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Is it worth to upgrade from i56400 to i38100

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I have a gtx 1060 3gb and I've noticed that it gets bottlenecked by my i56400 while playing games like GTA v and bf 1 should I upgrade to i38100

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3 minutes ago, MythicalToes said:

I have a gtx 1060 3gb and I've noticed that it gets bottlenecked by my i56400 while playing games like GTA v and bf 1 should I upgrade to i38100

its basically the same processor, you are better off buying an i7 7700 or something 

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1 minute ago, luigi90210 said:

its basically the same processor, you are better off buying an i7 7700 or something 

Agreed, max out your platform instead of upgrading to a new one. You can get good used prices online for old i7s

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i3 8100 pretty much the same cpu as i5 6400, same core count, same tdp.

But higher base clock, so it would perform better.

But moving to an 8th gen must change motherboard which is a hassle.

If you can overclock the i5 to 3.6 then you have the same cpu.

 

 

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10 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

i3 8100 pretty much the same cpu as i5 6400, same core count, same tdp.

But higher base clock, so it would perform better.

But moving to an 8th gen must change motherboard which is a hassle.

If you can overclock the i5 to 3.6 then you have the same cpu.

 

 

i5 6400 cant be overclocked unless he has an asrock z170 board with a custom bios flashed to enable the blck overclocking on non k processors 

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But I use an msi h110m motherboard and stock cooler is over locking still possible?

11 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

i3 8100 pretty much the same cpu as i5 6400, same core count, same tdp.

But higher base clock, so it would perform better.

But moving to an 8th gen must change motherboard which is a hassle.

If you can overclock the i5 to 3.6 then you have the same cpu.

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, MythicalToes said:

But I use an msi h110m motherboard and stock cooler is over locking still possible?

 

no, just buy an i7 7700 and call it a day

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no you need a Z board to overclock.

intel disabled OC on low end system.

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1 hour ago, MythicalToes said:

I have a gtx 1060 3gb and I've noticed that it gets bottlenecked by my i56400 while playing games like GTA v and bf 1 should I upgrade to i38100

I mean it's not an upgrade. They're basically the same chip. Just get a 7700. 

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