I’m looking to upgrade my Plex and game server. I currently have an i5-4690K with 16 GB DDR3 and it’s struggling a lot. My PSU is a 850W gold rated EVGA from 2017 so I don’t think it needs upgraded quite yet since I’ve been way under the wattage for most of its life.

I was looking at something like a 13400 but I’m not sure if it’s the best choice or what to pair it with.

  • @jws_shadotakOPEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Money isn’t too tight - I have a $250 Amazon credit right now to use on whatever.

    I’d really prefer to upgrade the CPU because it’s already overclocked and still struggling. When I host a game like Space Engineers, I get massive lag spikes as it tries to keep up.

    The CPU is just not enough for what I would like to do.

    • BigDevEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Both are good ideas! A newer Gen cpu is never a bad thing in this hobby. Either method will do you good, so if you’d rather have the extra cpu horsepower of a newer cpu, you should go for it!

      I have no opinion or knowledge of which Intel cpu is best for you besides “bigger number = more better” so hopefully the other responses with advice are accurate. Good luck!