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Is it worth it to update my CPU from i5 6400 to i7 7700

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3 minutes ago, angeltt said:

Is it worth it to update my CPU from i5 6400 to i7 7700

what are you going to do with it?

 

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1 minute ago, angeltt said:

Is it worth it to update my CPU from i5 6400 to i7 7700

It can be. It highly depends on your specific use case. If you will be able to take advantage of the extra threads and higher clock speed, then it could depending on the price you are able to get it for. You also need to verify that your motherboard will work with Kaby lake CPUs before you do anything.

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wait for next year, a new chipset and cpus will be available from both companies (amd and intel), then you will probably be able to get yourself a better deal

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27 minutes ago, angeltt said:

Is it worth it to update my CPU from i5 6400 to i7 7700

any reason why you want to upgrade?

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13 minutes ago, cj09beira said:

wait for next year, a new chipset and cpus will be available from both companies (amd and intel), then you will probably be able to get yourself a better deal

Agreed the i5 should be enough for his GPU until he can upgrade to 10nm Intel processors next year.

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28 minutes ago, angeltt said:

Is it worth it to update my CPU from i5 6400 to i7 7700

If you were to upgrade, id reccommend the i7 8700K. But only if you need it, that CPU you have is very good.

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26 minutes ago, angeltt said:

Is it worth it to update my CPU from i5 6400 to i7 7700

Do you want to throw money away at Intel? If so, do it.

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3 hours ago, cj09beira said:

wait for next year, a new chipset and cpus will be available from both companies (amd and intel), then you will probably be able to get yourself a better deal

Correct, but if they changed the socket, I will need not only new cpu but new MOBO as well

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3 hours ago, SeanAngelo said:

any reason why you want to upgrade?

I'm a BI developer and my task are more cpu intensive and before 2 years ago I bought 6400 because on that time I have only the money for this entry level i5

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13 hours ago, angeltt said:

Correct, but if they changed the socket, I will need not only new cpu but new MOBO as well

getting a 4 core right now wouldn't be a wise choice, wait, get some money and invest in something you wont need to change out so quickly 

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