Hi there, 👋 as stated I’m thinking of upgrading my current cpu to the 13600k/kf.
Just want to know what you guys think of it? My current setup is the rtx 4070ti and a 240Hz 1440p monitor.
Well i mostly game on my pc and not much else going for it.
And one more thing, is the b760 motherboard suitable for the 13600k?
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Hey, the 13600k is an absolute beast, its completely underestimated by so many, but the ones who did go for it have never complained or been disapointed, and neither will you. It’s really nothing like what has tradationally been considered an i5 model, its gaming performance is almost spot on identical to the 12900k.
And most B760 boards will be perfectly fine, i like mini itx cases so i can only speak from my experience, but i originally put the 13600k in a Strix B660i and it was rock solid, so if your budget allows, i would try get a Strix B760 if you want something guaranteed.
You will surely see a nice bump in performance across the board at that resolution. Albeit, many of the newer games would benefit from the extra cores of a i7 - so keep that in mind. Why? depends. If you are running RGB software, Fan Software, Streaming / Chat Software, External Sound Device, etc. etc - all adds overhead. With the most recent titles like Hogwarts, Starfield, even Battlefield 2042 - the use of more cores is becoming more prevalent. The worst thing is to have a CPU bottleneck. Unlike a GPU bottleneck, a CPU bottleneck manifests in dropped frames - ie stuttering. That for me is worse than low average FPS. I rather have a low average FPS than stuttering (ie low 1% FPS). So the point is if you have a clean system, no “extra” software running, you will be fine. But if you plan on running “extra” software in the background. I would bump it to the i7 - and your not looking at much more cash.
Other point - he b760 is fine, however, dont expect to overclock. If you are OK with keeping everything at stock configuration; that includes DDR5 XMP over 6000 - dont expect it to work above that. You might even need to run at 5600 (stock DDR5 speeds). If you want to overclock go z790 period. But if you are OK with stock settings, you should be fine. Another point - make sure you are happy with the onboard devices - that also is another factor.
Sure, b760 is good enough, just make sure u got DDR5. Or you can go AMD, get a620 and 7600 which is much cheaper and have a stock cooler, have 90% of 13600k in gaming and upgradable to 8000 series coming soon.