Question A little upgrade from i7-9700KF to i5-13600KF

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Hello guys,
I think it´s time to upgrade my actual gear. I usually play: Guild Wars 2, World of Tanks, World of Warships
All games in resolution 2560x1440

What do you recommend? I have the idea to change only MB+CPU+Memory

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z370-HD3P
CPU: i7-9700KF
Memory: HyperX FURY DDR4 16GB (Kit 2x8GB) 3200MHz CL16 SR x8)

Should I buy a motherboard with DDR4?
Should I buy a motherboard with DDR5?
Should I stay on my actual memory 2x8Gb DDR4?
What kind of memory and motherboard do you recommend?

I prefer quiet setup + fast windows start

Thank you for any help :)

My setup:
CPU: i7-9700KF
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14,
GPU: ASUS TUF 3060Ti (3fan),
RAM: HyperX FURY DDR4 16GB (Kit 2x8GB) 3200MHz CL16 SR x8,
Monitor: DELL S2721DGF 165Hz,
Case: Fractal Meshify C TG,
MB: GIGABYTE Z370-HD3P,
PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold - 750W

Disk ADATA SSD XPG SX8200 Pro,
Disk Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
Disk Samsung EVO 750 (120GB),
Disk Samsung EVO (250GB),
 
I suppose a big part of it comes down to budget.

If you are playing at 1440 it puts a lot of the load onto the graphics card. I don't know how CPU bound you are already in these games, so for instance if you are already at or near maxing out the CPU I am not sure that updating the graphics card would make sense.
 
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Lukhino said:
Hello guys,
I think it´s time to upgrade my actual gear. I usually play: Guild Wars 2, World of Tanks, World of Warships
All games in resolution 2560x1440

What do you recommend? I have the idea to change only MB+CPU+Memory

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z370-HD3P
CPU: i7-9700KF
Memory: HyperX FURY DDR4 16GB (Kit 2x8GB) 3200MHz CL16 SR x8)

Should I buy a motherboard with DDR4?
Should I buy a motherboard with DDR5?
Should I stay on my actual memory 2x8Gb DDR4?
What kind of memory and motherboard do you recommend?

I prefer quiet setup + fast windows start

Thank you for any help :)

My setup:
CPU: i7-9700KF
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14,
GPU: ASUS TUF 3060Ti (3fan),
RAM: HyperX FURY DDR4 16GB (Kit 2x8GB) 3200MHz CL16 SR x8,
Monitor: DELL S2721DGF 165Hz,
Case: Fractal Meshify C TG,
MB: GIGABYTE Z370-HD3P,
PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold - 750W

Disk ADATA SSD XPG SX8200 Pro,
Disk Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
Disk Samsung EVO 750 (120GB),
Disk Samsung EVO (250GB),
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Honestly, i think your CPU and GPU are perfectly fine for what you're currently playing. That said, you may be RAM limited, especially if you have many applications or tabs up while you are gaming. I would look at upgrading from 16GB to 32GB of RAM. You could either get another 16GB Kit like the one you have now, upping you to 32GB total, or you could replace your current kit with a 32GB Kit. Either way would work, and should keep you gaming fine for at least another couple of years. If you did want to upgrade further, I would upgrade your GPU, the problem is you'd be looking at $750+ for a worthwhile upgrade. An RX 7800 XT or RTX 4070 would be an upgrade, but not massive (~30%), which means that in order to get a more meaningful upgradeyou would need to get something like an RX 7900 XT, RX 7900 XTX, or RTX 4080, those would double your current gaming performance. GPU wise you're kind of in a tough spot, honestly it's probably best to wait a year or so unless you find a killer deal on an RX 7900 XT, RX 7900 XTX, or RTX 4080.

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artk2219 said:
Honestly, i think your CPU and GPU are perfectly fine for what you're currently playing. That said, you may be RAM limited, especially if you have many applications or tabs up while you are gaming. I would look at upgrading from 16GB to 32GB of RAM. You could either get another 16GB Kit like the one you have now, upping you to 32GB total, or you could replace your current kit with a 32GB Kit. Either way would work, and should keep you gaming fine for at least another couple of years. If you did want to upgrade further, I would upgrade your GPU, the problem is you'd be looking at $750+ for a worthwhile upgrade. An RX 7800 XT or RTX 4070 would be an upgrade, but not massive (~30%), which means that in order to get a more meaningful upgradeyou would need to get something like an RX 7900 XT, RX 7900 XTX, or RTX 4080, those would double your current gaming performance. GPU wise you're kind of in a tough spot, honestly it's probably best to wait a year or so unless you find a killer deal on an RX 7900 XT, RX 7900 XTX, or RTX 4080.

www.guru3d.com

Radeon RX 7800 XT reference review (Page 29)

AMD has elegantly unveiled the Radeon RX 7800 XT, marking a refined expansion of their product range that spans from mainstream to the high-end graphics niche. This addition epitomizes a significant s...
www.guru3d.com www.guru3d.com
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Hello, thank you for your answer.
But I think especially game Guild Wars 2 needs a great processor that has a good performance on one core.
Do you think I need only RAM? or maybe GPU? This older i7 9700KF is not bottleneck?
Could you please recommend a good RAM kit for my Z370-HD3P?
 
Lukhino said:
Hello, thank you for your answer.
But I think especially game Guild Wars 2 needs a great processor that has a good performance on one core.
Do you think I need only RAM? or maybe GPU? This older i7 9700KF is not bottleneck?
Could you please recommend a good RAM kit for my Z370-HD3P?
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Guild Wars 2, is not a very well optimized game if im being honest, it still crushes even new CPU's, and its no longer single core bound, its been using multiple cores for the last 5 years or so. I don't know if you've tweaked any settings, but it seems like thats pretty critical to get the game running smoothly no matter your setup. I can't really find a good up to date memory support list for your motherboard (the current list was last updated when the motherboard was released). That said, these sticks SHOULD work, but theres nothing I can find that would guarantee it.

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