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Upgrade my CPU?

brendonp

brendonp

brendonp

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Wanting to upgrade my CPU as it seems to be slowing down and not bringing able to overclock it. Any recommendations? I've also been told to upgrade my psu.?


Power Supply Kolink 500W 80+ Bronze Rated PSU
CPU Intel Core i3 8100 3.6GHz Quad Core Processor
Motherboard B360 Motherboard

With 16 GB of ram and Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 is it worth upgrading or building a whole new rig?
 
Thank for the helpful replies. I think I will wait it out as you recommended. Will my mobo take any future cpus or only a selection? I will probably upgrade my psu for now.
 
pastymuncher said:
Your current motherboard will take any of Intel's 8000 series cpu's up to and including the i7 8086k but I wouldn't recommend one of those in a board that can't overclock. The best cpu I would recommend for you with your current board is the i7 8700 (non-k) which would be a decent upgrade from a i3 8100. The sticiking point is that the price is just ridiculous but it's the most sensible upgrade without changing your motherboard. Yes there are new cpu's coming out but they won't suddenly make the current cpu's obsolete and I would say that a i7 8700 will be good for at least another 2-3 years, just see how long the Sandybridge cpu's have lasted!!

On the other hand, the price of Intel cpu's is just crazy now. They just cannot compete with AMD on price and I expect AMD to have made up any performance deficit to Intel in their new cpu's when they launch later in the year.
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I might purchase this looking into as my processor I think is slowly dieing. would I need to purchase a fan with it? I haven't replaced or upgraded in a long time! I am a bit rusty! I've currently got a Alpenfohn Brocken ECO CPU Cooler - 120 mm I guess I just need thermal paste?
 
Hmm I mainly game. I've been finding lately on games my CPU keeps going to 100% especially rainbow 6 I've scanned for malware and recently reinstalled Windows. I will take your advice and wait though. It does seem pointless spending that much with better options on the way.
 
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