CPU advice.........

[houghton19]

Hi Internet people...... hope this is ok here as I'm not on many forums these days compared to the past. So in 2016 me and a friend built me a pc, now it gets used less and less as time goes by and i hate the fact I'm not using it as much as I once did. With streaming becoming easier and content not really needing to be stored as much it sits there idling, however I don't want to get rid. I've had the same windows install since 2016 and thinking about giving her a little bit of TLC and a upgrade....... but on a budget.

So I have a Asus Maximus VIII motherboard and currently have a i7 6400, I don't really want to go down the rabbit hole of new MOBO ect as i may as well buy a new PC........ So ive read the best LGA1151 is the i9 9900K. just wondering how i would find out if its compatible with my mobo and if i would actually see any difference in performance and if its worth the cost of approx. £250 to upgrade.


so upgrade plans that i would probably wait to do together would be

CPU.
M2.drive if i can afford a bigger one (Im on a 7 year old 128gb as were expensive back then)
new coolers maybe with RGB
Win 11

Edit....... also looking at a cheap 10gbps NIC as I have a Asus 16000AXE so I can utilize the faster ports.

I understand that "is it worth it" is very subjective down to the user, the users usages and each individuals finances ect.
thanks

 

[houghton19]

ok, ive fount the answer on reddit......No, 9th gen CPU's only work on 300-series chipsets. Z170 only supports 6th and 7th gen, despite them all being the same socket.

sorry to waste anyones time. guess this can be closed.