Advice on upgraded gaming rig

[The Pizza Thief]

Budget (including currency): $500-$700 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming, GTA V RP, Valorant, CSGO, Rocket League, Destiny 2.

Other details:  I currently have a i7-6700k, NXZT X61 liquid cooler, Asus Z170-Deluxe motherboard, 4x4GB DDR4-3200 G.Skill Ripjaws V ram (16gb)  and a 2070 super hybrid GPU. 

 

I think that as far as the GPU I'm covered for what I do (not like I can afford a $2000 3090 anyway) so I would like to get a better CPU, Motherboard, and RAM, but I'm thinking I will also have to upgrade my CPU liquid cooler because most likely the mounts won't be the same, right ? Open to any suggestions, I don't care if switching to AMD is the way to go, I'm no fanboy. Thanks! 

 

[Aereldor]

What is a 'hybrid GPU'

 

Also, there's no reason to upgrade from a 6700k... What kind of clocks are you running? 

 

I would hang onto your current parts a long while longer... Especially given the current shortages. Also, if you upgrade your CPU at the launch of AM5, you'll enjoy a wider upgrade path.

[The Pizza Thief]

2 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

What is a 'hybrid GPU'

 

Also, there's no reason to upgrade from a 6700k... What kind of clocks are you running? 

 

I would hang onto your current parts a long while longer... Especially given the current shortages. Also, if you upgrade your CPU at the launch of AM5, you'll enjoy a wider upgrade path.

Hybrid GPU means it comes with it's own radiator and is water cooled, I got the EVGA 2070 Super Hybrid, as far as clocks I think I'm running stock right now with just XMP, is AM5 the upcoming AMD architecture? Is there a release quarter announced yet ?

[cm992]

8 minutes ago, The Pizza Thief said:

Hybrid GPU means it comes with it's own radiator and is water cooled, I got the EVGA 2070 Super Hybrid, as far as clocks I think I'm running stock right now with just XMP, is AM5 the upcoming AMD architecture? Is there a release quarter announced yet ?

AM5 will be the new socket that should come out with Zen 4 at the end of the year on a new motherboard platform with DDR5 ram. Your 6700k is fine and if you were going to upgrade it would be best to wait for AM5 or if you want Intels 12th gen which should have DDR5 and be on 10nm.

[The Pizza Thief]

53 minutes ago, cm992 said:

AM5 will be the new socket that should come out with Zen 4 at the end of the year on a new motherboard platform with DDR5 ram. Your 6700k is fine and if you were going to upgrade it would be best to wait for AM5 or if you want Intels 12th gen which should have DDR5 and be on 10nm.

Cool, I think I can hold on for a few months so I will wait for more news maybe even prices decrease when supply is back to normal.

[Aereldor]

33 minutes ago, The Pizza Thief said:

Hybrid GPU means it comes with it's own radiator and is water cooled, I got the EVGA 2070 Super Hybrid, as far as clocks I think I'm running stock right now with just XMP, is AM5 the upcoming AMD architecture? Is there a release quarter announced yet ?

No, but your 6700k shouldn't be holding you back in any way and Ryzen 5000 - released last year, 4th and final chip for this socket. You're locking yourself into an upgrade path that ends with this generation - though these chips are bananas, they'll get even better.

[Aereldor]

54 minutes ago, cm992 said:

AM5 will be the new socket that should come out with Zen 4 at the end of the year on a new motherboard platform with DDR5 ram. Your 6700k is fine and if you were going to upgrade it would be best to wait for AM5 or if you want Intels 12th gen which should have DDR5 and be on 10nm.

Intel 11th Gen is already on 10nm

[8tg]

I don’t think you really need an upgrade for that. You’d be jumping from one platform to a current one with minimal performance benefits.

If you jumped to a 10900K on Z590, it would perform better, but for those titles there’s not going to be the most noticeable of changes because as of right now the 6700K is fine for that.

It would be better to just save for a whole new platform in a year or so when you could go for a real jump like AM4 or 12th gen Intel

[cm992]

16 hours ago, Aereldor said:

Intel 11th Gen is already on 10nm

Wrong. Intel 11th gen desktop is still on 14nm. Some of the Intel 10th and 11th gen low power mobile chips are on 10nm. Source

[Aereldor]

7 hours ago, cm992 said:

Wrong. Intel 11th gen desktop is still on 14nm. Some of the Intel 10th and 11th gen low power mobile chips are on 10nm. Source

I figured since tiger lake was 10nm, the desktop chips would be too. 

 

For fuck's sake Intel. What is it now, 14nm+++++? That's a plus each per generation after Skylake