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39 minutes ago, Yung Lead said:

Hello, I've had the i5 6600k since it came out and wondering if I should upgrade. I game and edit videos/images and do regular work. It suffices for now but I have the money to so should I?

As others have said above me. Upgrade only if you need a performance improvement.  Having money to burn is not a compelling enough reason to upgrade. :)

 

By the way, what games do you play?  Do you fee any kind of performance issues with them?

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Hello, I've had the i5 6600k since it came out and wondering if I should upgrade. I game and edit videos/images and do regular work. It suffices for now but I have the money to so should I?

Desktop 

R5 2600 OC 4.2GHz | CM Hyper 212 EVO | Asrock b450 Fatal1ty itx | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 - 21333 | 2x SanDisk SSD+ 240GB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM IHDD | EVGA 1060 3GB SC GAMING | EVGA 600W ATX PSU | Cougar QBX

 

Current Project

17" Toshiba Laptop (i3 dual 2.1, 4gb ddr3 1333, 640gb HDD, integrated graphics)

----------------------------------upgraded/converted to-------------------------------

DIY desktop case (Gskill 8gb ddr3 1866, sandisk ssd+ 240gb)

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Don't upgrade if you're satisfied.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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21 minutes ago, Yung Lead said:

Hello, I've had the i5 6600k since it came out and wondering if I should upgrade. I game and edit videos/images and do regular work. It suffices for now but I have the money to so should I?

Save the money until you feel you need a new CPU. That way, you'll get the most bang for your buck.

REMEMBER:

IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND, YOU GOTTA QUOTE ME 

OR

PUT @Fixinit1 IN YOUR RESPONSE!!!!!

 

 

Gosh, I hate it when people forget. Anyway, check out my PC below, and there's a PCPartPicker link on my profile, If you wanna see what I'm planning.

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SYSTEM SPECS: Finally ditched the Pentium N3540, now I've got the following:

 

CPU - Ryzen 5 2400G

GPU - 1060 6GB Gigabyte G1 Gaming

RAM - 16GB DDR4 3000mhz Team T-Force Delta RGB

MOTHERBOARD - MSI B350 Tomahawk

PSU - EVGA 450BT

CASE - PHANTEKS  P350X

 

 

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39 minutes ago, Yung Lead said:

Hello, I've had the i5 6600k since it came out and wondering if I should upgrade. I game and edit videos/images and do regular work. It suffices for now but I have the money to so should I?

As others have said above me. Upgrade only if you need a performance improvement.  Having money to burn is not a compelling enough reason to upgrade. :)

 

By the way, what games do you play?  Do you fee any kind of performance issues with them?

CPU: Sempron 2500+ / P4 2.8E / P4 2.6C / A64 x2 4000+ / E6420 / E8500 / i5-3470 / i7-3770
GPU: TNT2 M64 / Radeon 9000 / MX 440-SE / 7300GT / Radeon 4670 / GTS 250 / Radeon 7950 / 660 Ti

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4 hours ago, grss1982 said:

As others have said above me. Upgrade only if you need a performance improvement.  Having money to burn is not a compelling enough reason to upgrade. :)

 

By the way, what games do you play?  Do you fee any kind of performance issues with them?

fortnite league csgo cod, and moments where i lag but pretty sure thats my wifi

Desktop 

R5 2600 OC 4.2GHz | CM Hyper 212 EVO | Asrock b450 Fatal1ty itx | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 - 21333 | 2x SanDisk SSD+ 240GB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM IHDD | EVGA 1060 3GB SC GAMING | EVGA 600W ATX PSU | Cougar QBX

 

Current Project

17" Toshiba Laptop (i3 dual 2.1, 4gb ddr3 1333, 640gb HDD, integrated graphics)

----------------------------------upgraded/converted to-------------------------------

DIY desktop case (Gskill 8gb ddr3 1866, sandisk ssd+ 240gb)

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17 minutes ago, Yung Lead said:

fortnite league csgo cod, and moments where i lag but pretty sure thats my wifi

You can tell the difference between wifi and framerate, such as rubber banding of location or freezing with sound playing normally

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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