I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I have some spare cash saved and I'm looking to upgrade my CPU. I have a Intel Core i7-8700 installed on an ASUS Prime Z370-A. Any suggestions that'd be compatible with my chipset? Thank you in advance.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I have some spare cash saved and I'm looking to upgrade my CPU...
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Jonathan Gomez
9900k is probably the only one worth bothering with
Ethan Clark
>upgrading from a 8700
I have an 8700 user, what on Earth would be the reason to move from such a recent (and highly capable) processor?
Ian Ross
Are you retarded or something?
Connor Howard
t. intcels
Benjamin Clark
>intcel
I will admit, i did fall for the intel meme.
Julian Russell
>upgrading from 8700K on Z370
Only option to move up is 9900K. Pointless if gaming and only minor uplift for compute tasks.
Ayden Lopez
This.
Ethan Baker
Is the Z370 not good enough??
Adam Ross
If you want the bigger beef you need an entirely different socket.
Luis Gomez
bit harsh
Jaxson Williams
9900k is gimped on z370
the 8700 is a perfectly good cpu, what’s wrong?
Ryder Howard
Sell your pozzed Intcel trash while you can and get a real upgrade, R9 3900X
Luis Martin
How long will the 9900K be a viable gaming CPU for?
Is the Z370 not a decent mobo? I bought it after reading some good reviews.
Thanks for all the information, replies, suggestions so far.
Dominic White
>upgrading intel cpu
>while reusing old motherboard
What manner of bizarro timeline is this?
Gavin Ramirez
Why even upgrade?
The only option is the 9900k, but it isn't really a huge improvement, unless you're desperate for 2 extra cores.
Carson Williams
Most of the newer ones only require a bios update.
Ayden Richardson
Z370 boards literally do not have the necessary power delivery. At best you can almost-but-not-quite get it up to speed by disabling all the power limits and related safeties if the bios supports it, and then hope your regulation doesn't catch fire. Maybe even overclock it if you enjoy six-bullet russian roulette.
Luke Murphy
What mobo do you recommend for a 9900k?
Luis Wright
it's an 8 core that can go to 5ghz single core, it should be good for anywhere from 5 to 10 years.
Carson Baker
z390 Taichi is a good upper-mid without breaking the bank, Ultimate if you want the higher speed networking.
Luis Hernandez
What graphics card do you have? If it's less than a 2080ti you have no reason to upgrade your CPU.
Luke Garcia
This isn't true. I have old SLI 980TI's and upgraded to a 9900k from a 4790k, and it made a huge difference in several games (not to mention productivity applications eg photoshop).
Angel Myers
8700 is also a good bit faster than a 4790k. The difference in games between an 8700 and a 9900k is 10% at most. On a workstation it could be worth the upgrade though.
Zachary Morgan
I have a 8700K, it's more than enough for 4K gaming and video rendering.
Eli Russell
That's bullshit, I have a 9900k at 5ghz all core on z370
Angel Miller
3700x or kys
Asher Ward
RTX 2080 Super
Adam Smith
I use the MSI Z390-A PRO for my 9700k, not sure about the 9900k though.
Cooper Reyes
Don't waste your money. Your cpu is more than enough to browse Jow Forums and play modern games.