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Benefits for upgrading to a newer CPU? (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 3 weeks ago by WeebLife to c/pcmasterrace

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I built my PC back in 2019. I am still using the same CPU : i7 8700k. I have upgraded my GPU to an rtx 3070. I play only GPU heavy games in 4k usually with DLSS. I'm able to run most games in an acceptable framerate, 50-60fps. I would say my frame times could be better tho. I dont run any CPU heavy applications, but i have noticed that with these latest AAA games it takes forever to compile the shaders. My CPU is pretty outdated at this point, and I'm wondering if it would even be worth upgrading considering my use case and that I am mostly happy with my gaming performance. Oh and I run Linux if that makes a difference.

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[–] WeebLife 1 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't realize that Intel has been changing the socket that often. That's really lame, and gives me another reason to move to AMD. And my 3070 is pretty much the max for my case and MOBO.