I5 6400 vs I7 6700

[Iwantamdtocompeteagain22]

 Hey guys. I'm looking to do a little 1080p gaming footage editing and and looking to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 3650. I have an i5 6400 and was wondering if the upgrade would be worth the cost. I also was curious if my 1050ti with 1 stick of 8gb of ddr3 would be enough or if I should get 16gb in dual channel.  I was also curious if it'd be worth it to get an SSD. I'm sorry for the length but I'm a noob so wanted to be thorough. Have a good one

 

[NunoLava1998]

I'd get the i7, and definitely an SSD

[Fasauceome]

Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

I'd get the i7

But only if one can be found for like $120, because they're almost $200 used and that's way too much.

[NunoLava1998]

I'd also upgrade to something like a used RX 480/580 later if your PSU supports 8-pin power

[Princess Luna]

It's probably a better route to just build something new from scratch, Intel processors second hand are as expensive as brand new while you can put together perfectly comparable Ryzen systems.

 

I'd just use the system as is and keep saving up to replace everything when Zen 2 releases.

[Iwantamdtocompeteagain22]

Just now, Princess Luna said:

It's probably a better route to just build something new from scratch, Intel processors second hand are as expensive as brand new while you can put together perfectly comparable Ryzen systems.

 

I'd just use the system as is and keep saving up to replace everything when Zen 2 releases.

I quite like my computer. Plus Im super patient so I get pretty good used deals. Its not as expensive I what I first thought. Ill get a new ssd tho. But nothing crazy

[Sorenson]

10 minutes ago, Iwantamdtocompeteagain22 said:

 Hey guys. I'm looking to do a little 1080p gaming footage editing and and looking to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 3650. I have an i5 6400 and was wondering if the upgrade would be worth the cost. I also was curious if my 1050ti with 1 stick of 8gb of ddr3 would be enough or if I should get 16gb in dual channel.  I was also curious if it'd be worth it to get an SSD. I'm sorry for the length but I'm a noob so wanted to be thorough. Have a good one

 

I would start out with grabbing an extra 8gb of ram so you can run dual channel, and getting an ssd for your operating system. I wouldn't spend $240~ to get a used i7 unless your computer really can't edit your 1080p footage.