Hello,
I have an i5 6500 as my CPU. It might be dying down or something, as I've noticed a lot of performance loss, especially in CPU heavy games like CSGO. It is usually at 100% load and I my FPS has halved in a couple of months time (from 150 to 80 about). I am thinking of upgrading the CPU and adding RAM, not really looking to buy a new GPU. Of course I need to buy a new motherboard but I am quite sure my PSU will handle.
So, should I buy the i5 9600KF or Ryzen 5 3600X? Or is it worthwhile splurging a bit and buying the Ryzen 7, for continuity? Though I do not really do any kind of hard rendering or multitasking and mainly use the computer for video games. 90% of the time I play CS, which really needs good single thread performance and frequency, so would the Intel CPU be the best bet here? Also would I get that big of a bottleneck with an OC'd GPU and the 9600KF?
Thank you for your input.
My specs
i5 6500
GTX 1060 6GB
8GB RAM
520W PSU
GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H
I have an i5 6500 as my CPU. It might be dying down or something, as I've noticed a lot of performance loss, especially in CPU heavy games like CSGO. It is usually at 100% load and I my FPS has halved in a couple of months time (from 150 to 80 about). I am thinking of upgrading the CPU and adding RAM, not really looking to buy a new GPU. Of course I need to buy a new motherboard but I am quite sure my PSU will handle.
So, should I buy the i5 9600KF or Ryzen 5 3600X? Or is it worthwhile splurging a bit and buying the Ryzen 7, for continuity? Though I do not really do any kind of hard rendering or multitasking and mainly use the computer for video games. 90% of the time I play CS, which really needs good single thread performance and frequency, so would the Intel CPU be the best bet here? Also would I get that big of a bottleneck with an OC'd GPU and the 9600KF?
Thank you for your input.
My specs
i5 6500
GTX 1060 6GB
8GB RAM
520W PSU
GIGABYTE GA-B150M-D3H