How to know if you need to replace your CPU?

[4K Ultra Noob]

My PC will turn 3 yr now, the CPU (i7 -4820K ) Is it awesome (For me) i haven't overclock it since i am afraid to do it, to this day it can handle, Adobe Application(Lightroom , Premier Pro and After Effects) and stuff, can do multi task and handle games, Since i am upgrading my GTX 770 to GTX 1080 TI FTW3.

I was trying to look up any CPU that is compatible on LGA 2011 since most of the new CPU are based on LGA 1151,

So how do i know i need to upgrade my CPU?

if i am going to upgrade my CPU i might get a new set (CPU, Mobo, Ram) since my mobo is old version and intel doesn't make new chips..

 

[Ecky]

It's entirely subjective. If your CPU is still "awesome for you", then you don't need to spend any money on anything.

Here's a list of LGA2011 CPUs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011

Note that you cannot use LGA2011-3 CPUs. So, you put a 4830K or 4960X into your PC, or any of the 2011 Xeons.

 

[HEXiT]

for what you have to what you can upgrade 2 theres not much point performance wise. yeah you would get a couple more cores. but for what you would be paying its not worth the outlay.

that being said there are some xeons that would fit on ebay for slightly more reasonable pricing. you may be able to pick up a 6 or 8 refurbished xeon for the price of a 4830k.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Intel-Xeon-E5-1660-3-3-GHz-Six-Core-BX80621E51660-Processor/115946246

 

[4K Ultra Noob]

is there huge different between LGA 2011 and LGA 2011 v3 when it comes to performance?
for example my current one vs LGA 2011 v3 with i7 6800K or i7 6850K?

 

[Ecky]

is there huge different between LGA 2011 and LGA 2011 v3 when it comes to performance?
for example my current one vs LGA 2011 v3 with i7 6800K or i7 6850K?

There is a ~10% performance per clock difference, and if you bought a CPU with more cores, you'd have that as well. LGA2011v3 is almost at the end of its lifecycle though, so I don't think it's wise to spend money on it. Better to drop a new CPU into your existing board (there are 6 and 8 core options) or go with a quad core on Intel's socket 1151, which has CPUs on it which are 4 generations in design ahead of what you have, and have something like 20-25% better IPC, plus higher clockspeed.

Another option is AMD's Ryzen. You can get an 8-core CPU which is competitive with Intel's best LGA2011v3 CPUs, for as little as $300.

 

[4K Ultra Noob]

is there huge different between LGA 2011 and LGA 2011 v3 when it comes to performance?
for example my current one vs LGA 2011 v3 with i7 6800K or i7 6850K?

There is a ~10% performance per clock difference, and if you bought a CPU with more cores, you'd have that as well. LGA2011v3 is almost at the end of its lifecycle though, so I don't think it's wise to spend money on it. Better to drop a new CPU into your existing board (there are 6 and 8 core options) or go with a quad core on Intel's socket 1151, which has CPUs on it which are 4 generations in design ahead of what you have, and have something like 20-25% better IPC, plus higher clockspeed.

Another option is AMD's Ryzen. You can get an 8-core CPU which is competitive with Intel's best LGA2011v3 CPUs, for as little as $300.

i was thinking switching to LGA 1151 with i7-6700K , still give small difference?

 

[RobCrezz]

is there huge different between LGA 2011 and LGA 2011 v3 when it comes to performance?
for example my current one vs LGA 2011 v3 with i7 6800K or i7 6850K?

There is a ~10% performance per clock difference, and if you bought a CPU with more cores, you'd have that as well. LGA2011v3 is almost at the end of its lifecycle though, so I don't think it's wise to spend money on it. Better to drop a new CPU into your existing board (there are 6 and 8 core options) or go with a quad core on Intel's socket 1151, which has CPUs on it which are 4 generations in design ahead of what you have, and have something like 20-25% better IPC, plus higher clockspeed.

Another option is AMD's Ryzen. You can get an 8-core CPU which is competitive with Intel's best LGA2011v3 CPUs, for as little as $300.

i was thinking switching to LGA 1151 with i7-6700K , still give small difference?

You would be better off just overclocking your 4820k.

 

[4K Ultra Noob]

okay thanks for the answers, just another question,, i only got single Liquid Cooler which is H60, should i upgrade to dual one?

 

[Ecky]

For what?

 

[4K Ultra Noob]

For what?

Corsair H100i

 

[Ecky]

What I mean is, why would you buy a different cooler?

 

[4K Ultra Noob]

What I mean is, why would you buy a different cooler?

oohh so my current one is good? cause when i upgrade gpu it might heat up abit the cpu or no?

 

[RobCrezz]

okay thanks for the answers, just another question,, i only got single Liquid Cooler which is H60, should i upgrade to dual one?

See how it goes for the overclocking. You should still be able to get a pretty good overclock using that cooler.