I have i5-6400 2.70GHz, GTX 1050 Ti 4Gb, 16 Gb RAM.
Look at my percentage comparison for acc. The 6400 behaves similar to that 9400f, which is 17% slower than the 9600k.
You can't overclock the 6400, you can't run high mhz ram sticks, you can't force all cores to the same boost clock and it only has 4 cores..
In overall gaming performance, you don't need the k CPUs when on a tight budget but for simracing, you really want the maximum clock speeds.
So better get 6 cores with full overclocking potential vs 10 cores that are locked.
However, some generational leaps are massive, so for example a 12400f might be a lot better than a 10600k!
But comparing 8th/9th/10th gen, a 8700k that can achieve 5 GHz stable is better than a 10600k that only runs at 4.8 GHz.
Complicated.. Depending if you want to buy used or new.
It's all housed in a small Dell case so no chance of slipping in a new motherboard
I was about to ask about your ram mhz to check if you could re-use it.
It makes more sense to keep your dell as a full complete package then.
Or sell it as one.
If you really want to go for the upgrade just drop me a pm or create a new thread.
I'll happily put an example build together at a shop in your country or nearby. Or whatever ships to you without issues.
Good cases can be purchased for 30-40€. Psu for 80€. Sure, it adds up but if you don't have 2 left hands, putting it all together yourself will cost a lot less
If the CPU was improved would the GPU be good enough for a while or does that also need upgrading?
I'm running 3 x 1920x1080 monitors at 60Hz.
I'd say yes. AC doesn't need much graphics card power. Although 3x 1080p are a lot of pixels...
GPU related frame drops are a lot smoother though. The load doesn't spike as with cpu drops.
A lot easier to set up and every little setting has an impact.
With cpu, it's very difficult since you need to reduce he "drawcalls", not the eye candy.
So only things like world details, mod track optimisation, reflection update rate have an impact.
With gpu, you simply drop the anti aliasing a click and see if that's enough
60 fps/Hz isn't that hard to achieve though so I'd say a better cpu would already smooth out your overall experience a LOT!
even with a 6600k at 5Ghz and a Gtx 980ti
The 6600k at 5 GHz is a lot faster than the 6400 though and the 980ti is as good as the 1070.
Both about 30% better than Colin's current part.
Still astonished by the 5 ghz you achieved haha.
The processor frequency is king in AC
Yep!
That and generational leaps, that Intel didn't have until the 12th gen now hehe.
The only thing that really changed is that 6 cores do perform quite a lot better even with assetto corsa only really using 3 cores.
Having a bit of headroom does help..
5 cores would be enough though, but aren't built