Hello everyone. I’m one of those rare sea birds that in 2023 still rides an i7 2600K OCd @ 4.8 GHz since launch day.
I’ve been poking and experimenting in and out of more recent computers but aside from the GPU upgrade, I haven’t really decided to let my i7 2600K retire.
It’s just that I can’t feel the “fastness” in new builds, however I honestly didn’t spend much time with a current gen high end machine.
Seeing as we are getting closer to yet another generation of AMD and Intel’s, do you guys think it will be worth it?
My full specs are: i7 2600K @ 4.8 GHz Gskill 32 GB 2133 CL10 DDR3 ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 (I swapped an Asus one year after when Z77 was released) 750W Corsair PSU 2x 500GB Raid0 Samsung Evo 2x 500GB Raid0 Crucial MX500 AMD 6750 XT along with a QHD 27" 165 Hz (started with an HD5870, then TO 380 now RX 6850XT)
Have you watching benchmark videos to see how far behind your 2600 is? A 13100 would give you 100% more speed, much less the 14100 that is coming out.
Since you focus on games with the 165Hz, buy a 7600x, get a quality motherboard like an Aorus Elite AX or MSI at that price, 32GB DDR5, then in 3 or 4 years you buy a 9950x and go to 16 cores on that motherboard to do a system upgrade.
Trying a new system is not the same as using it for a week with all of your programs installed and you see how responsive it is with your programd open and running.
You are missing a lot of instruction sets, and buyig AM5 now or next year buying Intel with feed the 165Hz a lot smoother and you will make better use of it. The 2600 can’t keep up with the 6850 and provice consistant smooth frame timings.
You need to build a new computer including new power supply. You can only re-use the Radeon and storage in new system, everything else must be replaced. Check the price of 2600K on eBay. You whole PC minus 6850 might sell for $200. I would argue that you’re holding on to something that can’t sell anymore.
I have been seeing some benchmarks, and in some games the difference is quite big. The thing is I play mostly platformer games, and at this resolution the CPU and GPU seem quite in sync. The latest platformer I’ve been playing is Sonic Frontiers, and with some game mods to unlock higher quality graphics I’ve been getting solid 60 (game is capped) with no stuttering.
I do agree, trying it out is not the same as using it for a week though! I will eye out the AM5 platform, especially now that the motherboards are coming down in price, and will decide by next CPU gen!