i7-7700K in 2023... Trash or Treasure? — Testing Games @ 1440p Ultra

Ahh the year where Tech Deals actually taught me about PC components :) when I first started out.

I'm not gonna race with PC specs

I am still running a 7700k system, I built after watching one of your build videos back in the day. Your video's were very helpful.

i have z170 motherboard can i upgrade to 7700k with new bios and no problem in xmp or overclocking?

Ive got an i7 7700k and a 1070ti, with 24 gb of RAM, i generally like to play games in 1080p and on high settings, im lost on what i should upgrade next, can anyone give me advice?

Looking to upgrade now, my 7700K is still going strong 5 years later, but mixing it with a 3080 is not great.
That video card is so badly limited by the CPU it's crazy.

I don't think Nvidia controll panel and windows settings are optimized since this is a CLEAN install. Optimize them and expect 30-100%more fps in games

funny this runs hogwarts legacy on max like a charm wierdly enough, Even star citizen is "playable"

Genuine Intel CPU 0000 @ 2.20GHz

16,0GB Single-Channel DDR4 @ 1197MHz

MSI B150M BAZOOKA (MS-7982)

4096MB ATI Radeon RX 570 Series

When I get the 7700K on the bench and test it properly with Starfield we will know for sure. What I can say is it runs best on my 10900K running with 4 cores. Will also be interesting to see what happens when I turn cores off on my Ryzen 7.

I still running my dellided 7700k running on 5,0 GHz with an overclocked GTX1080ti Strix since 2017. Its still enough for me with 1440p gaming.

I've been playing around with a 6600K vs a 5600X3D in my main system. It's interesting to see what usage looks like depending on the graphics card dropped in the system. I need to look into the "gpu waiting" metrics that GN is starting to use

I have i7 7700 and gtx 1080ti, is it worth to upgrade to 9900K or just get new ryzen or intel platform ?

Oh snap I still have the same exact pc, same graphics card too, as the old one. Thats wild that youre still uploading, I was thinking about upgrading since my cousin keeps showing off their "Ray Tracing", gonna save money up and try to upgrade to high end PC. Time to research parts again.

So with 7700k and a 1070 stay at 1080p and with a 2070 stay at 1440p?

I followed your videos to set up my 7700k back in 2017 and im watching this now still on the same machine with no money to update, but i can still play cyberpunk so thats okey :)

im still running the i5-6500 and a gtx 970. im bottlenecking out the ass on both ends, but i'm bidding on a $66 i7-7700k before i start building a brand new rig. if i get it and sell my 6500 for ~$25, it's a $50 upgrade that should solve half the problem (hopefully). i have a z170 board so the 7700k is the final cpu that is compatible. the gpu is a different story. i might actually throw down on modern card and upgrade the rest of the pc later. no 1440p for me until i commit to a new rig

The new machine comment made me want to cry. Got my 7700k + 1080 omen from 2017

Im still using my 7700k which i bought with your advice about 6 years ago now.. thank you again, its been overclocked at 4.9 ever since, hasnt missed a beat

Thank you for doing this video!!!! I have a similar build z270 motherboard, i7-7700k, and 1070ti. My video card stopped working recently, so I replaced it with a RX 7600. It still runs like a champ, but I will upgrade the memory to 32g. I do have a question for you, is it worth it to upgrade the CPU to an i9-9900k or save my money and leave the 1151 sockets behind.

I highly recommend an AMD GPU for these older CPU

Me looking at my i5-7400 👀 you know that Starfield is about to launch 🚀

Pc is complicated compared to gaming consoles like PS5

Average XCOM 2 enjoyer💪

def came here for the tryp in the memory lane, just replaced my 7 year old build with 7700k and 1080ti last month for a new build with a 13900k / 4080 and already feel nostalgic for my old build felt so proud when i built it, and not gonna lie it would play everygame at 1080p ofc many new tittles wouldn't reach the desired 144fps to match the monitor refresh rate but if u dont mind to playing on 50/110 fps on new tittles on low settings it still can perform and usually cheap now PS i played overwatch 2 at 1080p normal settings 140 fps no problem

"Let's benchmark a CPU in scenarios where we're constantly at 100% GPU usage"

Still using my 7700k platform. See no reson to upgrade yet as it plays well in all the games im playing.

My machine is the same as the machine here and I play Hogwarts Legacy with no problems at all

Overclocking my 7700k to 5Ghz helps with frame stutters a lot.
Thanks for the content!

I still use a 7700k system upgraded with an RTX3080 and game at ultrawide 3440x1440 with absolutely no problem in AAA games. I am only interested in 60fps+ and all my games including Hogwarts Legacy achieve that at high or ultra settings.

Im using 7700k with 2070S. When RT is Off - it still works at highest settings with 2K 60fps - mostly and not too strong DLSS/FSR option.

