I'm looking at a CPU upgrade to pair my GPU upgrade in the future. I'm currently rocking an i5-6600k overclocked to 4.6 GHz paired with a GTX 1070. I've been hitting 100% CPU utilization in some newer games, such as RE3 Remake. It gets to the point where the games will completely freeze up graphically at points while still playing audio. I plan to get an RTX 3080 if that ever becomes possible lol, but I feel like I could benefit from a CPU upgrade now. I do some emulation and feel like RPCS3 would welcome the upgrade as well.
Ideally I would like to spend around $300 USD on the new CPU, not counting the motherboard upgrade I would have to get no matter which CPU I choose. I've been eyeing the i5-10600k. Is that the way to go? I'm not too familiar with AMD CPUs as I've never had one, but it sounds like people aren't too hot on the Zen 3 reveal.
Motherboard recommendations to go with the CPU are welcome, as I don't know what to choose aside from something to fit the standard components plus an NVMe M.2 SSD.
Edit: Also, are overclock/voltage settings stored on the motherboard? I wouldn't want the fiddling I did with my 6600k to carry over to whatever I upgrade to.
Edit again: I aim for 1080p144 gaming if helps.
Ideally I would like to spend around $300 USD on the new CPU, not counting the motherboard upgrade I would have to get no matter which CPU I choose. I've been eyeing the i5-10600k. Is that the way to go? I'm not too familiar with AMD CPUs as I've never had one, but it sounds like people aren't too hot on the Zen 3 reveal.
Motherboard recommendations to go with the CPU are welcome, as I don't know what to choose aside from something to fit the standard components plus an NVMe M.2 SSD.
Edit: Also, are overclock/voltage settings stored on the motherboard? I wouldn't want the fiddling I did with my 6600k to carry over to whatever I upgrade to.
Edit again: I aim for 1080p144 gaming if helps.
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