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Upgrade i5 7600 to i7 7700? Is it worth it ??

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33 minutes ago, fortyKnoxy said:

I don't know if upgrading the cpu to i7 7700 will solve some problems or is not worth it spendig 350€ for it.

 

No just no...

As @Princess Luna said paying 350€ for an outdated CPU is a very bad idea.

 

A decent B450 mobo cost about 120€ + R5 3600 230€

So you can get a better mobo and a MUCH better cpu for the same cost.

You can reuse your old ram (until you can upgrade later to faster ram like 3200/3600mhz)

The CPU cooler included is good enough

 

If you want to save a bit of money you can choose a R5 2600 for 150€ and you are still better than i7 7700.

 

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Hi everyone,

 

I'm running at the moment i5 7700 non K with Liquid Cooling. In the last couple weeks I noticed small hangs while playing GTAV. Then I Pluged a second Monitor and started Task Manager to see how the CPU works, all the time 100% load. I did fresh install of the Windows, BIOS Update but no change still the same.

 

I don't know if upgrading the cpu to i7 7700 will solve some problems or is not worth it spendig 350€ for it.

 

P.S. I have to mention at Very High/Ultra settings in GTA.

 

My RIG Specs:

  • CPU
    Intel Core i5 7600 4x 3.50GHz So.1151 TRAY
  • Motherboard
    Asus STRIX H270I Gaming Intel H270 So.1151 Dual Channel DDR4 Mini-ITX Retail
  • RAM
    32GB (2x 16384MB) Crucial Ballistix Sport LT grau DDR4-2400 DIMM CL16-16-16 Single
  • GPU
    Zotac GTX 1070Ti 8GBDDR5
  • Case
    AeroCool Cylon -> Planning to swap it with Thermalake Core P5
  • Storage
    256GB Samsung 850 PRO 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s MLC Toggle (MZ-7KE256BW)
  • PSU
    650 Watt Seasonic FOCUS Plus Modular 80+ Gold
  • Display(s)
    AOC C32G1 144Hz Gaming
  • Cooling
    Hydro Series™ H90 140-mm
  • Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow X Chroma
  • Mouse
    Logitech G903
  • Sound
    Samsung 2.1 Soundbar
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
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18 minutes ago, fortyKnoxy said:

350€ for it.

350 euros to get HT on a dated CPU? LOL are you insane?

 

Ditch everything and get a Ryzen 5 3600 + B450 if you really need the upgrade.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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41 minutes ago, fortyKnoxy said:

I don't know if upgrading the cpu to i7 7700 will solve some problems or is not worth it spendig 350€ for it.

it probably will solve them, tho spending 350€ on a 4c/8t CPU right now is pretty dumb atm. with it being an outdated plattform and a 4c/8t is comming from the same company for significantly cheaper in the near future. not to mention much better options like the r5 3600 being on the market

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33 minutes ago, fortyKnoxy said:

I don't know if upgrading the cpu to i7 7700 will solve some problems or is not worth it spendig 350€ for it.

 

No just no...

As @Princess Luna said paying 350€ for an outdated CPU is a very bad idea.

 

A decent B450 mobo cost about 120€ + R5 3600 230€

So you can get a better mobo and a MUCH better cpu for the same cost.

You can reuse your old ram (until you can upgrade later to faster ram like 3200/3600mhz)

The CPU cooler included is good enough

 

If you want to save a bit of money you can choose a R5 2600 for 150€ and you are still better than i7 7700.

 

CPU: i9 9900K   Cooler: NH-D15   RAM: Kingston Fury 4 x 8GB 3600MHz CL17   Mobo: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F   GPU: ASUS 3080 TUF   Case: In Win D-Frame   PSU: Corsair HX850i   Storage: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (OS), 500GB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (Games), 2TB Crucial BX500 SSD (Storage)   Monitor: Samsung Odyssey Neo G9. 

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Thanks to all for the advices. I will for now stay with what I have maybe later I will go with completly new RIG.

 

Once again thanks for your advices.

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