Should I upgrade my i7-2600

[RainbowPig738]

I was wondering whether it will be worthwhile to upgrade my i7-2600 to a third-gen i7 processor with very similar specs. Is the i7-2600 still considered an okay CPU if used for games and image editing?

[Ryzenuser19]

35 minutes ago, RainbowPig738 said:

I was wondering whether it will be worthwhile to upgrade my i7-2600 to a third-gen i7 processor with very similar specs. Is the i7-2600 still considered an okay CPU if used for games and image editing?

My 3570k oc'd to 4.7ghz doesnt even come close to my ryzen 2600x at stock speed. And my 3770k doesnt clock any higher with only 4 more threads. And doest feel a single bit faster I  general use or gaming. Both been dumped in trash boards for folding and bit mining. I'd go with a 1600af and a 16gb 3200mhz ram kit. And just pic a b450 board that you like. Reuse your PSU and current case if you can. And if you got the money grab a rx580 best budget gpu I've used. 

[RainbowPig738]

20 minutes ago, Ryzenuser19 said:

My 3570k oc'd to 4.7ghz doesnt even come close to my ryzen 2600x at stock speed. And my 3770k doesnt clock any higher with only 4 more threads. And doest feel a single bit faster I  general use or gaming. Both been dumped in trash boards for folding and bit mining. I'd go with a 1600af and a 16gb 3200mhz ram kit. And just pic a b450 board that you like. Reuse your PSU and current case if you can. And if you got the money grab a rx580 best budget gpu I've used. 

Thank you for the response! I'll definitely take this information into consideration.

[Lonehelljumper]

I found a noticeable difference between the 2nd and 3rd gen i7s just due to 3rd gen using pcie 3.0.