Upgrading Processors

[BSSGO]

im currently using an i5 6600 processor. i would like to upgrade my cpu. i'm planning to use it for gaming, should i get an i7 7700, i7 7700k or a ryzen 7 1700? i'm not planning to overclock. thank you

[MVPernula]

What's your entire build looking like right now? Care to share speclist?

[BSSGO]

right now my specs are

 

CPU: i5 6600 w/ stock cooler

GPU: zotac mini 1060

MOBO: Asus b150m

Rams: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB)

SSD: 120gb Sandisk and 250gb samsung evo

HDD: 3TB Hard Drive

 

[MVPernula]

5 minutes ago, BSSGO said:

right now my specs are

 

CPU: i5 6600 w/ stock cooler

GPU: zotac mini 1060

MOBO: Asus b150m

Rams: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB)

SSD: 120gb Sandisk and 250gb samsung evo

HDD: 3TB Hard Drive

 

Heya! Remember to quote!

 

What are you currently using your PC for? Is it strictly gaming or do you render stuff?

[BSSGO]

2 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Heya! Remember to quote!

 

What are you currently using your PC for? Is it strictly gaming or do you render stuff?

strictly for gaming only. actually the reason behind i want to upgrade because i want to help my friend upgrading his pc. so i'm buying new cpu and mobo.

[Herman Mcpootis]

19 minutes ago, BSSGO said:

right now my specs are

 

CPU: i5 6600 w/ stock cooler

GPU: zotac mini 1060

MOBO: Asus b150m

Rams: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB)

SSD: 120gb Sandisk and 250gb samsung evo

HDD: 3TB Hard Drive

 

for gaming upgrade the CPU to an i7 6700 or update the bios and get a 7700. but IMO you'd be better off upgrading your 1060, sell it and see if you can find a used 980ti for a good price.

[3rrant]

1 minute ago, BSSGO said:

strictly for gaming only. actually the reason behind i want to upgrade because i want to help my friend upgrading his pc. so i'm buying new cpu and mobo.

There are pretty much no other reasons to upgrade for your gaming purpose..

 

So, if you're gonna have to replace both CPU and MOBO, consider the Ryzen 1700 and a B350/X370 mobo to overclock it. If you play at 1080/1440, it is gonna work just as good as any i7 7XXX but also much better when multitasking (and you're not gonna be bottleneck since you have a 1060 GTX).

 

If you are gonna keep you motherboard, you can go for a i7 7700 (not K since you can't overclock it).

[BSSGO]

5 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

for gaming upgrade the CPU to an i7 6700 or update the bios and get a 7700. but IMO you'd be better off upgrading your 1060, sell it and see if you can find a used 980ti for a good price.

if i would dispose my current mobo, cpu and gpu, is i7 7700, 980 ti and asus rog b250g matx will be better at gaming?

[BSSGO]

6 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

There are pretty much no other reasons to upgrade for your gaming purpose..

 

So, if you're gonna have to replace both CPU and MOBO, consider the Ryzen 1700 and a B350/X370 mobo to overclock it. If you play at 1080/1440, it is gonna work just as good as any i7 7XXX but also much better when multitasking (and you're not gonna be bottleneck since you have a 1060 GTX).

 

If you are gonna keep you motherboard, you can go for a i7 7700 (not K since you can't overclock it).

im planning to dispose cpu and mobo. getting a asus rog b250g because that's the only available here at my country being an matx. i'm thinking about ryzen but saw reviews and comparison that intel has more power in gaming.

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, BSSGO said:

if i would dispose my current mobo, cpu and gpu, is i7 7700, 980 ti and asus rog b250g matx will be better at gaming?

don't bother with upgrading the mobo unless you really need the extra features, just update the bios of your old one or get a 6700 instead, performance difference isn't much. but yes, it'll be better for gaming than a 1060 and i5.

[BSSGO]

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

don't bother with upgrading the mobo unless you really need the extra features, just update the bios of your old one or get a 6700 instead, performance difference isn't much. but yes, it'll be better for gaming then a 1060 and i5.

i will lend my current cpu and mobo to my friend for him to upgrade his computer. because he is a good gamer but have a slow pc. now i'm really confuse what to get 7700 with 980 ti or just with a new mobo with the 1060 

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, BSSGO said:

i will lend my current cpu and mobo to my friend for him to upgrade his computer. because he is a good gamer but have a slow pc. now i'm really confuse what to get 7700 with 980 ti or just with a new mobo with the 1060 

7700 and 980ti will do much better for gaming than the 1060.

[BSSGO]

10 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

7700 and 980ti will do much better for gaming than the 1060.

what brand of 980ti would you recommend?

[3rrant]

1 hour ago, BSSGO said:

im planning to dispose cpu and mobo. getting a asus rog b250g because that's the only available here at my country being an matx. i'm thinking about ryzen but saw reviews and comparison that intel has more power in gaming.

It does, but only with a 1080/1080Ti level of GPU and on 1080p usually.

 

So, since you don't have that kind of GPU, just don't bother.

[BSSGO]

3 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

It does, but only with a 1080/1080Ti level of GPU and on 1080p usually.

 

So, since you don't have that kind of GPU, just don't bother.

ok thank you!