I'm not a gamer but I'm trying to get some information for one of my kids.
He's running:
Older i7-2600k
AsRock Z77
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 - 6gb (not 100% sure which version)
Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Crucial MX300 (OS and a game or two)
4TB HDD
Considering i3-8350k / i5-8400 / i5-8600k / Ryzen 5 2600 / Ryzen 5 2600X ... and ?
The i7-2600k is running at stock speeds but it has a decent Noctua cooler and I had it up to 4.4-4.5 in the past, so a stable 4.2-4.3 should be simple. I also have another SSD I could let him have as well. Would OCing and the additional SSD make a difference (splitting OS and the games)?
I read one review that says the i3-8350k is great, another says it's not much better than what he has. Many reviews seem to say the 2600X and i5-8400/8600k are great gaming CPUs, but there's another video that seems to say an OC'd i7-2600k is pretty close to the i5-8600k.
I've never really built a gamer and really haven't paid attention to AMD CPUs, so any advice is welcome.
Thinking CPU / MOBO / RAM only and leaning Ryzen 5 2600X with a B450 mobo.
He's not into OC'g / tweaking, he just wants an upgrade. He's also not local so it's not something I can take time to set tweak and test (hence the 2600X and not the cheaper 2600 tweaked).
He's running:
Older i7-2600k
AsRock Z77
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 - 6gb (not 100% sure which version)
Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Crucial MX300 (OS and a game or two)
4TB HDD
Considering i3-8350k / i5-8400 / i5-8600k / Ryzen 5 2600 / Ryzen 5 2600X ... and ?
The i7-2600k is running at stock speeds but it has a decent Noctua cooler and I had it up to 4.4-4.5 in the past, so a stable 4.2-4.3 should be simple. I also have another SSD I could let him have as well. Would OCing and the additional SSD make a difference (splitting OS and the games)?
I read one review that says the i3-8350k is great, another says it's not much better than what he has. Many reviews seem to say the 2600X and i5-8400/8600k are great gaming CPUs, but there's another video that seems to say an OC'd i7-2600k is pretty close to the i5-8600k.
I've never really built a gamer and really haven't paid attention to AMD CPUs, so any advice is welcome.
Thinking CPU / MOBO / RAM only and leaning Ryzen 5 2600X with a B450 mobo.
He's not into OC'g / tweaking, he just wants an upgrade. He's also not local so it's not something I can take time to set tweak and test (hence the 2600X and not the cheaper 2600 tweaked).