I'm currently looking to upgrade my 4690k (i know it's not bad, but i want to get to the DDR4 platform)..so my questions is which one should i get ? I don't really have much time for games I so I only play PS2 atm.
The 7600k is somewhat cheaper and has a higher base clock, can be OC-d, the 8500 has 2 more cores bigger cache but lower base clock and it's newer....should i just close my eyes and pick one?
External link →I did something similar to this earlier this year and upgraded from a 4690k to the 8600k. With a little (lazy) tuning, my chip was able to hit 4.6 GHz easily on air w/ a Hyper 212 Evo. Temps usually hovered around 65-70 C. On water with the same clock speeds and a 240 rad it sits in the low 40's. (I could probably push it ever further, but I'm lazy haha). So far my experience with ps2, the 8600k has made the biggest improvement in larger fights. With medium to high settings @ 3400x1440, I rarely see drops below 90 in most fights with some large fights pushing high 60's. Everywhere else it's usually a stable ~120.
Tldr; I did the same thing 4690k -> 8600k and I'm very happy with it. Hope this helps!
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