Is a i5 6600 Any good?

[DayRider]

Plan on pairing it with a GTX 970. Is the CPU any good ? Will it hold back any current GPUs on the market? And will i notice a big jump in performance from using a FX 6300 as my CPU Currently? Cheers

 

[guanyu210379]

i5 6600 is a good pair for GTX970.
On new AAA game, you should see the improvement from FX6300 to i5 6600.
How big? depends on the game, settings and resolution you are playing.
If you have the money, the jump does worth it.

 

[Sakkura]

Yes, it's a very good CPU for gaming, with basically any graphics card on the market. It is a pretty big upgrade from the FX-6300, but how much of an improvement you'll notice depends on what games you play.

 

[natcha12]

970 wouldn't come close to being bottlenecked there. Pretty much no GPU can't be handled by that CPU

Performance? Sure, the single core comparison laughs at fx