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.

  • BigDev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    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!