Will my quad core Intel i5-7600K still be good enough for gaming for the next few years?

[Guest]

As the title stated, I have an Intel i5-7600K which I have used since the early part of this year. I am aware that Intel just released six-core i5 and i7 CPUs this year. I do not plan to overclock, but will my CPU be capable of handling games for the next couple of years? Also, I am planning to replace my Asus GTX 970 GPU this coming spring with hopefully an Nvidia Volta or whatever may succeed the GTX 1000 series. At the time I was under the impression that there was not enough of a GPU performance boost between the GTX 970 and 1070 to justify the expense, so I held off on replacing the GPU. However, before I shell out the money, will my CPU be able to handle whatever new Nvidia gaming graphics card that they may release in 2018 or is there a chance that I will encounter a CPU bottleneck? Thanks.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Considering the i5 4690K is still good for gaming, the 7600K will last for many years.

 

[Supernova1138]

What resolution and refresh rate are you gaming at? If you only have a 60Hz display, the 7600k will likely remain relevant for a while longer. If you're aiming for 144Hz, the 4 core and 4 thread Intel chips do start to become limiting in some titles, even with an overclock.

 

[Tensai30]

The higher the resolution and the lower the refresh rate, the less of a bottleneck it is. If you ever get into vr, you might want to consider a cpu with more cores/threads.

 

[USAFRet]

No.
The general rule is....every time there is a new line of CPU, you must upgrade. Every single time. Intel just came out with the 8th gen.
A few months earlier, AMD released the Ryzen line.
This often requires switching back and forth between Intel and AMD every 6 months or so.
This way, you will always be 'good enough'.
You are already behind the power curve.

Same goes for the GPU.


-------------------------------I AM JOKING------------------------------


Yes, your CPU will be perfectly fine. Right up until such time as it no longer does what YOU need it to do.

 

[Guest]

I have an ASUS PG248Q gaming monitor. It is rated at 1080p and refreshes up to 180 hertz. I am intending to use a display port cable for the monitor with the next Nvidia GPU which I have a feeling will be released in the spring of next year. I will either go with a GTX 2070 or 2080. I have no intention of overclocking. My parts are listed below. Should my overall setup be capable of handling the new cards Nvidia is likely to release early next year? Thanks.

CPU

Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
$219.59
Buy
CPU Cooler

CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
$46.89
Buy
Motherboard

Gigabyte - GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$89.89
Buy
Memory

Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
$216.18
Buy
Storage

Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$299.00
Buy


Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$59.99
Buy


Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$59.99
Buy
Video Card

Asus - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card


Case

Corsair - 600T Silver ATX Mid Tower Case


Power Supply

SeaSonic - EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$113.99
Buy
Optical Drive

Asus - BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
$109.88
Buy
Operating System

Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
$89.89
Buy
Wireless Network Adapter

Asus - PCE-AC88 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
$118.88
Buy
Case Fan

Aerocool - Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan
$19.30
Buy


Aerocool - Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan
$19.30
Buy


Aerocool - Shark 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan
$9.39
Buy
Other

Rosewill RC-508 USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports, Speed
$16.50

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Yes, with ease.