upgrading cpu. should i change mobo as well?

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 10:22

so currently my mobo is GA-H270M-DS3H. im planning to upgrade cpu to i7-7700k. will my mobo be good or could it coz cpu underperform in some way since its budget mobo ?

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 11:42

according to gb website mb doesnt support that cpu. is this wrong?

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 11:43

ah i get you now.

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 11:45

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=3097&cmp[]=2874 how correct is this data ?

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 11:51

it states clearly in first post that im talking about 7700k ;p so will my mother board be good enough for this cpu ? or should i consider changing ?

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 11:59

its ok. 1 more question. what amount of gain can be achieved after overclocking 7700k ? lets use scale from that benchmark website. if it has 12000 as standart waht can be achieved after oc ?

koczan1 · 25 Feb 2018 at 15:36

well is 500-700mhz a lot ? and how overclocking affects lifespan of cpu ?

koczan1 · 2 Mar 2018 at 15:48

1 more q. currently im using g4560 cpu. will i need to upgrade coolling from stock g4560 fan to something else ?

koczan1 · 2 Mar 2018 at 19:15

i there something you can sugest ? some budget and/or quality options ?

koczan1 · 2 Mar 2018 at 20:29

well i dont want to spend more than 300 pounds, i can get 7700k (250pounds) that fits my mobo. and some ncesary cooling which isnt that expensive i guess ? would i be better off with some other stuff for 300 ?

koczan1 · 2 Mar 2018 at 21:09

tamzzy said:
for £300 budget, i would have thought this would be the more sensible choice

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99

1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £72.95

Total: £242.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)

surely i can have that setup for ~160 ? im sure i can sell my cpu for 40-50 and similiar to board. what do you think ?

koczan1 · 16 Mar 2018 at 12:23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyGX7HHWL4&t=43s

any idea how correct this is ? if it is correct then do i rly need to upgrade my g4560 ?

koczan1 · 16 Mar 2018 at 12:48

yeah but these games were compared in same game settings and same hardware and difference wasnt worth spending 250 quids. on the other hand some guy commentw that his incrase in performance was insane and im condused

koczan1 · 16 Mar 2018 at 13:07

im running 1060 6gb 8gb of 2400

koczan1 · 18 Mar 2018 at 09:51

does that mean 7700k will not reach its potential in gaming as my gpu isnt good enough ?

koczan1 · 20 Mar 2018 at 11:39

Terrorfirmer said:
Why an earth would you get a Ryzen 1600 and go through the hassle of a total platform change when you can just drop a 7700 in there with zero hassle and also get better gaming performance.

Just get the 7700 or 7700K. It's not true to say there's no benefit to the 7700K if you can't overclock as the base and boost clocks are higher than the normal 7700.

You can use the 7700/K with the same cooler as comes with the G4560 though temps will probably run very hot (it's a hot CPU).

Might be better idea to get a 6700 or 6700K. They run much cooler and have very similar performance.

Also, a G4560 is a good CPU for e-sports titles but it's really bad for CPU intensive titles. So in something like BF1 online 64p you would go from drops to 25-30fps to a rock solid 60fps at all times.

An i7-7700 or i7-6700 (or K models) is a good match for a GTX1060 6GB or above.

how much would i need to spend for sufficinet cooling for 7700k ? to keep resonable temp