[SOLVED] New CPU??

[Ponzo_]

I want to upgrade my PC with a new CPU and I was thinking of buying an I7-10700K or 10700KF. Which would be better? I have a 1060 6GB GPU and I want to know will the K edition benefit me in any way or should I just save some money and go with KF? One other possibility is to buy a i5-10600KF or K. Is the i7 better for purely gaming or just a waste of money?

Thank you in advance!

 

[extreme_noob]

KF just means no integrated graphics. Whether its needed is up to you. Generally, troubleshooting is easier with iGPU, but you get a tad less OC headroom. And the 10600K/KF is a much better buy for just gaming, especially if you OC. There is a tiny difference stock to stock, but generally its not worth the much higher cost for the 10700K/KF. Put the money you save from that towards a better GPU.

 

[Ponzo_]

KF just means no integrated graphics. Whether its needed is up to you. Generally, troubleshooting is easier with iGPU, but you get a tad less OC headroom. And the 10600K/KF is a much better buy for just gaming, especially if you OC. There is a tiny difference stock to stock, but generally its not worth the much higher cost for the 10700K/KF. Put the money you save from that towards a better GPU.

Thanks for the answer. I also thought the i5 would be better for only gaming but I am worried about the future side of this CPU. I would like to be sure that the CPU I buy now is capable of running games in 3-5 years from now. That is why I thought about i7 for the extra cores and threads.

ps. the K and KF price difference is about 50e where I live, so maybe going with KF?

 

[extreme_noob]

Thanks for the answer. I also thought the i5 would be better for only gaming but I am worried about the future side of this CPU. I would like to be sure that the CPU I buy now is capable of running games in 3-5 years from now. That is why I thought about i7 for the extra cores and threads.

"Future proofing", as a lot of people call it, is a tough topic. No one can really predict the future needs of games, but I would say that even in 3-5 years, games would still be comfortable on a 6c12t.

ps. the K and KF price difference is about 50e where I live, so maybe going with KF?

For sure.

 

[Ponzo_]

"Future proofing", as a lot of people call it, is a tough topic. No one can really predict the future needs of games, but I would say that even in 3-5 years, games would still be comfortable on a 6c12t.


For sure.

ok thank you very much

 

[kanewolf]

I want to upgrade my PC with a new CPU and I was thinking of buying an I7-10700K or 10700KF. Which would be better? I have a 1060 6GB GPU and I want to know will the K edition benefit me in any way or should I just save some money and go with KF? One other possibility is to buy a i5-10600KF or K. Is the i7 better for purely gaming or just a waste of money?

Thank you in advance!

Of course a new motherboard and possibly new RAM will be required for this new CPU.

 

[Ponzo_]

Of course a new motherboard and possibly new RAM will be required for this new CPU.

yea I have a AMD fx 8370 currently so I would have to upgrade them all anyways, so might as well buy a new intel :/

 

[InvalidError]

No one can really predict the future needs of games,

It took nearly 10 years of quad-cores before non-SMT quad-core became somewhat borderline depending on your expectations. I wouldn't be surprised if it took 5+ years before today's 6c12t mainstream chips become an issue for more casual gamers.