
Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of gamers rushing to upgrade their CPUs the moment they start experiencing poor 1% lows, low GPU usage, and inconsistent frame pacing. A few bad benchmarks are all it takes for them to feel like their CPU is suddenly the bottleneck. I don’t even see them trying to get the most out of their existing CPU before considering an upgrade. Sure, a newer processor may significantly improve your numbers, but that doesn’t mean your current one’s worthless.