CPU Selection Help

[offin]

Hello wonderful people I'm looking for the best CPU in terms of money to value ratio for me, I'm running with a GTX 1070 + i5 6500

For a cheap upgrade for gaming I was looking at the i5-8600K, I have a 144 hz monitor and I play games like Warframe, Frostpunk, MMOs, and other various graphically intensive games.

My motherboard has an LGA 1151 socket, I plan on purchasing the i5-8600K (which from what I've looked up is compatible with 1151) and a Noctua NH-D15 for cooling.

I've experienced major bottlenecks playing all of the aforementioned games when it came to going over 60 fps, high CPU usage, and low GPU usage.

Ideally I would love an upgrade that would allow me to run games at max or near max settings with a balance in usage, any help is appreciated thank you in advance!

tldr: Is the i5-8600K a good upgrade from i5 6500 to stop bottlenecks for the GTX 1070?

 

[clutchc]

In today's games, it is almost necessary to get more than a 4 core CPU if you want to press a gfx card like the GTX 1070 to 100% usage (thus increasing the fps). The 6-core i5-8600K is a step in the right direction.
But you will need a 300-series board for the i5-8600K. I presume you have that?

 

[offin]

In today's games, it is almost necessary to get more than a 4 core CPU if you want to press a gfx card like the GTX 1070 to 100% usage (thus increasing the fps). The 6-core i5-8600K is a step in the right direction.
But you will need a 300-series board for the i5-8600K. I presume you have that?

Well all I know is that its an LGA 1151 socket, I thought it was all I needed, it's a prebuilt gaming PC I received as a gift built by digital storm, I can try to do some digging and figure that out though.

 

[clutchc]

Yeah, you need to find out the make/model of the motherboard. Or see if the model is printed on the board. The 5th and 6th gen 1151 CPUs were built around the 100 and 200-series chipset. The advancements in the 7th and 8th gen warranted the new 300-series boards.

 

[offin]

Yeah, you need to find out the make/model of the motherboard. Or see if the model is printed on the board. The 5th and 6th gen 1151 CPUs were built around the 100 and 200-series chipset. The advancements in the 7th and 8th gen warranted the new 300-series boards.

Alright thanks I got it, as shown in this CPU-Z picture its the z170-e https://imgur.com/ulrFE9I so looks like it won't unfortunately.

 

[J_E_D_70]

Your cheapest bet is a 6700k and OC it (if you can find a good deal used).

 

[clutchc]

...or (probably not as cheap) an i7-7700K. Here is the CPU support list for that board and the BIOS update if needed. Nice board Digital Storm used.

 

[offin]

...or (probably not as cheap) an i7-7700K. Here is the CPU support list for that board and the BIOS update if needed. Nice board Digital Storm used.

Yeah I was literally just looking at that.. I'll probably just end up getting that, its a tiny bit better than the i5 from the comparisons I just looked at, thanks a ton for the help!