Upgrading CPU for better fps

[Drippp 1820]

So I currently have a ASUS geforce GTX 1080 turbo paired with the i5 7500, I'm currently thinking of upgrading to an i7 k series for a boost in fps but Im not sure if I will see that big of a boost basically seeing what you guys have to say.

My specs

Windows 10 home

525gb ssd

16 gb ram

i5 7500

ASUS geforce GTX 1080 turbo

Gigabyte H270-gaming 3

and 650w 80+ EVGA PSU

[Heinz Gormittz 78]

I upgraded to a 7700K last month and my FPS in Kavala tripled.  It's an extremely well valued CPU- it has high performance and relatively low cost for the performance.

[Lethal 636]

if you have the extra cash. do it. why not

[Zuesypoo 13]

8 minutes ago, Heinz Gormittz said:

I upgraded to a 7700K last month and my FPS in Kavala tripled.  It's an extremely well valued CPU- it has high performance and relatively low cost for the performance.

Kavala is a bad bad place

[Drippp 1820]

2 hours ago, Heinz Gormittz said:

I upgraded to a 7700K last month and my FPS in Kavala tripled.  It's an extremely well valued CPU- it has high performance and relatively low cost for the performance.

Are you overclocking? What are your specs?

[Rake from asylum 24]

I would go for the i7, i get around 50+ frames in Kavala on 2160p

[cuzzicann 145]

I have an i7-8700k, of course this will require you to get a new motherboard / RAM. I have heard very good things about the i7-7700k aswell though.

But I run 60 fps on full ultra, full shadows, full sky, at 8km view distance / 8km object distance, while constantly recording without any frame loss.

CPU - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117827&cm_re=8700k-_-19-117-827-_-Product

Motherboard - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813144111

RAM - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232391

[-sam 249]

25 minutes ago, CuzzICann said:

I have an i7-8700k, of course this will require you to get a new motherboard / RAM. I have heard very good things about the i7-7700k aswell though.

But I run 60 fps on full ultra, full shadows, full sky, at 8km view distance / 8km object distance, while constantly recording without any frame loss.

CPU - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117827&cm_re=8700k-_-19-117-827-_-Product

Motherboard - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813144111

RAM - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232391

Holy fuck i run all low on everything at 2k view and run 30-90 with frame drops, dont get me started on the frames i get when i fight.

[Drippp 1820]

29 minutes ago, CuzzICann said:

I have an i7-8700k, of course this will require you to get a new motherboard / RAM. I have heard very good things about the i7-7700k aswell though.

But I run 60 fps on full ultra, full shadows, full sky, at 8km view distance / 8km object distance, while constantly recording without any frame loss.

CPU - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117827&cm_re=8700k-_-19-117-827-_-Product

Motherboard - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813144111

RAM - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232391

Would you also recommend getting a new cpu cooler I currently have the hyper 212 evo

[Creepy 1305]

You need the i9

[Grandma Gary 10463]

Good god wtf has happened to the price of ram!?  Costs more than the fucking processor l0l

[Tomoki Kuroki 9]

3 minutes ago, Grandma Gary said:

Good god wtf has happened to the price of ram!?  Costs more than the fucking processor l0l

Cryptocurrency mining is a main factor in the recent inflation in the price of ram, I believe.

[Theak 113]

Wrong. Cellphones are using ddr4 now so the cell companies are buying A BUTT LOAD!

Cryptomining relys heavily on GPU not CPU  (Graphic card vs processor)
And now  ya know

[QKSILVR73 257]

2 hours ago, Grandma Gary said:

Good god wtf has happened to the price of ram!?  Costs more than the fucking processor l0l

Yeah no shit!

 

[Heinz Gormittz 78]

I have

Processor: i7 7700K 4.2GHz

GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 1060 6GB VRAM video card

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 16GB

CPU Cooler:Corsair H50 Liquid Cooler

I forget what my motherboard is, but remember this: If you are upgrading to an I7 you need to make sure your motherboard can handle that, and DDR4 RAM. Upgrading to an i7 is always more expensive than just getting a new CPU, because (at least in my case) you also need to get a new motherboard and RAM to support it.