Next time im changing processor. Hraphic card would probably wait until some next gen cards. Im disappointed with RT On quality (there wasnt big change - mostly only less frames) Next time ill get something only stuff for more frames with Rt Off.

It would be great if AMD would save my old nvidia card with FSR frame interpolation like in DLSS3. I feel there is maybe still more need for GPU supporting only rasterization.

I have a I7 7700k with a 1080ti. Do I need to upgrade? I do prefer to play games in 4k.

Imo the 7th gen was a fail. A 4790 is almost identical in performance and it's a 2013/2014 chip. Still,it's amazing these are still expensive just because they're i7 based. I sold my old 7700+B250 motherboard and cooler,put 30$ more with the money i got for it and i got me a new R5 5500 and new Asus TUF motherboard for it and it's easily noticeable faster than the old i7

my 7700k gtx 3090 is definitively my last desktop pc upgrade ive done.

Worst cpu generation ever

I run a 7700k, 16GB RAM, and a 3070. The rig was my first build and over the years, I've changed power supply, cooler, and GPUs. It handles 1440p gaming well. I would love to upgrade and tinker with it some more but the quality is good enough for what little gaming I do nowadays. In some games, like Forza Horizon 5, the graphics auto set to Ultra or something crazy so I have to lower it a little or else I run into issues and error messages. I think Cyberpunk 2077 was the same but it's been a while since I booted it. 2077 is playable, I don't recall having that many issues with it but I also don't exactly recall my graphics settings lol For an upgrade, I'm leaning towards either a Ryzen 5700X or Intel 12600K because they're both sub-$200 currently.

Just OC the 7700k, it completely and almost eliminates 1/0.1% stutters , my wife's is currently at 4.7ghz at 1.23v and it's honestly a big difference in games like Elden Ring, Cyberpunk and so on over the default 4.2ghz

I do need to admit that I am really also still playing on some older CPUs as well. The thing is there is dearly also a lot of "hearsay" that people just hear and repeat instead of actually testing it. I also still do love to play on my 7700k or 7700t and they both really do run VERY well in the most of the games that I do have. I am also m ostly playing up to 1080p and sometimes even 720p because I am playing on a 55inch TV that does support 4k and these CPus and also the 6700k or the 4790 ones which still belong to my very favorites and are blamed being "impossible to use for 4k" which is absoluterly not true... Yes they DO have an higher usage on the cpu and yes todays cpus and some games are sometimes focused on multiple cores as you have said but then I am also seing, that those days it does seem to be more and more "normal" that you cant use games before the first day patches because they throw unfinished titles on the market which basically stress out every hardware...

I personally still have great experiences with those things and I do also have stronger onesis but then i think it is still amazing how well those i7 cpus still are so greatly playable. And they are by far faster than most people give them credit for...

I can also understand that some people have not the best installations and they change the pc and have a new and fresh installation and all of that so the pc naturally is relally a lot faster but then if I basically am seeing benchmarks of systems like between a 4790 and an 8700 for example and I remember of being "only" 50% difference in the cpu hardware and then most people forget the rams, chipset, higher clockrates, faster ssds like sata vs m2 in some benches and such things I think those cpus still do a really great job.

i use g4400 for 7years i worth for upgrade 7700k for 100$?

Your i7 7700k build video was my first PC and the introduction to your channel. It’s crazy to see you again as im currently in the market for an upgrade. Glad to see you again :)

Can a i7-8700k run a rtx 3080 to 100%?

Was thinking of upgrading my i5-6600 to to the 7700k. It is only like $100 for the cpu. I play at 1080P with my GTX 1070 so I've been slow to build a new pc. Getting to almost 8 years on my i5-6600. Not even a k!

I’m confused, I have a 3080 and a 7700k and I get 60 fps 4k on every game including hogwarts legacy… I don’t see how there is a need to upgrade. I can’t find any games that I can’t max out. I can even run the new path tracing versjon of cyber punk maxed out at 40fps.. I feel the 7700k is just fine until games start forcing me to lower settings.

Hello, you haven't mention if the 7700K was running Stock or OC'd plz Reply 🙏

Playing Hogwarts Legacy with raytracing on my 7700K 3080Ti 32GB. I do get the occasional stutter in in busy areas (probably should install it on my NVME) but game plays well otherwise.

You can love it...
You can hate it...
But FACT is that the 7700K is a classic legend!

Its all about the "K" …. Delid it put it on 5ghz boost and u got few more years to play with this beast.

I dont know how anyone could deal with this. I upgraded from a 10850k to a 13600k just so pubg would run better. granted i have 10k hours in the game and im a top 100 player in the world. I do love that i5s are worth buying again for a good gaming rig

I don't agree, if you love to play games then your always having to upgrade, but I don't game anymore and my i7-6700T with Windows 11 is snappy and fast enough even today because all I need is basic office, video and web browsings. Saving money now and my machine will last years to come, although I'll probably upgraded when Windows 12 comes along.