How long would a i7-7700 with 2400mhz ram and Windows 10 last ??

[DragonPlus7]

on steam. it is still good in 2025 ???

[r.linder]

Borderline obsolete for modern gaming due to the low core count, core performance, and slow RAM. Windows 10 will still be fine for awhile after October.

Pretty much anything older than 8th gen should be replaced, it's already closer to a decade old anyway.

[nullable]

"good" is subjective. For someone like me who always builds a new system every 4-5 years, no, it's not.

However if it plays the games you like well enough and you're values are to run hardware until the wheels fall off, it may be good. But in that case you hardly need anyone to tell you that.

In general though decade old hardware is never going to be considered good. Maybe still usable, but not something anyone would opt for given a choice.

[C1REX]

It’s below recommended specs for many new games. So often below 60fps gaming. It will still run many games but consoles will do better most of the time.

[SHREDDER]

You can install windows 11 at any pc that has a cpu that is lower than the requirements wit rufus
https://www.xda-developers.com/install-windows-11-unsupported-pc
As for cpu it is not so important in games. I have a ryzen 1700 that i gor in2017 which is MUCH better than 7700k in games because it is 8 cores whiel 7700k is only 4 cores. If you still have 4 cores cpu in 2025 i agree that yes it is time to change it. Get a ryzen 9700x or better. But i got a very good ssd in 2020 and changed graphics card in 2021. Since 2021 i run all games maxed 1440p 60 fps and now its perfomance is a lot hgiher than then because FSR and Frame generation has improved the perfomnace a lot.

See here the kingom come delivaane benchmark as an example
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-performance-benchmark/6.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-performance-benchmark/5.html


As you see RX 6700xt runs 31 fps faster with it.
Alwso the pc became very fast since i gor the ssd and it loads evrything in 1 second(windows, internet, games, programs, series/movies). Today in the office i spoke with my colleague about upgrading . He told me that he and his wife has some very old laptop from 2012 and he thought about which of the two ways to install 11: If he will get new laptops or if he will install it with Rufus.

After he thought alot he took his decision yesterday he told me. What he decided is to not do anything. Because he is afraid that if he install 11 now with Rufus that he might have problems and also because he knows that even when the support of the previous windows ends this dosent means that the programs which we use each day like firefox for internet and steam for gwames will stop workin at the same day. But because Microsoft has bought so many companies many people are afraid that most games will stop supporting 10 after november .

I still havent decided what to do. But when i told him that agood cpu ram and motherboard upgrade like a ryzen 9700 with 32 gb 6400mhz and a x870 motherboard costs about 800 euros he also told me to do what he will do and not upgrade anything until one of the 3 dies.(cpu ram or motherboard).
MINE MONSTER PC IS
RYZEN 7 1700
RX 6700XT 12 GB RED DEVIL
16 GB DDR4 3200MHZCL15
MP 600 2TB WRITE:4950MB/S READ:4250MB/S
DELLP2416D 24'' 2560X1440 60 HZ IPS!

[matt]

Microsoft will drop support for Windows 10 in late 2025, so there's that. Valve will drop support for it eventually, too, but that will probably take years.

And I guess there will always be new pixel art games, turn-based games, visual novels, etc. They'll run on almost anything.

[DragonPlus7]

i just saw i7-7700 with a gtx1070 ti do like 150fps on apex legends. i bet i can get more frame rate at 900p or 720p tho. i probably have a slim chance with newer AAA games tho.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by DragonPlus7:

i just saw i7-7700 with a gtx1070 ti do like 150fps on apex legends. i bet i can get more frame rate at 900p or 720p tho. i probably have a slim chance with newer AAA games tho.

Apex Legends is CPU bound, newer CPUs like Ryzen 5000 series can get better framerates with the same GPU at the same resolution, lowering resolution won't do much because the 7700 is the bottleneck.

[Skkooomer Lord]

Not as bad as some people seem to think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUtowOonjeg

Originally posted by r.linder:

Originally posted by DragonPlus7:

i just saw i7-7700 with a gtx1070 ti do like 150fps on apex legends. i bet i can get more frame rate at 900p or 720p tho. i probably have a slim chance with newer AAA games tho.

Apex Legends is CPU bound, newer CPUs like Ryzen 5000 series can get better framerates with the same GPU at the same resolution, lowering resolution won't do much because the 7700 is the bottleneck.

No one needs more than 150 FPS really anyway, more frames from that won't fix your skill issues.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Granite:

Not as bad as some people seem to think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUtowOonjeg

Originally posted by r.linder:

Apex Legends is CPU bound, newer CPUs like Ryzen 5000 series can get better framerates with the same GPU at the same resolution, lowering resolution won't do much because the 7700 is the bottleneck.

No one needs more than 150 FPS really anyway, more frames from that won;t fix your skill issues.

True, the performance in e-sports games like Apex is fine, but the point was that OP thinks lowering screen resolution will increase performance, but it shouldn't because the CPU is the bottleneck in titles that are so easy to run at high framerates.

[SHREDDER]

Originally posted by DragonPlus7:

i just saw i7-7700 with a gtx1070 ti do like 150fps on apex legends. i bet i can get more frame rate at 900p or 720p tho. i probably have a slim chance with newer AAA games tho.

YOU HAve gtx 1070 ti? You must get a RTX 5070 or RX 9070XT when they release in few weeks

[DragonPlus7]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

Originally posted by DragonPlus7:

i just saw i7-7700 with a gtx1070 ti do like 150fps on apex legends. i bet i can get more frame rate at 900p or 720p tho. i probably have a slim chance with newer AAA games tho.

YOU HAve gtx 1070 ti? You must get a RTX 5070 or RX 9070XT when they release in few weeks

very funny i7-7700 is too weak for that , huge bottle neck

[r.linder]

Almost nobody will be able to find them anyway because most of the sales are going to bots according to Zotac

[AbedsBrother]

Intel 10th-gen is a much better choice

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Many games already put a 9900K to shame and is not enough; so I don't know WTF games you play, but they must be older games or low demanding games.

12th Gen i7 or i9 are super cheap and still available brand new.

[Tonepoet]

It was passable in 2024 when many games listed a 6600k or less as their minimum, but in 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Assassin's creed shadows made a pretty big jump up rather than just incrementing to the next year's equivalent. I'm not saying everything is like that, but the trend these games show is not promising for the 7700k.

Moreover when you can buy a 12100f or a ryzen 5500 which are much more powerful processors for cheap I'm not really seeing the point.

It's just powerful enough that I might consider still using it if I already had one, but I wouldn't go seeking one out, except for the novelty of bench-marking it against other stuff.

Even when it does pass muster, it's not exactly an efficient part.