2600k in 2017

[Austin_62]

I have a 2600k is it worth it to upgrade to a ryzen 1700x?
My graphics card is a gigabyte g1 gaming 1080

 

[Vermillion_1]

Yes, the Ryzen 1700x is much better than the 2600x in terms of gaming, normal use, and working.

Regarding to your GPU, nothing will bottleneck!

Get the Ryzen 1700x!

If you have 16 GB of RAM, it will be perfect!

 

[mdd1963]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ08Iz6lYbY

It's not always quite the night and day difference in gaming some would like it to be, depending on the game, of course... (I know I'd be irritated if I spent $500-$600 on a CPU/MB/and RAM kit and ended up with next to no gains in some games at 1080P)

 

[guanyu210379]

Ryzen 7 is indeed a lot more powerful than I7 2600k.
I7 2600k has aged quite well compared to the new processors.

I would however not yet throw it away. I would recommend that you build a complete new Ryzen 7 PC with your current GTX1080, get a cheap GPU e.g. GTX1050Ti and transform your I7 2600k into a e.g. HTPC. I7 2600k is not yet that bad to be thrown away, try to find, if you can figure out a new use case for it.

Upgrade gain to Ryzen 7...
The difference in games can be like night and day and also can be not. Games are written differently from one another. Some rely more on GPU, some on CPU. For games like BF1, you will see lots of improvements. For e.g. Witcher 3, I think, you should see little improvements.

 

[Vermillion_1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ08Iz6lYbY

It's not always quite the night and day difference in gaming some would like it to be, depending on the game, of course... (I know I'd be irritated if I spent $500-$600 on a CPU/MB/and RAM kit and ended up with next to no gains in some games at 1080P)

Hi, I do not want to be a priss but you linked a video that compares the 2600x with the Ryzen 1700, not the 1700x...

 

[guanyu210379]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ08Iz6lYbY

It's not always quite the night and day difference in gaming some would like it to be, depending on the game, of course... (I know I'd be irritated if I spent $500-$600 on a CPU/MB/and RAM kit and ended up with next to no gains in some games at 1080P)

Hi, I do not want to be a priss but you linked a video that compares the 2600x with the Ryzen 1700, not the 1700x...

1700 and 1700x are not that different. They are different mainly only on clock speed.
You can check the comparison to 1700 as reference.
Just put in mind, 1700x is more powerful, but not much.

 

[mdd1963]

Each is overclockable, as well, but, I did not head down that debate path...

The 2600K is not going to last forever, to be sure...; but, this is not an upgrade from an 8350, either...

But, imagine slapping in a $600 upgrade, firing up your favorite game, and getting what could be a 1-2 fps gain...; the gain over hypothetical 2500K would be more noteworthy because of the jump up from 4c/4t.

Now throw streaming while gaming into the mix, and the 1700 as an 'upgrade now' makes much more sense...

But, were it my money, and pondering an upgrade from a 2600K? I might be tempted to stand pat and evaluate 8600k/8700K performance in Sept/Oct....

(The R5-1600 games about as well as the 1700/1700x/1800 when all are run at the same clockspeed, for possibly $100 less...)

Good luck whichever way you choose to proceed, however...

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Wouldn't it be amazing if there was an article comparing a 2600k to a 1700X? Maybe throw in a 7700K? 😛

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2017/05/26/definitive_amd_ryzen_7_realworld_gaming_guide/1

Conclusion, for gaming a 7700K at 5Ghz is better ( surprise! ) than a 2600K at 4.5Ghz which is pretty much equal to a 1700X at 4Ghz.

 

[mdd1963]

My conclusion is the 2600K is not quite yet struggling like the 2500K is rumored to do in some games...(many will dispute this, but, too many reports of choppy BF1 multiplayer for it to be all rumor, IMO); none of the systems shown above are laggards, to be sure....

 

[gamerk316]

For gaming purposes, the 2600k is still fine. The 1700x is slightly faster at stock, the 2600k is slighter faster at typical max OC. Its impossible to cost justify moving on from a 2600k to a 1700x (or pretty much any other CPU) for gaming performance reasons.

*Still owns a 2600k

 

[Deleted member 217926]

For gaming purposes, the 2600k is still fine. The 1700x is slightly faster at stock, the 2600k is slighter faster at typical max OC. Its impossible to cost justify moving on from a 2600k to a 1700x (or pretty much any other CPU) for gaming performance reasons.

*Still owns a 2600k

The only reason I sold mine and moved to Skylake was for motherboard features. But I was on P67. If I'd had Z68 or Z77 I'd probably still be using it.

 

[salerhino]

I would keep your current CPU and would wait for Coffee lake where you get 6 cores with powerful Intel's IPC.
If you can't afford it, get Ryzen as price should drop (you can sell your CPU and put that money in getting new one).

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

I have a 2600k is it worth it to upgrade to a ryzen 1700x?
My graphics card is a gigabyte g1 gaming 1080

What resolution is your monitor? If you're still on 1080p, increasing your monitor resolution would be a better upgrade than a new CPU. At 4K resolution a better CPU would make very little difference.