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Should I upgrade my CPU?

CPU: i5 6500

GPU: gtx 1660 super

RAM: 16gb ram

PSU: 500w bronze from evga

 

I have been thinking about upgrading my Cpu for a long time, and since black friday sales are still going on I think its a great time to upgrade. I was wondering what would be a good upgrade from my i5 6500. I mostly game on my pc, but since im a engineering undergrad, I have to use soildworks, autocad, and do a bit of coding. My budget for a new CPU is $350 CAD or less. My options i was thinking about was a i5 9600k, i7 9700k, Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 2700x. 

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a 3600/3600x/3600xt (whichever is cheapest) is a decent upgrade

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2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

a 3600/3600x/3600xt (whichever is cheapest) is a decent upgrade

The i5 9600k is going for $260, while the r5 3600x and 3600 are both going for $280. Which one should i go for?

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12 minutes ago, Noobatpcs said:

Should I upgrade my CPU?

CPU: i5 6500

GPU: gtx 1660 super

RAM: 16gb ram

PSU: 500w bronze from evga

 

I have been thinking about upgrading my Cpu for a long time, and since black friday sales are still going on I think its a great time to upgrade. I was wondering what would be a good upgrade from my i5 6500. I mostly game on my pc, but since im a engineering undergrad, I have to use soildworks, autocad, and do a bit of coding. My budget for a new CPU is $350 CAD or less. My options i was thinking about was a i5 9600k, i7 9700k, Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 2700x. 

Keep in mind any of these CPU's also requires a motherboard upgrade, which eats into the budget. The highest CPU you can possibly use (Motherboard support depending) is the 7700K.

 

10 minutes ago, Coolmaster said:

If you're playing at 1080p then yes, I'd go for a 3600 or a 3300X.

There's no way to buy a 3300X at retail in Canada at the moment.

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1 minute ago, svmlegacy said:

Keep in mind any of these CPU's also requires a motherboard upgrade, which eats into the budget. The highest CPU you can possibly use (Motherboard support depending) is the 7700K.

 

There's no way to buy a 3300X at retail in Canada at the moment.

ya im aware that i have to upgrade my mobo aswell. I found a i5 9600k for 260 and the ryzen 5 3600x/3600 for 280. Should i got with the i5 9600k then?

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4 minutes ago, Noobatpcs said:

ya im aware that i have to upgrade my mobo aswell. I found a i5 9600k for 260 and the ryzen 5 3600x/3600 for 280. Should i got with the i5 9600k then?

I'd go with the 3600X, as the 9600K doesn't have HT, and the 3600x is just better value overall.

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b550 > x570

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1 minute ago, Noobatpcs said:

ya im aware that i have to upgrade my mobo aswell. I found a i5 9600k for 260 and the ryzen 5 3600x/3600 for 280. Should i got with the i5 9600k then?

as an engineering grad, I'm familiar with the workloads. Just throw an i7 6700/7700 in the system if you really need the CPU performance.

 

What are you doing in particular in solidworks that requires the horsepower? I did a majority of my work on a 2c i5-3210M. The only time I needed more was for rendering out images, something completely not required.

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5 minutes ago, Noobatpcs said:

Should i got with the i5 9600k then?

Your existing mobo won't support that, so bear that in mind

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4 hours ago, Noobatpcs said:

The i5 9600k is going for $260, while the r5 3600x and 3600 are both going for $280. Which one should i go for?

can't put it in your existing mobo. at that price pay a few more bucks to get 3700x

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