HELP!

[Gaffers91]

Hi all,

 

Firstly i am a bit of a n00b to all of this computer stuff so please excuse my niavety to this.

 

I do a lot of simulator racing (iracing) and I am looking to upgrade my CPU and looking for some advice what is a good upgrade.

 

I am currently running a i7-6700k on an Asus z170-E.

 

From what I can see the best cpu I can go for while keeping the same board is the i7-7700k.

 

So I have 2 questions...

 

Would that be enough of a jump to justify paying £80 for that CPU?

 

Or

 

Can anyone recommend a fairly priced motherboard CPU combo which would give me a good jump?

 

Thanks in advance all

 

 

[Tan3l6]

For £80 7700K is not worth it I believe.

Even ~£20 pricier new 12100F is considerably faster, though it needs a new motherboard too.

 

Edit: oh, 12100F is even cheaper in UK ~£70 - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/grhFf7/intel-core-i3-12100f-33-ghz-quad-core-processor-bx8071512100f

Perhaps even 6-core 12400F at ~100£ is in the price range - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pQNxFT/intel-core-i5-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f

For motherboard  £120 - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/yMGbt6/msi-pro-b760-p-wifi-ddr4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-b760-p-wifi-ddr4

[Dutch_Master]

Basically, if you're upgrading the system anyway, consider an AM4 system. Yes, it's EoL hardware, but your current 7th gen Intel platform is considerably older.

 

Ebay seller offers a CPU+mainboard combo for 120 quid (link!), which requires only RAM and a cooler. A standard Stealth cooler from AMD suffices (15 quid: link!) and 2x 16GB DDR4 RAM stick (link!) at £40 each and you'll have a decent system for your needs for not a lot of money. The CPU in the bundle has an onboard GPU (so technically it's an APU) which has better graphics then the Intel stuff you now have.

 

HTH!

[Tan3l6]

1 hour ago, Dutch_Master said:

Ebay seller offers a CPU+mainboard combo for 120 quid (link!), which requires only RAM and a cooler.

Noticeably slower than 12400F would be though. I mean a lot, a budget build. I'm not against AM5 AMD builds but Ryzen 5 3400G is really slow.

 

[Gaffers91]

Apologies for the late reply but thanks for the advice. going to look out fi a new MOBO/CPU combo come the new year