Hello all, I have a question on whether it would be worth an upgrade from an i5-6600k overclocked to 4.6GHz to an i7-7700k? Something in my setup is bottlenecking my performance and I believe it is the CPU, but I am not certain if upgrading just the CPU alone would get me out of the weeds since I am fairly limited in the direct upgrade options.
Here are my specs:
CPU i5-6600K (OC to 4.6GHz)
MB ASUS z170 pro gaming
RAM 32GB (XMP profile 3,000mhz)
GPU RTX 3080
I normally game on a 34" ultrawide but it just stopped working yesterday so I need to send it in for repairs unfortunately. I was thinking my setup has been lagging due to the resolution, but going back to my 27" I still get lower fps in games than I would like.
I would say my budget for an upgrade is around $500 or so. Any recommendations on best bang for my buck? I don't think I can get a better CPU than the i7-7700k without also upgrading the MB, but would consider doing both if it would make a large difference in performance.
Thank you
Here are my specs:
CPU i5-6600K (OC to 4.6GHz)
MB ASUS z170 pro gaming
RAM 32GB (XMP profile 3,000mhz)
GPU RTX 3080
I normally game on a 34" ultrawide but it just stopped working yesterday so I need to send it in for repairs unfortunately. I was thinking my setup has been lagging due to the resolution, but going back to my 27" I still get lower fps in games than I would like.
I would say my budget for an upgrade is around $500 or so. Any recommendations on best bang for my buck? I don't think I can get a better CPU than the i7-7700k without also upgrading the MB, but would consider doing both if it would make a large difference in performance.
Thank you