i7 2600 in 2020 ??

[Skrapy]

hello everyone , i live in a country where is everything double the price and im like 15 years old , i have a i5 2400K (not overclocking it) with a gtx 1650 and 8gb of ram and i notice alot of bottlenecking / frame drops since i play alot of cpu instensive games, im looking to upgrade to a i7 2600 or a i7 3770 since it seems the best choice for me since i dont have to upgrade mobo , ram or anything , im looking to also get an rtx 2060 or maybe a gtx 1660 , will it bottleneck ?? will it die anytime soon since second gen to 3rd are kinda old ?

[Cyracus]

13 minutes ago, Skrapy said:

2060 or maybe a gtx 1660 , will it bottleneck ?? will it die anytime soon since second gen to 3rd are kinda old ?

Yes it will bottleneck.
CPUs typically don't die unless they're abused, far more likely the mobo fails, so unless your cpu upgrade comes real cheap it's probably not the best investment plan.

[ProjectBox153]

Unless you can get the CPU for very cheap I wouldn't bother with it. The i7-2600 is a great chip (I have one in my workshop rig, see my signature for the build details) and it still holds up very well, but if the tasks you're doing are very CPU intensive then you'll want to look into a platform upgrade. If you do upgrade to a 2600 you don't really have to worry about it dying. CPUs don't usually die. 

[Skrapy]

2 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

Unless you can get the CPU for very cheap I wouldn't bother with it. The i7-2600 is a great chip (I have one in my workshop rig, see my signature for the build details) and it still holds up very well, but if the tasks you're doing are very CPU intensive then you'll want to look into a platform upgrade. If you do upgrade to a 2600 you don't really have to worry about it dying. CPUs don't usually die. 

not that intensive , its just games that uses 99 of my i5 2400 and 60 of my gpu

[ProjectBox153]

12 minutes ago, Skrapy said:

not that intensive , its just games that uses 99 of my i5 2400 and 60 of my gpu

I'd say skip the 2600 still. You don't have a lot of upgrade options for that platform, and it's a good idea to be on something newer anyways.

[Skrapy]

10 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

I'd say skip the 2600 still. You don't have a lot of upgrade options for that platform, and it's a good idea to be on something newer anyways.

would you skip if you were 15 without a job and a ryzen 5 3100 on it self costs 220$* when i can get an i7 2600 or a 3770 for 90$ that i got in my birthday for just 10 or 20 fps difference over the ryzen ?

[ProjectBox153]

8 minutes ago, Skrapy said:

would you skip if you were 15 without a job and a ryzen 5 3100 on it self costs 220$* when i can get an i7 2600 or a 3770 for 90$ that i got in my birthday for just 10 or 20 fps difference over the ryzen ?

In that case the older chips make more sense. I wasn't aware of your budget restrictions. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

12 minutes ago, Skrapy said:

would you skip if you were 15 without a job and a ryzen 5 3100 on it self costs 220$* when i can get an i7 2600 or a 3770 for 90$ that i got in my birthday for just 10 or 20 fps difference over the ryzen ?

Its still not a huge upgrade though, id probably wait for a bigger jump if you can. Im still running a 2600k, and its pretty limiting in games

[Skrapy]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Its still not a huge upgrade though, id probably wait for a bigger jump if you can. Im still running a 2600k, and its pretty limiting in games

whats your gpu and what games are you playing also in what quality settings ?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Skrapy said:

whats your gpu and what games are you playing also in what quality settings ?

Got. gtx 1080, plying mostly hitman and forza, and have a 1440p 144hz monitor. Playing on max settings.

[Skrapy]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Got. gtx 1080, plying mostly hitman and forza, and have a 1440p 144hz monitor. Playing on max settings.

explines

[Orange1]

1 hour ago, Skrapy said:

country

what country?

what do you have access to?

[Skrapy]

2 minutes ago, Orange1 said:

what country?

what do you have access to?

i live in algeria (north africa)

i dont know what do you mean by access to ?

[Fasauceome]

what motherboard do you currently have?

 

you might be able to get a cheap xeon for an even better price than an i7

[doomsriker]

Just now, Skrapy said:

would you skip if you were 15 without a job and a ryzen 5 3100 on it self costs 220$* when i can get an i7 2600 or a 3770 for 90$ that i got in my birthday for just 10 or 20 fps difference over the ryzen ?

The problem here is there is not going to be a crazy performance spike with the i7s on the same chipset so this is going to be a temporary solution that will likely not do much. You could look into sourcing a zeon E3-1220 (or E31230/1260/1270) from ebay or similar sites or just see if any local businesses like data centers or offices might have a decommissioned one floating around and than slap a nice overclock on it. you can often find these zeons for 20-30$ and they tend to overclock well with a traditional tower heat sink as their original clock speeds are very conservative to accommodate limited air flow and heat sink size in rack mount servers. Also why have you not overclocked your current cpu (if your mobo can overclock)? If you are scared of damaging the CPU or motherboard please don't be as I have never bricked or heard of anyone I know bricking or damaging hardware by overclocking.         

[Orange1]

1 hour ago, Skrapy said:

i live in algeria (north africa)

i dont know what do you mean by access to ?

Stores in your city, online that deliver to you like newegg, amazon etc.

[freeagent]

If you can squeeze a 3770 or a K that would be a decent upgrade if you cant switch platforms. I still use a 3770K and for what I need it to do it rips. Its not @ stock clocks though.

[SAVE-12-HK]

2500 + rx570 here plays perfectly well on 1080p high 60fps amd 1440p high 30fps on most AAA games

[Skrapy]

9 hours ago, SAVE-12-HK said:

2500 + rx570 here plays perfectly well on 1080p high 60fps amd 1440p high 30fps on most AAA games

2500 ? you mean i7 2600 ?? also is it on stock and does it bottleneck ur 570 ?

[Skrapy]

13 hours ago, freeagent said:

If you can squeeze a 3770 or a K that would be a decent upgrade if you cant switch platforms. I still use a 3770K and for what I need it to do it rips. Its not @ stock clocks though.

what games do you play and does it slow ur 980 ?? any frame drops ?? my cpu can't even handle my 1050 ...

[freeagent]

10 hours ago, Skrapy said:

what games do you play and does it slow ur 980 ?? any frame drops ?? my cpu can't even handle my 1050 ...

My kids play this thing more than I do these days. But I have BeamNG, Doom, FC5, RE2, Hello Neighbor, and Roblox installed

 

Plays just fine at higher settings, no low or medium. I have things locked to 60 so its all butter. My 980 in my sig says stock, but its running at 1417MHz instead of the 1293 that its supposed to be at.. when I do overclock it I run it at 1500/2000.