[Drippp 1820]

6 hours ago, Heinz Gormittz said:

I have

Processor: i7 7700K 4.2GHz

GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 1060 6GB VRAM video card

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 16GB

CPU Cooler:Corsair H50 Liquid Cooler

I forget what my motherboard is, but remember this: If you are upgrading to an I7 you need to make sure your motherboard can handle that, and DDR4 RAM. Upgrading to an i7 is always more expensive than just getting a new CPU, because (at least in my case) you also need to get a new motherboard and RAM to support it.

So I'd have to get a new RAM as well to support a new cpu?

[cuzzicann 145]

17 hours ago, Wus Poppin Jimbo said:

Would you also recommend getting a new cpu cooler I currently have the hyper 212 evo

I would recommend getting water cooling if you plan on overclocking because you can overclock this thing to 5.0GHz easily. But I've had a hyper 212 evo on mine for over a month now and my temps are perfect.

[Heinz Gormittz 78]

If you don't have an i7 right now yes you will. i7 and up processors only work with DDR4 RAM. On top of this, DDR4 RAM does not fit into DDR3 RAM slots, which is why it will be likely you will need to get a higher end motherboard, which can cost you $170.00+

[Drippp 1820]

Just now, Heinz Gormittz said:

If you don't have an i7 right now yes you will. i7 and up processors only work with DDR4 RAM. On top of this, DDR4 RAM does not fit into DDR3 RAM slots, which is why it will be likely you will need to get a higher end motherboard, which can cost you $170.00+

I have DDR4 RAM in my current build.

19 hours ago, Wus Poppin Jimbo said:

So I currently have a ASUS geforce GTX 1080 turbo paired with the i5 7500, I'm currently thinking of upgrading to an i7 k series for a boost in fps but Im not sure if I will see that big of a boost basically seeing what you guys have to say.

My specs

Windows 10 home

525gb ssd

16 gb ram

i5 7500

ASUS geforce GTX 1080 turbo

Gigabyte H270-gaming 3

and 650w 80+ EVGA PSU

Just realizing now that I put 16 GB instead of 8

[cuzzicann 145]

1 minute ago, Wus Poppin Jimbo said:

I have DDR4 RAM in my current build.

Just realizing now that I put 16 GB instead of 8

If you are positive you have ddr4 ram now then you should be fine.

[Heinz Gormittz 78]

3 minutes ago, Wus Poppin Jimbo said:

I have DDR4 RAM in my current build.

Just realizing now that I put 16 GB instead of 8

Yep. Like Cuzzi said with those specs you should only need to upgrade to processor. Like I said, 7700K is best value from my experience. 

[cuzzicann 145]

Also look for combo deals on newegg or amazon. You can usually get a processor + motherboard with a discount.

2 minutes ago, Heinz Gormittz said:

Yep. Like Cuzzi said with those specs you should only need to upgrade to processor. Like I said, 7700K is best value from my experience. 

He will need both a new motherboard if getting the 8700k it's a LGA1151 (300series) socket vs his LGA1151 socket

[Young Mogul 237]

20 hours ago, Tomoki Kuroki said:

Cryptocurrency mining is a main factor in the recent inflation in the price of ram, I believe.

Stupid ass u dont use ram to mine cryptocurrency, the only thing worth mining with is GPU's and ASIC's 

Yo bro fuck playin video games buy yourself some 100 dollar graphics cards that are good memory performance and mine a crypto that just came out. Can easily make a fuck ton of money if you do it right

[Fyshie. 17]

3 hours ago, Heinz Gormittz said:

If you don't have an i7 right now yes you will. i7 and up processors only work with DDR4 RAM. On top of this, DDR4 RAM does not fit into DDR3 RAM slots, which is why it will be likely you will need to get a higher end motherboard, which can cost you $170.00+

Not true. DDR4 ram relies on CPU socket LGA1151. You can get i7s in literally any other processor socket. i7-4790k, for example, does not require DDR4 ram

[Drippp 1820]

3 hours ago, CuzzICann said:

If you are positive you have ddr4 ram now then you should be fine.

Yep, DDR4 3000MHz