8700k gaming performance going forward?

[GnomishViking]

Hello!

 

I think this may be my first post? Or  at least the first in years,

 

Anyways, I am looking for some opinions on the effectiveness of the 8700k going forwards for gaming use only. I have about 2500$ saved to upgrade my pc whenever parts come in stock. In want to get a 3080 (currently have a 2080) but I also have money to get a new cpu and mobo. 
 

I currently game at 3440x1440 100hz play all kinds of games. What I am really wondering is there any point in upgrading the CPU just for gaming? Or could I save the money and just delid and go for 5GHZ and hold onto it for a couple more years.  Part of me also feels I should hold onto it tell DDR5 comes available for consumers. 
 

Past me wouldn’t have hesitated and just spent the money. But being a dad I get filled with shame spending money lol. 
 

Thanks for the feed back!

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, GnomishViking said:

What I am really wondering is there any point in upgrading the CPU just for gaming?

nah, it's still a good chip for games

unless it's limiting you in some way, then sure, upgrade it

 

no point upgrading smth until it's a bottleneck in what you're trying to do, imo

 

4 minutes ago, GnomishViking said:

Or could I save the money and just delid and go for 5GHZ and hold onto it for a couple more years. 

chances are is that it might die while you're attempting this, so do set cash aside for new CPU if it does die

[porina]

I'm in a similar boat with an 8086k, essentially the same as 8700k in practice. In short, if it is doing what you need it to, don't worry about upgrading it. It might not be "the best" today, but it will still offer a high level gaming experience. DDR5 generation might be about a year off, and I don't see it becoming uncompetitive in gaming in that timeframe. 

[GnomishViking]

17 minutes ago, porina said:

I'm in a similar boat with an 8086k, essentially the same as 8700k in practice. In short, if it is doing what you need it to, don't worry about upgrading it. It might not be "the best" today, but it will still offer a high level gaming experience. DDR5 generation might be about a year off, and I don't see it becoming uncompetitive in gaming in that timeframe. 

From what I’ve been told in the past the CPU doesn’t mean much when it comes to gaming at a high resolution. But then I see some benchmarks and it seems to still make a difference in certain games. So I’m not sure what to think. 

[Fasauceome]

23 minutes ago, GnomishViking said:

From what I’ve been told in the past the CPU doesn’t mean much when it comes to gaming at a high resolution. But then I see some benchmarks and it seems to still make a difference in certain games. So I’m not sure what to think. 

It matters for performance, but less than it would matter for high refresh rate.

[porina]

1 hour ago, GnomishViking said:

From what I’ve been told in the past the CPU doesn’t mean much when it comes to gaming at a high resolution. But then I see some benchmarks and it seems to still make a difference in certain games. So I’m not sure what to think. 

It's an interaction of both the CPU and GPU. At higher resolutions/settings, more of the performance will be limited by the GPU. If you're after insane frame rates at low settings/resolution, the CPU becomes more dominant. That's when people go off on silly bottleneck considerations, which to my mind doesn't matter if you're getting a good level of performance. An 8700k would give a good level. Again, not top level, but still nothing you're likely to complain about. If it is the difference for example between getting 120 fps vs 140 fps with a better CPU, does it really matter? If you really need that little bit more, upgrade CPU, but otherwise spend the time gaming and don't worry about it.