Сhange the 1660 super to 4060? CS 2

[Писяй]

I have a 12100f CPU, 3200 16 GB RAM. CS 2
The settings are 1280*960, anti-aliasing is 4x, the rest of the settings are low.
Should I change the GPU 1660 super to 4060 or 3060? Will there be an increase in FPS or not?
And does it make sense to change 12100f to 12400f?

[_I_]

12-14th gen use the same chipsets and socket
earlier ones may need bios updates

but its not limited by the chipset itself, if the board mfg picks the cheapest, they always skimp on the vrm and cooling for it since its most likely to be used with a cheap cpu, pentium g or i3
because they dont need alot of power

it is 'compatible' with the i7k/i9k only due to the fact that that the chipset will work with them
but their performance will be limited by the boards ability to deliver power to the cpu

higher end chipsets cost more, and the board mfgs know enough to make them good enough for the highest end cpus power demands without throttling

[Писяй]

Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:

Originally posted by Monk:

OP.. whats your motherboard (brand, chipset, model?)

MSI B660M-E Pro

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Originally posted by Писяй:

Сhange the 1660 super to 4060? CS 2

Only if the rtx 4060 doesn't cost anything. The rtx 4060 is really lame with it's skimpy design. It's really like a 3050 on steroids.

The 1660 super has a much better design with it's full x16 connection and superior memory bandwidth.

The rtx 4060 only has x8 connection, so half the gpu goes to wasteful design, since developers could have used that for uplift. It also has poor memory bandwidth and relies heavily on fg. It also should really be called the rtx 4050 not 4060, since it closely resembles the 3050 in design choices.

In other words if you get a 40 series, you're really one tier behind what you actually paid for. For example, purchasing the rtx 4060 for $300 is really buying a 4050 in disguise with an inflated price. Nvidia is doing this trick lately and people need to be mindful.

[_I_]

MSI B660M-E Pro
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B660M-E-DDR4/Gallery#lg=1&slide=1

not the best for higher tdp cpus

10 phases total, no cooling, a few for imc and igpu

looks like 8 to cpu corses, +1 to imc +1 to igpu
~20w per phase, if they have good airflow to help cool them
stock cooler does best at that, keeping air blowing at the board

would limit ~160w to cpu cores

which would be ok for the i5

12600k/f//kf max turbo = 150w may be pushing it
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134589/intel-core-i512600k-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz/specifications.html

[Lixire]

You would see an increase from a GPU upgrade but as you play CS2. that game will benefit far more if you gave it a CPU with higher single core performance especially if you play at such a low resolution

Like stepping from an i3 12100F to i5 12600K/i7 12700K would just make as you do increase the amount of the cache but also clocks.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I'd wait until the release of RTX 5070 and RX 9700 XT before buying a GPU right now