I5-660K Upgrade Path

[Michael.B]

Hello Ladies and Gents, 

 

I need your advice for upgrading my current PC. I was thinking on upgrading to a Ryzen 7 3800X whenever a good deal came up; but, I was comparing its performance on Userbenchmark.com to my current i5-6600k and I really can't come up with an excuse to upgrade. The performance bump is about 15 - 25% for $400 - $500 cost (for MOB and CUP combo) and I really can't justify the cost. Anyways, I just need ideas on what a good upgrade plan would be; I use my system primarily for 1080p gaming at 144hz ultra settings. 

 

The reason I'm looking to upgrade is because I've noticed CPU usage at 100% while my graphics cards is at 50%, maybe 70% max.

 

Current specs:

CPU: I5-6600K Overclocked to 4.2 GHz

RAM: 2x 8GB GeIL EVO POTENZA DDR4 2400 + 4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400  (Why do I have an random 4GB stick you ask? Dead ram during original build and I really wanted to game).

GPU: Raden Vega 64 Blower 

PSU: EVGA 650W Gold+ Modular

 

 

[Jurrunio]

R5 3600/R73700x/i5-8600k are all good choices, probably not enough budget for an unlocked i7

 

12 minutes ago, Michael.B said:

Userbenchmark.com

Crap site that through updates, prefer single core and 4 thread performance more than it ever did. 

[Morgan MLGman]

If you don't want to spend too much, you can grab a used i7-6700K or i7-7700K and it will suffice for a bit more, but that's not a significant upgrade.

The Ryzen 7 3700X is a better buy than the 3800X, and also - the 3700X is a lot faster than the 6600K. It has higher singlethreaded performance and a vastly superior multithreaded one (over three times better).

Check out this recent re-review of the Skylake i5 and i7 by GN:

Should tell you everything you need to know.

[GDRRiley]

I was in your spot and I grab a 2700, my 6600k was only at 4ghz.

it was a nice change and with new 16gb of 3200 was about 300$ including board and cpu.

I've been fighting corsiar for my am4 mount but mattering on cooler that may be your only hassle.

Edited January 31, 2020 by GDRRiley

[Herman Mcpootis]

18 minutes ago, Michael.B said:

I need your advice for upgrading my current PC. I was thinking on upgrading to a Ryzen 7 3800X whenever a good deal came up; but, I was comparing its performance on Userbenchmark.com to my current i5-6600k and I really can't come up with an excuse to upgrade. The performance bump is about 15 - 25% for $400 - $500 cost (for MOB and CUP combo) and I really can't justify the cost. Anyways, I just need ideas on what a good upgrade plan would be; I use my system primarily for 1080p gaming at 144hz ultra settings. 

if you're strapped for cash, a 1600 AF on amazon is $85 and a B450-A Pro MAX is $100. it'll still provide a good performance boost and you can get an upgrade in the future.

[boggy77]

get a 6700k or a 7700k