8600K fine for gaming?

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BurntToast

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Looking to get a new gaming box and with the Intel shortage the 8700k's are harder to find and cost more. Benchmarks show the 8600k matching the 8700k. My only worry is the lack of HT coming back to haunt me. I'm cool with a mild OC using air. LMK what you think. My other option would be a 2600X.
 
I have a 8600k, great CPU for sure. I have an easy cool 4.5ghz OC. It has a lot more than that in it.
 
BurntToast said:
Looking to get a new gaming box and with the Intel shortage the 8700k's are harder to find and cost more. Benchmarks show the 8600k matching the 8700k. My only worry is the lack of HT coming back to haunt me. I'm cool with a mild OC using air. LMK what you think. My other option would be a 2600X.
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What resolution? What gpu? These will be more a determinant. Go with the 9600k if you can swing the $20 more; would be like getting a delidded binned 8600k. Also, the 8600k trades blows with the equivalent processors in AMDs lineup, so you’re covered on the value front. Snag a 9600k with a Hyper 212 Evo and you’re set.
 
Sherloc09 said:
What resolution? What gpu? These will be more a determinant. Go with the 9600k if you can swing the $20 more; would be like getting a delidded binned 8600k. Also, the 8600k trades blows with the equivalent processors in AMDs lineup, so you’re covered on the value front. Snag a 9600k with a Hyper 212 Evo and you’re set.
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I wish there was a 9600K with HT. Something other than the 9900K.

Looking for 1080p 240Hz, so I guess that would translate over to 1440/120?
 
KazeoHin said:
The 8600K is MORE than okay for gaming. there won't be a single game out there that will give you issues with that chip.
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There is games that will drop to around 40FPS with a overclocked 8600k or 30FPS if you have slow RAM.
But it doesn't matter how much more you spend no other CPU currently available will make these games run any better as they cant make user of extra cores.
For the fastest gaming system look at 8600k\9600k or 9700k and combine it with at least 3600c15\c16 RAM
 
BurntToast said:
I wish there was a 9600K with HT. Something other than the 9900K.

Looking for 1080p 240Hz, so I guess that would translate over to 1440/120?
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Go with a 9600K, unless your use cases demand more cores/threads, then the 9600K would be the best value for 1080p gaming.
 
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6700K with clock above 4Ghz should be enough for all games today.

There hasn't been a IPC improvement since skylake..... just more cores added....
 
For straight gaming, 8600k is a great chip. If you plan to stream at all, consider the 2600X as a better 'value' option that will handle streaming better. If not, stick with the 8600k.
 
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