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Would you guys/girls say it’s worth upgrading to an i5 8400 or i5 8600k ?

 

my current specs are: i5 4570, gtx 1070, 8gb ddr3 :)

 

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If it does what you need it to without any problems, there's really no need to spend that kind of money unless you just want the process to be faster.

But yeah, if you want to upgrade, like jeff.proto said wait for Coffeelake.

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Okay :) all I really do is Gaming would it make a big difference going from my current setup to an i5 8400 and 16gb ram ? 

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2 minutes ago, WeFee said:

Okay :) all I really do is Gaming would it make a big difference going from my current setup to an i5 8400 and 16gb ram ? 

What resolution are you playing at?

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If you're going to a new platform, upgrade all the way to an 8700 or 8700K, otherwise just get a 4790 and call it a day

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46 minutes ago, jeff.proto-_- said:

 

What resolution are you playing at?

1440p

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22 minutes ago, Vroooom said:

If you're going to a new platform, upgrade all the way to an 8700 or 8700K, otherwise just get a 4790 and call it a day

Yeah I have been looking at some used 4790/4790k but they’re too expensive :/

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The 8600k would be your best option then. Just wait until the price of coffee lake motherboards drops down next year

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Okay :) thanks a lot for the answers! 

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Is your current CPU enough?If it is then wait for something on 10nm in 2018/2019, although that CPU should be more than enough at least for a year or two after new consoles come out (2021/2022).

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On 27/10/2017 at 9:00 PM, MyName13 said:

Is your current CPU enough?If it is then wait for something on 10nm in 2018/2019, although that CPU should be more than enough at least for a year or two after new consoles come out (2021/2022).

So your saying my current cpu (i5 4570) is good enough for a few more years ? 

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5 hours ago, WeFee said:

So your saying my current cpu (i5 4570) is good enough for a few more years ? 

If you have a 60 Hz monitor, definitely.

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