djoye
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Within the past couple months I went from an i7-6700K to an i7-9700K (CPU + MB upgrade only), both running their stock clocks but with my DDR4-3000 RAM running its XMP profile in both cases. Same GTX 1080 GPU with the same OC, didn't re-install Windows 10, just installed drivers for the motherboard/chipset.
I'm impressed with the performance improvement in games. Before buying, I had looked at benches and could see there were improvements in certain benches, but didn't know what that translated to in games. I'm now able to crank up shadows and anti-aliasing and maintain smoother frame rates. I had not recognized how CPU-dependent games were, but going from 4 to 8 physical cores seems to have been very beneficial.
I've ordered an NZXT Kraken x62 to replace my Corsair H100i GTX. The Corsair can't keep the 9700K 15C from TJ Max while playing demanding games, so I think it is past its prime.
I'm impressed with the performance improvement in games. Before buying, I had looked at benches and could see there were improvements in certain benches, but didn't know what that translated to in games. I'm now able to crank up shadows and anti-aliasing and maintain smoother frame rates. I had not recognized how CPU-dependent games were, but going from 4 to 8 physical cores seems to have been very beneficial.
I've ordered an NZXT Kraken x62 to replace my Corsair H100i GTX. The Corsair can't keep the 9700K 15C from TJ Max while playing demanding games, so I think it is past its prime.