dl2004 Publish time 2-12-2019 03:43:18

CPU upgrade for RTX2080

I have a 6600 with z170 motherboard and just got an RTX2080 - is there a worthwhile upgrade CPU that doesn't involve me getting a new motherboard?

Or am I better just upgrading to coffee lake in which case what would be a good motherboard / CPU combo? Wont be overclocking so basic mb etc is fine.

Don't really want to go over £300.

EndlessWaves Publish time 2-12-2019 03:43:19

When you're spending that much on a graphics card your standards of worthwhile improvement are likely to be different to normal, so what sort of change would you be happy with?

dl2004 Publish time 2-12-2019 03:43:20

Given pre coffee lake i7’s seem to cost the same as 8700’s I decided to upgrade - so got an 8700, z370 mb and new cooler coming today   can reuse my ddr4.

Was £400 but Ive not upgraded since 2015.

Thanks for replying though.

slackbladder Publish time 2-12-2019 03:43:20

If I may butt in I'm thinking of upgrading from my i5 8600k preferably to the i9 9900k (I too just got a 2080ti). Is a straight swap simple? What would I need to do software/bios wise?

CARLOS Publish time 2-12-2019 03:43:21

As long as your mother board is compatible then all you need to do is update the bios to the latest version and install the new CPU.
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