[quote=John McClane]Yeah, the only PC games I play these days is abandonware[/quote]

[quote=ynwtf]just hop into Starcraft II or D2 Resurrection! All you'll ever need.[/quote]

[quote=Sedai]Well, most of my games have to be dialed down at least a bit to play, but for the most part, they run well enough, Oddly, what has been giving me fits lately, is the online version  of GTA V, which is a years old game! The online version, especially when the server is full, can bring my CPU to its knees if shit starts popping off with multiple players creating chaos. I run a hardware monitor and my poor little CPU takes a knee pretty fast. Assassin's Creed Odyssey can hammer it pretty badly also, as it's another massive world and when a things start to get crazy gameplaywise, my CPU tanks into the red then, as well. Recent 4x games give it fits, too.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]So here’s the most important question: what game is giving you problems that made you say “ah shit, it’s time”?[/quote]

[quote=Sedai]Yep. That curve flattened off quite a bit. I remember thinking around 2015 or so I would need to get a new chip and board any day...here we are in 2021, almost 2022 when i am finally going to do it.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]Yeah, my 1155 build was an Ivy Bridge: E3-1230v2

Remember the days when you had to update your CPU every 3-4 years? Crazy how good stuff is these days[/quote]

[quote=Sedai][quote=John McClane]My last build was a 1155 build and it screamed. But building computers these days is a waste of time and money. ****ing crypto asshats.[/quote]


SO BAD. My GPU is 3-4 years old, but no way am I forking out cash for a new one these days, if I could even find one. 

But re: 1155 - You can say that shit again. I got ELEVEN years out of this sandy bridge rig, which just seems insane to me. 

@Cringefest - the plan is to replace Mobo/CPU/RAM and the cooler. Waiting for Black Friday deals![/quote]

[quote=CringeFest][quote=John McClane][quote=CringeFest][quote=Sedai][quote=John McClane]Well, what I'm getting at is Windows has all this background **** going on, so in real world application you'd see a slight boost because of it. You know those benchmarks are bogus because they turn off all sorts of services and features, right?[/quote]

I turn off all sorts of service and features as well. Check out Windows Debloat script when you get a chance. It's pretty awesome. 

Anyway - not really worth the time/money for whatever tiny gains I would get from a 10 year old chip that someone might have spilled chocolate milk on. Gimme those new parts right nao! ;)[/quote]

You can't really replace the processor without changing the mobo and ram anyways, now THAT'S the kicker...[/quote]
You can if it's the same socket. He wouldn't be so screwed if he had waited for 1150 or 1151.[/quote]

Yeah but you gotta be careful about unsupported hardware[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]My last build was a 1155 build and it screamed. But building computers these days is a waste of time and money. ****ing crypto asshats.[/quote]

[quote=Chypmunk]Updated image of Seds in my heds:
[img]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614VujqMwuS._AC_UL320_.jpg[/img][/quote]

[quote=John McClane][quote=CringeFest][quote=Sedai][quote=John McClane]Well, what I'm getting at is Windows has all this background **** going on, so in real world application you'd see a slight boost because of it. You know those benchmarks are bogus because they turn off all sorts of services and features, right?[/quote]

I turn off all sorts of service and features as well. Check out Windows Debloat script when you get a chance. It's pretty awesome. 

Anyway - not really worth the time/money for whatever tiny gains I would get from a 10 year old chip that someone might have spilled chocolate milk on. Gimme those new parts right nao! ;)[/quote]

You can't really replace the processor without changing the mobo and ram anyways, now THAT'S the kicker...[/quote]
You can if it's the same socket. He wouldn't be so screwed if he had waited for 1150 or 1151.[/quote]