i5 6600k and 1070

[ChrisxParkinson]

hey guys,

 

So about a year back i finally got rid of my ancient FX 8320 and got an i5 6600k (and even more recently upgraded to a 1070 gpu). I work in a retail store that gives me access to those cpu deals in the summer (really stupid cheap i7s and things like that)... i was just wondering if next summer i should consider grabbing one or is it really not going to make a difference for my games... i legit do nothing else besides gaming on my pc that would be taxing on the system.... no video editing or anything just office work and gaming 

 

is there any bottleneck on such a new card or is it still a good enough cpu for the job ? 

 

thanks : )

[Wowzoor]

I wouldn't personally. You're not going to see much improvement from upgrading to an i7 6700k. I think the main reason people would buy an i7 6700k would be hyperthreading which won't affect gaming much at all. 

[Imakuni]

Depends on your monitor. What would it be?

[ChrisxParkinson]

im currently still part of the 1080p stone age but idk buddy above you said it wont make much of a difference... you really think its gonna make that much of a difference (granted im not paying even close to retail price for the chip so it wouldnt be the end of the world if i bought the 6700k or 7000 series chip prob cuz it will be next year 

[Moress]

You will see performance gains at 1080p,but not at 1440 or above for the 1070.

[ARikozuM]

4 minutes ago, ChrisxParkinson said:

hey guys,

 

So about a year back i finally got rid of my ancient FX 8320 and got an i5 6600k (and even more recently upgraded to a 1070 gpu). I work in a retail store that gives me access to those cpu deals in the summer (really stupid cheap i7s and things like that)... i was just wondering if next summer i should consider grabbing one or is it really not going to make a difference for my games... i legit do nothing else besides gaming on my pc that would be taxing on the system.... no video editing or anything just office work and gaming 

 

is there any bottleneck on such a new card or is it still a good enough cpu for the job ? 

 

thanks : )

Don't upgrade. There's very little to gain at the moment.

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, ChrisxParkinson said:

im currently still part of the 1080p stone age but idk buddy above you said it wont make much of a difference... you really think its gonna make that much of a difference (granted im not paying even close to retail price for the chip so it wouldnt be the end of the world if i bought the 6700k or 7000 series chip prob cuz it will be next year 

If you are still at 1080 60, then there's 0 reason to get an i7. You have a bottleneck on your display, not your CPU; thus you should invest on your display, not your CPU.

 

Instead of an i7, look to grab yourself a nice 1440p monitor.