already stated, you are going from 4 threads at 3.2-3.6GHz, up to 8 threads running 4.2-4.5GHz, that would be a substantial uplift, a good 20-30% in clock speed alone in some cases, let alone the extra threads. His GPU is going to be the bottleneck in GPU heavy titles; but its not uncapable, its around 1080 level, and the CPU will have a beneficial impact on his loading times, and also his minimum framerates; the additional threads will also be used in a lot of modern titles, giving him more headroom for both maximum framerates, but also to ensure the CPU isn't getting threadbound and bottlenecked, causing stutters and lower minimums; and those have a bigger impact to 'game feel' than your maximum framerate.
A lot of more modern games can use those additional threads to spread load; so I think he would find it would be a better experience, and just that bit nippier and more fluid across the board due to the higher clocks, and increased threading; which in turn would make the system viable for that much longer.
Yes there are games that will suck back more; and higher GPUs demand more CPU resources to keep up, but a 7700K will still play the vast majority of titles well when paired with the right GPU, and the right game configuration/settings.
Long term, a new platform would have course be better, at the same time it'd be considerably more expensive; for £50 after trading in his current CPU, I'd say the 7700k would be a worthwhile upgrade, and then he could look to do an entire platform upgrade in a few years time if he finds it necessary.
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