Intel that will never bottleneck gtx 970.

[Zackfoo]

I'm told to get i5 4440 or 4460 with a gigabyte b85 board Is way better than 6300 with msi 970 gaming board.

Any other suggestion which is better? Although I do believe this is almost the best for this price.

[TheKDub]

Neither of those i5s will bottleneck a 970.

[TheSLSAMG]

An i5 4460 would be a great choice.

[incarnate]

any i5 would be good really. they go up in steps of 100 mhz, which isn't much performance from one to the next so you have to ask yourself, at what point does the added cost becomes not worth it.

 

a good middle ground is the 4590 or 4570 which ever is cheaper, if those are too expensive you don't lose much with going with the 4440/60. don't worry so much about the motherboard of a locked i5 if you never plan to upgrade to an unlocked not much point to really, better to just buy the unlocked first or upgrade later to another gen. Just be careful of motherboards with lots of low user reviews, they could be low quality control products. Generally though, the cheap boards from reputable brands are fine for intel.

[Zackfoo]

Overclocking i5 gonna worth it or not?

I'm planning to get ultra settings at 1080p and very high on 1440p. Does the cpu gonna affect much?

Wait your 2nd paragraph I can't understand so I get a unlocked version or locked?

[Zackfoo]

@incarnate

[incarnate]

Overclocking i5 gonna worth it or not?

I'm planning to get ultra settings at 1080p and very high on 1440p. Does the cpu gonna affect much?

Wait your 2nd paragraph I can't understand so I get a unlocked version or locked?

 

what i was saying was in regards to the motherboard. I'm sorry my second paragraph was confusing. i'll try to clear it up.

 

essentially any i5 will be good for gaming. going with the 4570 or 4590 is a decent middle ground but if those are too expensive, going with a i5 4440 or 4460 is still a good option. if you go with a 4460 make sure you get an h97 motherboard to avoid compatibility issues. if you go with a locked i5 there is no reason to get z97 motherboard or anything more expensive and you can just get a cheaper motherboard from a reputable brand.

 

When I started talking about the unlocked i5s, it was to say that it isn't worth upgrading from say a 4440 to 4690k so don't worry too much about the motherboard. if you can afford to get an unlocked i5 then by all means get one, they are great, but if you can't its not such a big deal since even a 4440 will last you a couple generations of intel cpus before you need to upgrade.

 

i hope that cleared it up. i know i put it in a very awkward and confusing way.

[Zackfoo]

@incarnate now I'm clear.

I think I will bare with my 6300 first, maybe in a year or so I will get a unlocked intel. This sounds way cost effective because I know that I'm going to upgrade 4460 to 4690k for 970 sli.

changing procs and mobo twice in 3 years just not an average kid like me should do

[incarnate]

@incarnate now I'm clear.

I think I will bare with my 6300 first, maybe in a year or so I will get a unlocked intel. This sounds way cost effective because I know that I'm going to upgrade 4460 to 4690k for 970 sli.

changing procs and mobo twice in 3 years just not an average kid like me should do

 

even the 4440 can handle 970 sli

 

any haswell i5 can run any sli setup available right now.

[Zackfoo]

But overclocking is so fun too not doing it will sick. Especially I actually have cpu liquid cooler and ordered a few noctua af14 for overclocking purpose.

but yeah without you telling I didn't know 4440 is such a bad boy too.

Your helped is deeply appreciated man bro.

@i@incarnate

[incarnate]

But overclocking is so fun too not doing it will sick. Especially I actually have cpu liquid cooler and ordered a few noctua af14 for overclocking purpose.

but yeah without you telling I didn't know 4440 is such a bad boy too.

Your helped is deeply appreciated man bro.

@i@incarnate

 

 

np

 

i totally get why you want an unlocked i5 and totally go for it.

[Hieb]

even the 4440 can handle 970 sli

 

any haswell i5 can run any sli setup available right now.

 

Depends on the settings... SLI is kind of irrelevant. CPU load entirely depends on the game, the in-game settings and framerate one is playing at. An i5-4690K has the potential to bottleneck even a rather low to mid-range card like a GTX 760 under the right circumstances (such as in MMOs or playing at 120/144 frames per second).

 

In more demanding or poorly optimized games or at extremely high framerates, Haswell i5s could be problematic. If someone's looking for high-res gameplay, then yeah that's fine... but if they want to almost never drop below 60 fps in demanding games or play at 120/144 fps in some games, then an i5-4440 will probably be slightly disappointing.

[incarnate]

Depends on the settings... SLI is kind of irrelevant. CPU load entirely depends on the game, the in-game settings and framerate one is playing at. An i5-4690K has the potential to bottleneck even a rather low to mid-range card like a GTX 760 under the right circumstances (such as in MMOs or playing at 120/144 frames per second).

In more demanding or poorly optimized games or at extremely high framerates, Haswell i5s could be problematic. If someone's looking for high-res gameplay, then yeah that's fine... but if they want to almost never drop below 60 fps in demanding games or play at 120/144 fps in some games, then an i5-4440 will probably be slightly disappointing.

Good point. I should have said in the majority of situations.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I'm told to get i5 4440 or 4460 with a gigabyte b85 board Is way better than 6300 with msi 970 gaming board.

Any other suggestion which is better? Although I do believe this is almost the best for this price.

i5-4460 and cheap H97 board is IMHO best in class for price/performance/features.

If you think you need even more performance in games the i5-4690K can be overclocked and achieve higher framerates in CPU bound games.