Is it time to upgrade my 2500k

[flexwave]

Good day to you all, 

 

I have just got a lovely 980ti for my rig. I am still runnig a 2500k which is obviously getting a bit old but i don't think I could justify upgrading this yet. 

 

Even if i got an enthusiast series CPU I don't think I would get much more out of it in most games. 

 

I am wondering if anyone is in a similar position who maybe has upgraded and if you think its worth it or if I should wait till something better comes along or mine gives up. (its been running this overclock for years now) 

 

Thanks for reading,

 

[desertcomputer]

 

Personally no really .. depend what games. I would want for ZEN to release and see if Zen would be better option. 

[manikyath]

hows your cpu usage in gaming?

if you notice its reaching the cap it may be time for skylake, otherwise just keep it.

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Do you need more performance? Does  your system struggle at some games? If the answer to this questions is no, then do not upgrade.As you said , you can't justify it. 

You could look for benchmarks of the games you play and see if the difference between a modern cpu and yours is wide enough to upgrade

[Xenift]

I don't think you should, maybe get a better CPU cooler like the Dark Rock Pro 3 and overclock the CPU to town.

[Luke]

Good day to you all, 

 

I have just got a lovely 980ti for my rig. I am still runnig a 2500k which is obviously getting a bit old but i don't think I could justify upgrading this yet. 

 

Even if i got an enthusiast series CPU I don't think I would get much more out of it in most games. 

 

I am wondering if anyone is in a similar position who maybe has upgraded and if you think its worth it or if I should wait till something better comes along or mine gives up. (its been running this overclock for years now) 

 

Thanks for reading,

 

If you use SLI/Crossfire or are too scared to overclock and would value the performance increase that a 4.0Ghz 4790K/6700K would give than yes but if you're just using a single GPU the cost upgrading your platform is hard to justify.

[iruixos]

Good day to you all, 

 

I have just got a lovely 980ti for my rig. I am still runnig a 2500k which is obviously getting a bit old but i don't think I could justify upgrading this yet. 

 

Even if i got an enthusiast series CPU I don't think I would get much more out of it in most games. 

 

I am wondering if anyone is in a similar position who maybe has upgraded and if you think its worth it or if I should wait till something better comes along or mine gives up. (its been running this overclock for years now) 

 

Thanks for reading,

 

I'm sort of in the same situation; I've been running mine since Feb 2012.

[bomerr]

If you don't have a 1440p display I would upgrade to that before getting a new cpu/mobo. 

[bbqsauce]

if you can find a 2600k on the cheap that could be an option as well. 
or as above mentioned, a 1440p display, more ram, ssd, storage?

[Notree]

Still using my 2500k. Waiting for ZEN.

[Zeruel]

I see that monitor is a Dell 1080p 60Hz monitor.

 

 

Yeah, your monitor is more of a bottleneck than your CPU. 

 

If you're gonna upgrade then you need to upgrade both CPU and Monitor.

 

A 980Ti will shit on a 1080p 60hz monitor, along with an i7 6700k? Even more shitting..

[Arwanell]

for games, 2500k is still perfectlly fine

[Praesi]

Look my specs. All is fine. Wait for next Generation. I play on 1440p. 70-120fps. In almost every Game. Only GTA5 and PS2 gets drops to the 30/40.

[flexwave]

Thanks for the replies guys, I am definitely going to wait till zen. and I definitely want a new monitor. I'm just hoping monitors like the acer predator x34 come down a little in price.