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R5 1600 bottleneck 1080ti?

My friend wants to swap his i5 6600k for r5 1600/1600x, because he bought 1080ti and 6600k makes some games stutter...

Is it worth to go for r5 1600?

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What games?

Why not upgrade the BIOS (assuming Z170 board) and drop in a 7700K instead of swapping the mobo and CPU?

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2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

What games?

Why not upgrade the BIOS (assuming Z170 board) and drop in a 7700K instead of swapping the mobo and CPU?

@chexor ^  Whilst the 1600 won't bottleneck it you can't beat a 7700k in current games and this would be the same price as a 1600 + mobo

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If he plans on running 120Hz+ monitor then 7700k will be better but otherwise the R5 1600 is completely fine CPU with the 1080ti.

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Would at 1080p, would be cheaper and better though to update BIOS and buy 7700k. 

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2 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

But its around the same price and won't require a new motherboard...

I agree. I would just go for the 7700k if I already had motherboard for it. Don't forget to update BIOS before the CPU change.

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20 minutes ago, chexor said:

My friend wants to swap his i5 6600k for r5 1600/1600x, because he bought 1080ti and 6600k makes some games stutter...

Is it worth to go for r5 1600?

1.Why not BIOS update and just drop in a 7700k instead?

2.It won't bottleneck with a R5 1600

3.Maybe because you/he already have a good Z170 mobo (it indicates me that you/he have a Z series mobo because of the K series CPU (overclockable)) with a 6600k,and a 7700k can be dropped into that mobo and u will have no bottleneck,but Ryzen 5 1600 and B350 mobo is same price as a 7700k (maybe less) but by that way,you will have some "High end but useless hardware" or later you/he can reuse the 6600k and mobo (so not a problem,just gonna need to bring out the $$$ for a GPU for a 6600k :P ) for a second system,really depends on you/your friend ,and if you want a cheaper i7,a 6700k will do.a i7 is better in gaming than a 1600

   

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10 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

But its around the same price and won't require a new motherboard...

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