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Will an upgrade from core I5 6600K oced to 4.5 ghz to the new I7 8700K make a big diffrence in games at  a resolution of 2K

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It's an upgrade, but be smart with your money and upgrade to a i7-7700K instead. Don't need a board change if you do and the performance will be more or less the same for games.

 

2K IS NOT 1440P!

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Depends on games and your current GPU and refresh rate you want to hit.

Personally i believe that 6600k is still more than capable to hold a year or few.

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Get a 8700k or the 8700 non k thats a more worth upgrade tbh

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I was just about to ask the same question, but mine was a simpler answer, as I am running DDR3 still on my Z170 motherboard, so the expense is just too much for such a minor upgrade. Plus I'm still gaming at 1080p, so...

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4 hours ago, mb159 said:

Will an upgrade from core I5 6600K oced to 4.5 ghz to the new I7 8700K make a big diffrence in games at  a resolution of 2K

thank you in advance

The difference is not worth the upgrade. If i were you, i would wait for the rumoured 8-core intel and Z390 platform.. jumping from 4 core to 8 core, you will see bigger improvement.

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7 minutes ago, NoMercy said:

The difference is not worth the upgrade. If i were you, i would wait for the rumoured 8-core intel and Z390 platform.. jumping from 4 core to 8 core, you will see bigger improvement.

agree with this. 

 

to Op, please hold on til next year 8core mainstream, then you can relax for few years again haha. 

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8 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

It's an upgrade, but be smart with your money and upgrade to a i7-7700K instead. Don't need a board change if you do and the performance will be more or less the same for games.

 

2K IS NOT 1440P!

He never said 2k was 1440p. Maybe he's gaming at 1080p. Anyways don't upgrade your 6600k right now. The performance increase really isn't worth it at the moment. I'd get ice lake jn late 2018. However yes, in gaming there will be an increase. I just think your CPU is good enough to hold off on upgrading. 

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7 hours ago, hv0k said:

Get a 8700k or the 8700 non k thats a more worth upgrade tbh

A non-K is never worth it IMO.  You're spending almost the same amount of money, but you're getting less performance and a locked multiplier.  Even if you can't afford a Z370 motherboard, it's better to buy the K one now and upgrade later.

 

@mb159 Are you using a high frequency monitor?  If you're at 60hz, then there isn't really a point.

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No, it won't be.

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thank you guys for all the answers i think i will stay with the 6600k for now and save the money for now

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