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Kregsta81
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hitting CPU bottleneck? Most cost effective option is usually just buy new, both Ryzen and Intel offer double the core count on their newest platform and unlike FX, they are both good for gaming.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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The best CPU for the platform is the i7-6700K or i7-7700K, and I'd be confident going up to a GTX 1080 Ti or RTX 2070 Super on that.

 

That being said, the most reasonable path (second to doing a rebuild with a new motherboard) is probably a used 6700K/7700K with an RTX 2060 Super or a Radeon RX 5700XT (depending on whether you care for ray-tracing or not.) Used 6700Ks go for around $220 and used 7700Ks go for around $250 though, which I think is kind of unreasonable given what a Ryzen 5 3600X costs. Also consider Ryzen, though I understand if you don't want to go through a whole platform upgrade.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil RX 6900 XT | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

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18 hours ago, TheSLSAMG said:

The best CPU for the platform is the i7-6700K or i7-7700K, and I'd be confident going up to a GTX 1080 Ti or RTX 2070 Super on that.

 

That being said, the most reasonable path (second to doing a rebuild with a new motherboard) is probably a used 6700K/7700K with an RTX 2060 Super or a Radeon RX 5700XT (depending on whether you care for ray-tracing or not.) Used 6700Ks go for around $220 and used 7700Ks go for around $250 though, which I think is kind of unreasonable given what a Ryzen 5 3600X costs. Also consider Ryzen, though I understand if you don't want to go through a whole platform upgrade.

My main rig is a RYZEN 5 1600x with a gigabyte RTX 2070 SUPUER OC WITH A GIGABYTE AB350 gaming 3 Mobo. I am trying to beef up my Intel rig right now so it will sell but the prices are crazy with Intel. In your opinion is the Intel i7 6700k sufficient for most games. if I use the RTX 2070 super will I get a bottle neck?

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1 hour ago, Kregsta81 said:

My main rig is a RYZEN 5 1600x with a gigabyte RTX 2070 SUPUER OC WITH A GIGABYTE AB350 gaming 3 Mobo. I am trying to beef up my Intel rig right now so it will sell but the prices are crazy with Intel. In your opinion is the Intel i7 6700k sufficient for most games. if I use the RTX 2070 super will I get a bottle neck?

The 6700K is definitely sufficient for games and should be able to take full advantage of the RTX 2070 Super. Higher core count chips may perform better assuming single-core performance is equal, but Skylake's still no slouch.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil RX 6900 XT | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

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1 hour ago, Kregsta81 said:

I am trying to beef up my Intel rig right now so it will sell

Honestly selling as it is would be a good move

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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