[SOLVED] Possible upgrade for i5 6600??

[ColoradoYeta]

Hello everybody,I play games at 1900x1080p (limited by my monitor), and think I have a problem with some games (Post Scriptum specially), having to lower graphics a lot in order to play smoothly. My conclusion is that I think it's my processor.

I have the following rig:
-Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel H170 Micro ATX DDR4 Motherboard (GA-H170M-D3H)
-Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2133MHz (PC4-17000) C13 Memory Kit - Black
-Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151
-ASUS STRIX GeForce GTX 970 Overclocked 4 GB DDR5 256-bit DisplayPort HDMI 2.0 DVI-I Graphics Card
-EVGA 650 GQ 80+ GOLD, 650W ECO Mode Semi Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready 5 Year Warranty 210-GQ-0650-V1

Looking on the internet I found that upgrading my CPU to a i5 9400F, it would boost my performance a lot.

What do you think??... Does my motherboard support that cpu??... I'm open to opiniones and recommendations.

Thanks a lot!

 

[ColoradoYeta]

Hello everybody,I play games at 1900x1080p (limited by my monitor), and think I have a problem with some games (Post Scriptum specially), having to lower graphics a lot in order to play smoothly. My conclusion is that I think it's my processor.

I have the following rig:
-Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel H170 Micro ATX DDR4 Motherboard (GA-H170M-D3H)
-Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2133MHz (PC4-17000) C13 Memory Kit - Black
-Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151
-ASUS STRIX GeForce GTX 970 Overclocked 4 GB DDR5 256-bit DisplayPort HDMI 2.0 DVI-I Graphics Card
-EVGA 650 GQ 80+ GOLD, 650W ECO Mode Semi Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready 5 Year Warranty 210-GQ-0650-V1

Looking on the internet I found that upgrading my CPU to a i5 9400F, it would boost my performance a lot.

What do you think??... Does my motherboard support that cpu??... I'm open to opiniones and recommendations.

Thanks a lot!

 

[rgd1101]

if you need to lower grphic to play smoother, is it your gpu

and no. that cpu don't work on your motherboard.
you can check it yourselves https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H170M-D3H-rev-10/support#support-cpu