Should i upgrade or wait
Should i upgrade or wait
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“I’m evaluating whether to upgrade my PC components, specifically the CPU, RAM, and motherboard. Currently, I have an older system – an i7-6700K with a Maximus VIII Ranger motherboard and 16GB of RAM – paired with high-end GTX 1080 Ti SLI graphics. I run a multi-monitor setup (3440x1440 at 200Hz, plus two 1080p 240Hz monitors), primarily playing games like CS:GO, Overwatch, and occasionally WoW and CoD.
While my GPU is powerful, my CPU and motherboard are aging and limiting my performance. I’m debating whether to invest now in a newer CPU/motherboard combo, or wait for the next generation upgrade. Given my current hardware limitations and gaming needs, an immediate upgrade seems worthwhile, particularly considering my multi-monitor setup demands more processing power. Waiting until summer to potentially upgrade everything – including the GPU – is also a viable option, but addressing the bottleneck now would likely yield the most noticeable performance gains.”
The tenth generation Intel processors are expected to launch in April alongside 1200 chipsets. These processors will primarily retain the same architecture but feature increased threads and higher clock speeds. Overclocking your existing system can potentially yield further performance gains. To do this, adjust the all-core multiplier from its default of 40 to a higher value within your computer's BIOS settings. Maintain automatic voltage settings. Monitor the core voltage (Vcore) using CPU-Z to ensure it doesn’t exceed safe levels. Carefully adjusting parameters can improve overclocking results. A significant percentage of i7-6700K processors can achieve an overclock at approximately 1.4v Vcore. Specifically, around 96% of these chips can maintain this level with a multiplier of 4.6, while the remaining percentages indicate lower achievable speeds. Newer Intel K-suffix processors typically run at 5.0 GHz, and it is anticipated that tenth generation processors will surpass this performance.
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Not sure there is going to be much to gain from AMD in the near future, at least until AM5 comes out. So a Zen 2 (3000 series) chips would do you fine as an upgrade. But given your penchant for high refresh, Intel might still be the better option. 7700k won't gain you much, so it would mean a motherboard swap to get something like the 9700k or 9900k. You could keep the memory if is like DDR4 3000Mhz or something.
Intel 10th gen isn't going to be amazingly different from your Skylake chip, just more clock speed, and 6, 8 or 10 cores. Battlefield is really the only game there that would benefit a whole lot from more cores. A little overclocking and you will basically be there.
If you aren't overclocked now, would be a good time to start going for it. Little risk if you are prepared to replace it anyway.
On the GPU front. Whatever the next biggest single GPU might be something you should look at. RTX3080Ti or what have you. SLI is becoming less and less prominent in games.
i might consider the overclocking, but unsure if i should or shouldn't and how much tbh
Usually a few clicks away from adding 300Mhz or so to an Intel K chip. 500Mhz with good cooling.
Basically, you are at 4.2Ghz now, if you've left it at stock, probably has voltage to spare, just try increasing the boost multiplier up a few notches. If it becomes unstable, add a little core voltage and see how it goes. Lots of people ran 6700k at 4.8Ghz, but that was on the top end of things. 4.5Ghz on the other hand, was extremely common.
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To optimize an Intel CPU for overclocking, begin with its boost speed and stock voltage, thoroughly testing the system. Then, incrementally increase by 100MHz at a time. If instability occurs, raise the voltage by 0.05V until stability is achieved (typically no higher than 1.4V). Benchmarking tools like Prime95 Small FFTs are effective for assessing performance. For air cooling, tests may last 30 minutes to an hour; with liquid cooling, expect around two hours. During normal use, such as gaming, temperatures should not exceed 80°C, and during benchmarks, aim to keep them below 85°C.
Intel’s tenth-generation processors are slated for release in April, accompanied by 1200 chipsets. These processors maintain the same architecture but offer increased threads and higher clock speeds. Overclocking your existing system is an option – simply raise the all-core multiplier from its default of 40 in the BIOS, leaving voltages on auto, and monitoring with CPU-Z to ensure VCore remains stable. Educated adjustments can optimize performance. As of December 4th, 2016: roughly 96% of i7-6700K processors can achieve a sane 1.4V Vcore overclock. While SLI may win synthetic benchmarks, single powerful cards generally provide superior gameplay with reduced screen tearing and stuttering. A strong single card might be prioritized in upgrade plans.
I've never tried overclocking before, but been looking at guides and videos for my specific setup
I have a nzxt phantom 840 cabinet, so its rather cool and i run with a cooler master cpu cooler, hyper something with the giant metal box on it and 1 attached fan. Can't remember the name exactly.
But i do have ai suite installed where it seems i can tweak a little with the stats.
I'm going to wait, since that's whats making the most sense atm
here is a pic of the ai suite
https://gyazo.com/3f7daabb382baf997741fc2f91c1d016
@geofelt
in regards of two vs one, honestly i'm not really experiencing the benefit of two vs one.
There was a good offer, the store was bankrupt and had insane deals so practically got two cards for the price of one so yeah.