Upgrading CPU

[Ivan the russian]

 

I'm looking to upgrade my CPU and have about 200-300$ to spend.

my setup:

Intel Core i5-6402P

Nvidia RTX 2060

Samsung 960 Evo 250GB

WD Black 2TB

Adata DDR4 2400 2x8GB

This is built on an Asus H170 pro board that does not support CPU overclocking.  

Any ideas on what to upgrade to?

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $239.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-21 14:42 EDT-0400

 

here is a current plattform upgrade. 

 

that or you can wait for Zen 2 in the summer

[Ivan the russian]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $239.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-21 14:42 EDT-0400

 

here is a current plattform upgrade. 

 

that or you can wait for Zen 2 in the summer

The motherboard it out of stock on newegg so it would actually be ~$100 which sucks. Any idea how much more preformance you would get from the upgrade?

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Ivan the russian said:

The motherboard it out of stock on newegg so it would actually be ~$100 which sucks. Any idea how much more preformance you would get from the upgrade?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $258.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-21 14:49 EDT-0400

 

here you. an alternative. 

[Ivan the russian]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $258.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-21 14:49 EDT-0400

 

here you. an alternative. 

Anyone know the real performance increase from this?

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Ivan the russian said:

Anyone know the real performance increase from this?

in newer titles you will have quite a nice increase, though i cant really give you a percentile. in older titles the increase will be negligable.

 

if you can id save up and wait for Zen 2 in the summer. 

[Ivan the russian]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

in newer titles you will have quite a nice increase, though i cant really give you a percentile. in older titles the increase will be negligable.

 

if you can id save up and wait for Zen 2 in the summer. 

Is it also possible to keep my existing mother board and spend a extra $100 on a more expensive Intel chip?

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Ivan the russian said:

Is it also possible to keep my existing mother board and spend a extra $100 on a more expensive Intel chip?

you could. but the best chip is an 7700k and you really dont want to spend money on that nowdays. 4 cores are starting to be phased out in favor of 6 core and 8 core offerings. 

 

its either 2600 or save you money for Zen 2 when that drops. spending money on a EOL plattform isnt the brightest idea.

[Ivan the russian]

6 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

you could. but the best chip is an 7700k and you really dont want to spend money on that nowdays. 4 cores are starting to be phased out in favor of 6 core and 8 core offerings. 

 

its either 2600 or save you money for Zen 2 when that drops. spending money on a EOL plattform isnt the brightest idea.

Why 7700k I couldn't even overclock it

[Oalei]

more boost and base clock speed

Just now, Ivan the russian said:

Why 7700k I couldn't even overclock it

 

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, Ivan the russian said:

Why 7700k I couldn't even overclock it

7700 are harder to come by. even then. 

 

my points still stand. 

[pas008]

32 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $239.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-21 14:42 EDT-0400

 

here is a current plattform upgrade. 

 

that or you can wait for Zen 2 in the summer

yes wait like he said if you can

[Ivan the russian]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

7700 are harder to come by. even then. 

 

my points still stand. 

Ok I'll probably wait I still get good fps in Most games I play

[domchu]

I bought an i7 8700 non-K off Amazon for £295 (including delivery charge) if you're looking to upgrade to a high-end Intel CPU.

 

Edit: I just read the last part of your post, your 100 series motherboard won't support 8th generation CPUs, maybe theres a BIOS update that will allow you to put an 8th generation Intel Core CPU but I'm not sure so you'll have to check for yourself.

[Fasauceome]

1 hour ago, domchu said:

, maybe theres a BIOS update that will allow you to put an 8th generation Intel Core CPU but I'm not sure so you'll have to check for yourself.

Uh no, definitely not.