Upgrading to I7 7700?

[Jasper4980]

Hey there,

I have been using this pc since july last year, and I am very happy with it. Built it myself, accompanied by the awesome people on this forum.

Now that I am going to high school and follow a study where I have to do a lot of 3d CAD, I'm thinking about replacing my pentium G4600 for an I7-7700(k). It is the simplest upgrade I can do since I have a b250 chipset and an 1151 socket. I think the pentium just can't handle numerous amounts of polygons and constant rendering.

My question is: is the 7700 still a good choice to upgrade to? In my country they are being sold for +/-€280,-

Current specs:
Cpu: Pentium G4600 Kaby Lake
Gpu: GTX 1050Ti
MoBo: MSI B250m mortar
Memory: DDR4 2400MHz 8GB
PSU: Corsair CX550M 550 watt

If i do upgrade, will i need an aftermarket cooler? It has been doing fine with the pentium.

Thanks in advance!

[vadim]

Infinity Josh の投稿を引用：

Pairing an i7 with a GTX1050ti is like pairing a V12 motor with bicycle wheels.
It is more profitable to pair a V8 motor with R18 wheels.

Sorry, but this claim makes no sense. Completely. The need for a powerful graphics subsystem depends entirely on the tasks. If OP uses CAD for 2D projects, its basicly enough to have integrated graphics. He will NOT get better performance if he will upgrade it to GTX 1080Ti.
In general, professional graphics is more about precision, not performance. Even for 3D.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

280 sounds like new.
If you sold your b250 and g4460 and bought b360 once released then the i5 8400 would be similar in performance and allow you to go up to the i7 8700 too if you wanted.
Similarly you could also get b350/h450 and Ryzen.

To get the 7700 IMHO only make sense if used and discounted. Like ni it was €120.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Jasper4980 の投稿を引用：

⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧ の投稿を引用：

Cpu price will not rly drop, not thaat much.

You could buy the non-k (7700) since u have a b250 board. That's fine enough.
And you don't need a aftermarket cooler, the intel stock will do fine.
The 7700k would work too, but no oc features for you and you need a aftermarket cooler.

And the motar has 4 ram slots for future upgrades.
If u have atm 1x8, buy a 2nd 8g (make sure it's the same) and add the other 16gb later, if the budget is a bit tight.

Anyway, you are fine if u go with the non-k.
Add some extra ram, min. 16gb

And everything is a-okay for your goals.

I have 2 ram slots filled at the moment (2x4). It was cheaper than a single stick at the time of buying. Also the frequency is 2666MHz, which was strangely enough €10 cheaper than 2400MHz. Will it matter if I added a 2400MHz kit instead of 2666? It is corsair vengeance.

I will probably go with the non-k version and maybe get an aftermarket cooler. The intel stock fan is the only thing in my pc that makes a noticable sound.

rezo の投稿を引用：

Well he's talking about upgrading his CPU not his system, and where do you get those numbers from? Plus upgrading to an i7 would cost him 250 pounds whereas and i5 7600 + RX 580 would cost him in the region of 600+ which im assuming hes not even thinking about spending, secondhand parts dont have as much value as you think btw.

Indeed my focus is not at gaming. Sure a few extra fps is nice to have, but I think I will not have time for gaming, at least not that much as I do now... :(

I wouldn't mix mhz, will work effectively at the lower speed.
If possible try to buy the same ram.

A decent cooler is ~ 25-40 bucks, like cryorig h7 or c7, bequiet shadow or pure rock/pure rock slim.

Since gaming is not a focus, maybe a quadro in the future?
You can still play games, but more not rly demanding title like half-life 2 or so-
Maybe some new title, but also depends on the quadro.

[Jasper4980]

⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧ の投稿を引用：

I wouldn't mix mhz, will work effectively at the lower speed.
If possible try to buy the same ram.

A decent cooler is ~ 25-40 bucks, like cryorig h7 or c7, bequiet shadow or pure rock/pure rock slim.

Since gaming is not a focus, maybe a quadro in the future?
You can still play games, but more not rly demanding title like half-life 2 or so-
Maybe some new title, but also depends on the quadro.

Buying a quadro will absolutely not make my bank account happy. Maybe in the far future, but i will stick to my trusty 1050Ti.

I will go on an internet adventure for the lowest prices.

Since aftermarket coolers are so cheap I will probably buy one.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

7700 vs B360 + 8400 will cost more money and you'd lack one motherboard.

[Jasper4980]

I do not have the money to buy an expensive graphics card. It is not the top priority in terms of upgrading.

By the time I have the money to buy one there will be different cards on the market anyway...