Is it worth it?

[cesaruseche18]

hi i recently bougth a gtx 1060 from msi, currently running on a 16gb ram and non OC intel i5 3550k. i have the oportunity to upgrade to i5 6600 but im guessing if is really worth the money. i dont play high reqs games since i play world of warcraft bfa mostly, lol and dota 2. thanks for any help

 

[xxxlun4icexxx]

hi i recently bougth a gtx 1060 from msi, currently running on a 16gb ram and non OC intel i5 3550k. i have the oportunity to upgrade to i5 6600 but im guessing if is really worth the money. i dont play high reqs games since i play world of warcraft bfa mostly, lol and dota 2. thanks for any help

Well, I'm not 100% familiar with either cpu and I don't have time to look right this second, but WoW is a pretty cpu intensive game surprisingly. So, it's never a bad thing to get a beefier cpu for it.

Edit -
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6600-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3550/3514vsm846

Looks to be about a 12% performance increase. So I suppose you'll have to evaluate whether 12% vs whatever cost you're paying is worth it. However out of the games you listed WoW is the only one you'll notice a difference on.

Also just for the record, render resolution doesn't really affect cpu usage much.

 

[Greeko85]

Well considering you would have to get a new motherboard+new ram for the new cpu to work I'd go for something else all together unless you are getting a killer deal. Are you experiencing any performance issues at all? I know DoTa and LoL are quite easy to run but I haven't played WoW in over 10 years so not sure how that behaves now.

 

[racksmith101]

To go from a gen3 to a gen6 Intel CPU you're going to need a new mobo and ram, depending on the price you're paying for the upgrade. The 6gen CPU will give you a better gaming experience and paired with a decent GPU will keep you gaming at a reasonable level for several years to come.

 

[mgallo848]

If you can get one for a good price you could just upgrade your CPU with either an i7 2600k or an i7 3770k. Both of them are faster than the i5 6500

 

[logainofhades]

hi i recently bougth a gtx 1060 from msi, currently running on a 16gb ram and non OC intel i5 3550k. i have the oportunity to upgrade to i5 6600 but im guessing if is really worth the money. i dont play high reqs games since i play world of warcraft bfa mostly, lol and dota 2. thanks for any help

As it would require a new motherboard and ram, the i5 6600 is a poor choice. An i3 8100 is cheaper, similar, if not better, performance, and current gen platform.