I was wondering which CPU would be recommended for gaming at 144Hz gaming during this holiday season?
My Current PC Specs
Processor: Intel Core i5-7500
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-250M-DS3H
Memory: G. Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+
Some would consider my video card becoming dated as of now, I plan on upgrading it later on, however I play on low settings on most games I play and am always CPU limited. With the Intel Core i5-7500, I can only usually achieve about 100-110 FPS on newer titles, which is fine enough, but I wanted to utilize my entire refresh rate so which CPU would you recommend? Intel Core i7-7700k or Intel Core i5-8600k and for strictly gaming, I don't care about workstation tasks. You might ask why not get an i7-8700k, but I need to dedicate some money if I get a Coffee Lake to the motherboard. I've notice the Intel Core i5-8600k outperforming the Intel Core i7-7700k in gaming in most videos and was wondering which one to buy. The i5-8600k features 6 real cores, while the i7-7700k features 4 real cores, and 4 hyperthreaded cores, which would perform better in gaming?
Thanks for reading.
My Current PC Specs
Processor: Intel Core i5-7500
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-250M-DS3H
Memory: G. Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+
Some would consider my video card becoming dated as of now, I plan on upgrading it later on, however I play on low settings on most games I play and am always CPU limited. With the Intel Core i5-7500, I can only usually achieve about 100-110 FPS on newer titles, which is fine enough, but I wanted to utilize my entire refresh rate so which CPU would you recommend? Intel Core i7-7700k or Intel Core i5-8600k and for strictly gaming, I don't care about workstation tasks. You might ask why not get an i7-8700k, but I need to dedicate some money if I get a Coffee Lake to the motherboard. I've notice the Intel Core i5-8600k outperforming the Intel Core i7-7700k in gaming in most videos and was wondering which one to buy. The i5-8600k features 6 real cores, while the i7-7700k features 4 real cores, and 4 hyperthreaded cores, which would perform better in gaming?
Thanks for reading.