Question Questions on Picking a new CPU with my motherboard

Hack_Miyar

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Hey everyone,

I'm looking to upgrade my current CPU, i5-6600K, but looking for some answers and advice.

1. Can I use any Intel processor with my motherboard, ga-h170-gaming 3 ? I've looked online, but I'm getting some different results, or maybe I just don't understand.

2. Based on the above answer, should I just go with an i7 something or an i9 (if Possible)? Recently a lot of the new games are struggling with my current CPU (Cod, Madden, Starwars). And I'm starting to see a trend. I have a Nividia Geforce-1070 graphics card and 16GB of Ram. I'm not running into any issues on that front. My main concern i guess is that by buying i7, I'll just be replacing that sooner than I would like.

Thanks in advance for any replies!
 
1. You are limited t LGA 1151 up to 7th Gen such as the 7700. You need to check what BIOS you are currently running and update it for a 7th gen most likely.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H170-Gaming-3-rev-10/support#support-cpu

2.You are limited to at most a 4 core 8 thread i7 7700/7700K. Personally I think a K is pointless sicne your board doesn't alow overclocking

If you can find a used i7 7700 for around 100-125 USD I would say go for it. Any higher then that is a rip off for a processor that is outperformed by mid range Intels and Ryzens at the 150-200 USD mark.
 
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Hack_Miyar

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Thank you very much for the info. Is there an easy way to check what Bios Version i have? It says i need F20, would i be able to easily see it if i boot up the bios?
 

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Z170 chipset is 6th and 7th generation. So the best you could do is an i7-7700k. Which is basically the same cpu you have now + hyperthreading.

What that means is that any simpker/older games like CSGO or LoL etc won't see much if any improvement. It'll only be the more cpu intensive games that use 5 or more threads that will see any benefit, and it won't be double, more like closer to 20-30fps difference at best. Right now that cpu is $200-$450 used-new on ebay.
Second best choice would be an i7-7700, which are going for $200-$300.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $382.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Sell your old stuff, mobo/cpu/ram for whatever you can get, even a package deal, and you'll have the core of a brand new pc instead of the end of an old pc for somewhere around the same price.
 

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