Hi everyone,
I am currently running on an outdated motherboard that doesn't have the appropriate socket for newer CPUs. I have an i5 3570k processor, which as served me pretty well, but has on a few occasions now seemed to be too weak to handle some newer games. Most recently I have really struggled to run Warhammer: Vermintide 2. My GPU is a GTX 1070, and I really can't afford to upgrade that right now. My only intention is to continue gaming at 1080p, but my expectation is that with new gaming consoles coming out potentially late next year, I really need to at least upgrade my processor so that it isn't bottlenecking my GPU in some of these games.
I am really naive when it comes to processors. I don't really know what is "good enough". I would prefer to get one that I won't have to worry about upgrading for a good while, i.e. if there is going to be a bottleneck in the next couple of years I'd prefer it to just be my GPU. But I don't want to go overboard and spend money on more processing power than I need. I do some other work on my desktop but my processor is totally fine for that stuff. I like the price of the i5-8600k and people seem high on it, but I have no idea how long it will remain viable. It seems to me that games are more often beginning to rely on processing power.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
I am currently running on an outdated motherboard that doesn't have the appropriate socket for newer CPUs. I have an i5 3570k processor, which as served me pretty well, but has on a few occasions now seemed to be too weak to handle some newer games. Most recently I have really struggled to run Warhammer: Vermintide 2. My GPU is a GTX 1070, and I really can't afford to upgrade that right now. My only intention is to continue gaming at 1080p, but my expectation is that with new gaming consoles coming out potentially late next year, I really need to at least upgrade my processor so that it isn't bottlenecking my GPU in some of these games.
I am really naive when it comes to processors. I don't really know what is "good enough". I would prefer to get one that I won't have to worry about upgrading for a good while, i.e. if there is going to be a bottleneck in the next couple of years I'd prefer it to just be my GPU. But I don't want to go overboard and spend money on more processing power than I need. I do some other work on my desktop but my processor is totally fine for that stuff. I like the price of the i5-8600k and people seem high on it, but I have no idea how long it will remain viable. It seems to me that games are more often beginning to rely on processing power.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.