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Upgrading from a 3570k to an 8600k questions...

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I'm looking to upgrade from an 3570K to an 8600k as I feel my setup is somewhat dated for games like Battlefield One. I recently acquired a 1070 and in many games, I feel my CPU usage is hindering my GPU performance.

 

My current setup is as follows:

i5 3570k @ 4.0ghz

8gb DDR3 RAM

EVGA 1070 SC

500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD

Asus VS248H-P @ 1080p 60hz

 

I've also considered upgrading my monitor from a 1080p @60hz to a Gsync 1440p @ 165hz display...

 

To you guys, what would make the biggest difference in gaming. Upgrading the monitor or upgrading the CPU, Motherboard, and RAM. These both come in at relatively the same price.

 

Thanks
 

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the rig update. There is no reason to get a new monitor if you are not able to output the needed refresh rate to make use of it. You will see an instant increase in performance from the new parts in your system

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I would go with an i5 8600k to cut the price a little and then start saving up for that g-sync monitor.

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I'd get the monitor first. You have Gsync so it's ok to not reach frame rates that high. Then upgrade your CPU to an 8700 since its performance is similar to an overclocked 8600k, but no need to worry about overclocking or use an expensive cooler. The last will be the graphics card since you will need to turn down settings to reach high frame rates at 1440p.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Thanks for the insight guys. I think I’ll go ahead with the upgrade. Here’s what’s in my cart at the moment:

 

 

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