Upgrading a 2600k at 5ghz? With what?

[LeMson]

Go on a few hundred more hz

 

[Vertigo]

Ice Lake is initially only going to be mobile cpu's, so don't get excited about them as we won't be seeing them in the desktop until next year at least.

If you want to upgrade this year then Zen2 is probably the most sensible direction to go in. I doubt Intel are going to significantly alter their prices.

Well there seems little point in going anything other than PCIe 4.0 at this point, which means Zen2 or waiting for Intel's Ice Lake desktop platform to arrive.

As I've waited eight years already, it makes sense to wait another 6-8 months to see what Intel come up with and how it compares to Zen2.

 

[andy_mk3]

Well there seems little point in going anything other than PCIe 4.0 at this point, which means Zen2 or waiting for Intel's Ice Lake desktop platform to arrive.

As I've waited eight years already, it makes sense to wait another 6-8 months to see what Intel come up with and how it compares to Zen2.

What happens when ice lake ends up being crap, then you wait for Zen3, what after that? Could go on forever!

 

[Mercutio]

I went from a 2600K at 4.8ish to 2700X last year. It... wasn't bad, didn't feel like a huge upgrade for gaming on.

This time around... there's a few schools of thought.
The 3900X (12c/24t) seems to be getting the best gaming scores even on stuff that *should* be core number limited.
The 3800X (8c/16t) has a huge thermal envelope and a higher price than the 3700X (also 8/16) below it.

There's a chance the 3800X ends up as the best gaming chip, the 3900X ends up the best overall but #2 by a nose on gaming... tough call.

 

[MassiveJim]

I did a quick cinebench run the other day, 2600k @ 4.7ghz Vs ryzen 2600 @4ghz

Single core performance was the same, so probably in reality the new machine wouldn't be much faster in day to day use. But gaming would most likely benefit.
Neither of those machines are my personal daily machine however so it's not like I upgraded to get the same single core performance.

 

[Marine-RX179]

I went from a 2600K at 4.8ish to 2700X last year. It... wasn't bad, didn't feel like a huge upgrade for gaming on.

That's because even with your 2080ti, gaming at 4K it will still mostly be GPU bounded.

You'd probably see a much bigger difference, if gaming at 1440p 144Hz on your display, with most likely scenario of the 2700K can maintain minimum 90-100fps+, whereas the overclocked 2600K would often see the minimum dipping down to 45-70fps.

 

[Mercutio]

That's because even with your 2080ti, gaming at 4K it will still mostly be GPU bounded.

You'd probably see a much bigger difference, if gaming at 1440p 144Hz on your display, with most likely scenario of the 2700K can maintain minimum 90-100fps+, whereas the overclocked 2600K would often see the minimum dipping down to 45-70fps.

The 4K screen is more recent. When I moved over I was on a PG278Q. Now... yeah, GPU bound, for sure. It didn't bother me as such, newer platform, better in lots of other ways but... for gaming.. it was more or less a wash.

 

[Vertigo]

What happens when ice lake ends up being crap, then you wait for Zen3, what after that? Could go on forever!

Yes I realise you have to take the plunge at some point but going PCIe 3 after waiting eight years when 4 is just around the corner makes no sense at all, nor does going Zen2 without waiting six months to see what Ice Lake has to offer.

Take those two together and it makes sense to wait for Ice Lake. I highly doubt it'll be "crap" but, if it is, I'll go Zen2 instead.

 

[jigger]

Yes I realise you have to take the plunge at some point but going PCIe 3 after waiting eight years when 4 is just around the corner makes no sense at all, nor does going Zen2 without waiting six months to see what Ice Lake has to offer.

Take those two together and it makes sense to wait for Ice Lake. I highly doubt it'll be "crap" but, if it is, I'll go Zen2 instead.

Icelake will be +/- 5% of what Intel have now.