gaming advice bundle

[makrket wwqww]

i currently own a i7 2600k coupled with ga h61 and 8gb ram ddr3 and gtx1060 6g

i have a chance to sell my system and pay double the price of my system to get
MSI Z170A GAMING + I5 6600K

Iwill sell mother and processor for 250$
And buy the other mother and processor for 550$ (used btw)
my question is
will the change is perftormance in gaming justify the price difference

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Hard to say selling for $100 and paying $200 is very different from $500 and $1000.

If old has 1 stick of RAM and new has the proper 2 sticks, that matters. Exactkly what is involved in the switch ? MoBo / CPU or everything ?

 

[CRO5513Y]

I wouldn't bother. The 6600K is a lot newer and has a higher IPC and Clock Speed but you're actually loosing threads (8 to 4) and i wouldn't recommend even buying an i5 new these days anyway when you can get a Ryzen 5 for a similar price with 4 Cores/8 Threads or 6 Cores/12 Threads which would be a wise decision since 4 threads is slowly phasing out and i assume you'll want to keep this as long as possible. So to answer your question, no i wouldn't go from an i7 2600K to i5 6600K. Try grab a Ryzen 5 around a similar price if you can. Hope this helps

Here is a rough comparison, only 25% overall difference and multi-tasking score actually goes down > http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/621vs3503

 

[USAFRet]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from makrket wwqww : "gaming advice bundle"

i currently own a i7 2600k coupled with ga h61 and 8gb ram ddr3 and gtx1060 6g

i have a chance to sell my system wothout the vga and pay double the price of my system to get
MSI Z170A GAMING + I5 6600K

my question is
will the change is performance in gaming justify the price difference

 

[mdd1963]

I would not pay more than $300 for $300 worth of parts...; $500 is ridiculous, you could get a new 7700K and Z270 board, and have $70 left over..

 

[CRO5513Y]

Is this in USD though? Could be a different dollar with much lower value. If not, i agree this is overpriced bundle.

 

[makrket wwqww]

Prices are fair in my country

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I wouldn't bother. The 6600K is a lot newer and has a higher IPC and Clock Speed but you're actually loosing threads (8 to 4) and i wouldn't recommend even buying an i5 new these days anyway when you can get a Ryzen 5 for a similar price with 4 Cores/8 Threads or 6 Cores/12 Threads which would be a wise decision since 4 threads is slowly phasing out and i assume you'll want to keep this as long as possible. So to answer your question, no i wouldn't go from an i7 2600K to i5 6600K. Try grab a Ryzen 5 around a similar price if you can. Hope this helps

Here is a rough comparison, only 25% overall difference and multi-tasking score actually goes down > http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/621vs3503

Few things to consider given that cores has no impact on his stated usage

1. Its a gaming box not a workstation so multitasking I wouldn't think is a concern. The 6600k wins in all 3 categories against the 2600k on your link 25% faster in the stated usage - gaming, 19% faster on desktop and even 6% faster in workstation.

2. More importantly, it would appear the OP is looking swapping a used MoBo / CPU combo (at least) for a somewhat newer used MoBo / CPU combo. I would expect that a new Ryzen chip and MoBo is not going to be in the same price category.

3. For the stated usage (gaming) Ryzen would be step down, the 7500 is faster than even the 1800x at 1080p

4. Using your source ... and assuming paying comparable price for buying new (which is not the case here), yes Ryzen would have the clear advantage, but that is not the stated usage.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1600-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/3919vs3503

Gaming - 6600k is 13% faster than Ryzen 1600
Desktop - 6600k is 9% faster than Ryzen 1600
Workstation -

 

[JackNaylorPE]

i currently own a i7 2600k coupled with ga h61 and 8gb ram ddr3 and gtx1060 6g

i have a chance to sell my system and pay double the price of my system to get
MSI Z170A GAMING + I5 6600K

Iwill sell mother and processor for 250$
And buy the other mother and processor for 550$ (used btw)
my question is
will the change is perftormance in gaming justify the price difference

Given the additional info provided in the edited post, I don't see the value here. But still not enough information... In US, a better MoBo w/ 7600k could be had brand spankin new for $326

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $326.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 09:23 EDT-0400

But of course, that may not be the case where you live. Go to the PCPP link and use the drop down at upper right to pick a country from whom you can source the components.