Question I5-11400F to I9-11900KF upgrade is a good idea ?

[CzarekC]

Hello, is it good to upgrade I5-11400F to I9-11900KF?
I only need to add 150$ to buy I9(sell i5).
Whats its best GPU what i can put with this I9?

My actual pc:
MOB: MSI Z590 EDGE
RAM: HYPERX FURY 64GB 3600MHz
DISK: SAMSUNG 990 PRO PCIE 4.0
GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X
COOLER: BE QUIET! PURE ROCK 2(i want to buy MSI S360)
PSU: MSI A850G ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0

I really don't want change half of my platform to new generation.
Of course the cost of the newest(12,13,14) generation is very high in my country.

I9-11900KF cost around 200$
I7-11700KF cost around 210$
I5-12600K cost arround 220$ + and require change motherboard

 

[bill001g]

All depends on what you are doing with the machine. Most people on this forum are building gaming machines. The primary thing that limits game performance is the GPU.

Upgrading the cpu may not give you much if you are being limited by the GPU. This tends to be tricky to determine because it depends on the game and the setting you run.
You need to try to get some numbers to see what percentage gpu and cpu your games run.

My general guess is it will make no difference. I suspect the 1060 will max out before either cpu.

When you are talking about buying used and selling current equipment it makes this task almost impossible to guess which is best.

I would spend your money first on a new GPU. Going from say a 1060 to a 1080ti would be a massive performance increase. At that point though your cpu might start to limit you.

 

[ilukey77]

All depends on what you are doing with the machine. Most people on this forum are building gaming machines. The primary thing that limits game performance is the GPU.

Upgrading the cpu may not give you much if you are being limited by the GPU. This tends to be tricky to determine because it depends on the game and the setting you run.
You need to try to get some numbers to see what percentage gpu and cpu your games run.

My general guess is it will make no difference. I suspect the 1060 will max out before either cpu.

When you are talking about buying used and selling current equipment it makes this task almost impossible to guess which is best.

I would spend your money first on a new GPU. Going from say a 1060 to a 1080ti would be a massive performance increase. At that point though your cpu might start to limit you.

100% on the gpu .. a ARC770 16 if one can be found now would be a big jump steer clear of anything under 12gb /16gb of Vram ..

the 11400 at some point will bottle neck but then but the gpu will be a better uplift in gaming than 11400 to 11900 !!

 

[RolandOlifant]

GPU would definitely be a better upgrade; GTX 1080Ti, which can be found in the $150ish-225 mark used on ebay and are a big jump from a GTX 1060. I buy pretty much all my GPUs there now for the last 5 yearsand save a ton of money; just stress test the crap out of it with unigine heaven once you get it. Ebay moneyback guarantee has never failed me since 2001.

Here's a few: HP 1080Ti $155 Zotac 1080Ti $179 EVGA 1080Ti SC2 $203

 

[geofelt]

To my mind, buying a KF version of a processor is a mistake.
The $25 or so extra you spend can save you from issues,

What you would get with a 11900K upgrade would be a few extra processing threads and perhaps a 10% more capable single thread processor.
You would also get a requirement for a better cooler.
What is the make/model of your case?
You likely do not need a 360 aio cooler, and some msi units have had issues:


In what way is your current pc not doing the job?
What do you use it mostly for?

 

[bill001g]

You didn't translate the post but if you are going to replace the video card with something like a 3080ti or 4070 then the CPU might be slowing things down.
The actual benefit is extremely hard to say. If you were doing heavy multicore workload it would make much more difference. There are very few direct comparison gaming benchmarks. The few there are show maybe 10% more frames when the CPU is the bottleneck.

Generally when you start go to something like a 3080ti or 4070 you do not run at 1080 you run at 1440. This will then move the limitation back to the video card and the cpu will not matter as much again.

I would still buy the video card first and see if you are having issues. Buying the CPU first will show little if any advantage until you get the video card

 

[geofelt]

If you will be changing out your monitor, do that first.
If the new monitor is capable of higher resolution, you will get a better idea of the graphics card you need.
But, the cpu is what generates the frames which are then presented to the gpu.
Run the test I suggested to get an idea if your cpu is capable of running a stronger graphics card well.

And... keep your old monitor as a side monitor.
A static display for email,monitors and such adds negligible load when gaming.

 

[CzarekC]

If you will be changing out your monitor, do that first.
If the new monitor is capable of higher resolution, you will get a better idea of the graphics card you need.
But, the cpu is what generates the frames which are then presented to the gpu.
Run the test I suggested to get an idea if your cpu is capable of running a stronger graphics card well.

And... keep your old monitor as a side monitor.
A static display for email,monitors and such adds negligible load when gaming.

For now i have 2 monitors. One going to wardrobe and the center going left side.

Im want to buy a curved 24cal 180hz monitor.

Maybe first i but monitor, then i9-11900k and then RTX 4060 TI or RTX 4070.