upgrade from 7700k?

[morta]

is it worth it or am i good still? i mainly game at 4k but i do audio recordings using software like sony sound forge and I would like to get into streaming. not srue if 4 cores would cut it anymore though as i am upgrading to a 3080 from a 1080ti. is it worth waiting for a new platform, or go with something that is currently avalible on market and if so what would be best option? Not sure as iv been out of touch with cpus for a while now.

 

[morta]

Likely still good at 4K, bound to still be some bottlenecking of 3080 though, thats the rub. I retired my 6700K for that reason.

what kind of bottleneck can i expect, i mean im going to be at 4k. and going to get massive performance compeared to my 1080ti still

 

[morta]

I agree those 2 games will definitely need more than 4 cores , as the op wants to get into streaming it makes sense to upgrade.

so i wont get better performance then i currently get with cyberpunk 2077? the game runs at 1080p ultra with dips below 60. and same can be said at 4k if i enable the amd thing..its only when i disable that **** i get sluggish fps..but thats to do with my gpu not my cpu..surly

 

[morta]

If you haven't seen any issues so far, maybe hold out for AM5 or Alder Lake. But you will be bottlenecked with a 30' or 6000 series GPU.

yea a bottleneck, but not somethign im going to see performance wise. I'm not going to get worse performance then i am currently getting. il get better performance right? just not as good if i was to upgrade the cpu aswell.

 

[morta]

Agree with that, no point upgrading for sake of it. Tricky thing with 7700K is its in the 'borderline' upgrade zone, depending on what res/games you are running. i7 8700k no brainer to keep due to its extra cores. My 6700k was fine until 2020 at 4K, but with FS2020 the upgrade to 10850k was noticeable.

thats kind of why im on the fence about getting somthing now or waiting till a completely new platform so i have an upgrade path later down the line if need be.

 

[morta]

What a lot of the benchmarks dont take into account is that a lot of them they run the K series cpu's at stock.

One can get nearly another 500mhz out of a 7700k if one runs it close to 5ghz.

I get why some people dont want to change motherboards but why are people still paying nearly £200 for a 7700K when a 8700k sells for the same price.

Even a 8600K is close to around £120 and even with that you have an upgrade path to a 9900K.

i could never get to 5g..i think the max i could get was 4.7 but the temp was bad..i have a **** chip..so i leave it at stock.

 

[morta]

Really depends what games you are playing too.

Overall though it’s fair to say with only 4 cores and a less than cutting edge single core perf it’s starting to show its age a little.

Ultimately this question always comes down to whether you are getting the gaming experience you want at the moment... if yes then hold out, if you are getting poor performance from the CPU (whether that be average frame rates or just the lows causing stuttering) then you may as well upgrade. There will always be something new around the corner but unless it’s imminent I wouldn’t personally recommend putting up with a bad experience while you wait.

only game thats given me any problem is cyberpunk. but thats only because im gaming at 4k. and thats why i upgraded the gpu first. since at 1080p the game runs just fine at ultra. but the 1080ti does not cut it for 4k with this game. i can live with a few dips below 60. but when its less then 30..thats a no go for me.