Need some advice.

[Skepix]

Hi guys, new member here and I'm seeking help. Currently on a i5-6600k and a 1060 6gb. Looking for some best bang for my buck upgrades for around 700-800 cad. dont know what is going to bottleneck what if I upgrade either one, was going for a b550 and a 3700x but I dont know if the 1060 would bottleneck, or I would upgrade to a 2070 super but I dont know if the i5 would bottleneck that. would really appreciate some help! -Skepix

[GhostRoadieBL]

Overclocked 6600k won't bottleneck the 2070 super

Most bang for the buck upgrade (besides the 2070) is usually monitor, a good 1440p high brightness 100hz+ monitor will make all your games look so much better. Assuming you don't already have a great monitor. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-32-Inch-Curved-Monitor-LC32JG56QQNXZA/dp/B07R6YFTYF/ref=mp_s_a_1_43?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+monitor&qid=1603255566&sprefix=1440p&sr=8-43

[Warhammer270x]

I dont think there will be a bottleneck issue with your CPU. 3070 is in the corner. I bet instead getting the 2070 super you can go for 3070. Both are having the same MSRP. 

[Skepix]

I appreciate the quick reply's! I guess I will be going for the 3070 and try my best to get it launch day. I noticed in some games that my CPU pins to 98-100% and was assuming that the CPU was bottlenecking since I'm streaming sometimes. Guess its either my settings or I'm doing something wrong.

[SavageNeo]

1 hour ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

Overclocked 6600k won't bottleneck the 2070 super

Most bang for the buck upgrade (besides the 2070) is usually monitor, a good 1440p high brightness 100hz+ monitor will make all your games look so much better. Assuming you don't already have a great monitor. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-32-Inch-Curved-Monitor-LC32JG56QQNXZA/dp/B07R6YFTYF/ref=mp_s_a_1_43?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+monitor&qid=1603255566&sprefix=1440p&sr=8-43

6600k will bottleneck 2070 super even at 1440p. i paired the 6600k with rx 580 (little better than 1060) and it bottlenecked pretty hard at 1080p and slighly at 1440p. 4 threads is not really good at 2020. it can manage but pairing it with 6600k would be kinda stupid.

 

Wait for ryzen 5000. you can buy them in 2 weeks. they will beat any intel cpu in gaming. firts upgrade that old skylake. then the 1060. 1060 is still decent and it will manage at 1080p.

 

Edit: you could upgrade to 7700k and oc it, but that is not really worth it, sincei t matches the performance of the newer ryzen 3300x and 7700k is still pretty high is buy if bought used.

 

[GhostRoadieBL]

33 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

6600k will bottleneck 2070 super even at 1440p. i paired the 6600k with rx 580 (little better than 1060) and it bottlenecked pretty hard at 1080p and slighly at 1440p. 4 threads is not really good at 2020. it can manage but pairing it with 6600k would be kinda stupid.

 

Wait for ryzen 5000. you can buy them in 2 weeks. they will beat any intel cpu in gaming. firts upgrade that old skylake. then the 1060. 1060 is still decent and it will manage at 1080p.

 

Edit: you could upgrade to 7700k and oc it, but that is not really worth it, sincei t matches the performance of the newer ryzen 3300x and 7700k is still pretty high is buy if bought used.

 

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-6600K/GeForce_RTX_2070_SUPER/0Fs14oo4/16/100/

 

Apparently it's good for 4k, not that much of a bottleneck eith at 1440p when you look at game stats. Would still be better than upgrading the cpu/motherboard and having to keep the same gpu. 

 

[SavageNeo]

Just now, GhostRoadieBL said:

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-6600K/GeForce_RTX_2070_SUPER/0Fs14oo4/16/100/

 

Apparently it's good for 4k, not that much of a bottleneck eith at 1440p when you look at game stats. Would still be better than upgrading the cpu/motherboard and having to keep the same gpu. 

 

bottleneck calculators are trash. 1060 is the best you should get for 6600k. OP can get better performance with new ryzen + 1060 at 1080p than with 6600k and 2070S at 1080p

[ProBottler]

44 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

they will beat any intel cpu in gaming.

your magic ball works?

[Elisis]

44 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

they will beat any intel cpu in gaming

Oh? According to which, concrete, to be trusted, metric?

 

44 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

6600k will bottleneck 2070 super even at 1440p

Not at all. When 6600k is OCed, it'll be on par/better than most of Zen2 in terms of gayming performance. Also, bottlenecking is a very loose term to use, and to what extent 6600k will limit you will depend on very many factors.