Good CPUs for £150 ($240)

[Synergeh]

Hi, I have a budget of about £150 ($240) and I don't know what CPU I should get.

My setup at the moment:

Intel i3 4340 @3.7GHz

AMD R9 270x

8gb Kingston RAM

MSI Z87 Motherboard

And in case you were wondering my monitor is a 27" BenQ 2ms (not sure of exact model).

THANKS

[themaniac]

an i5

[Toddwjp]

do you really need one?

 

if you do an i5 will do

[JoaoPRSousa]

Sell your R9 270X and get a 970 with the money

[Jumper118]

there you go http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/i5-4670k-/141436622862?pt=UK_Computing_CPUs_Processors&hash=item20ee47980e

[SirBobson]

an i5 4690 or stretch £20 for a i5 4690K

[NeatSquidYT]

Keep your CPU unless you really need an upgrade. I'd sell the 270X and get a 970 with your spare money

[mariohead123]

OP, what do you plan on doing with  this computer? If you just game, upgrade your gpu. i3s are great for gaming and a new GPU will get you more fps than a new CPU. If you want to do video editing or any CPU intensive task, my recommendation is a 4670k or 4690 if you don't want to overclock. Best option would be 4690k tho if you can stretch your budget as said above.

[kuzimins]

keep your cpu, you wont get anything better for that price.

[Totally-A-Hero]

Wouldnt a i3 and 970= major bottleneck?

[ShadowCaptain]

Wouldnt a i3 and 970= major bottleneck?

 

 Nope

the i3 performance is similar to an i5 in games that do not take advantage of 4 core (ie 90%)

[-iSynthesis]

Wouldnt a i3 and 970= major bottleneck?

Depends on the game. But for the few games it is, you're going to be annoyed

[STRMfrmXMN]

Keep the i3 and wait 'till you have more money for an unlocked i5/i7.

[Dreigo42]

If you are just gaming, I'd move to an i5. If you are streaming or editing, a serious consideration should be made toward the AMD FX-8320 or 8350. Eight cores come in real handy if you want to record, stream, or use editing software.

[fcuckaduk]

I bought my i5 4460 for ~160€, you do not even have to switch your mainboard.

[Pickle]

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors/Intel+CPUs/Core+i5+-+Socket+1150+Haswell/Intel+Core+i5-4690+3.50GHz+%28Haswell%29+Socket+LGA1150+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=60660&source=pcpartpicker

 

i5 4690 for £158

[fcuckaduk]

Wouldnt a i3 and 970= major bottleneck?

Probably in certain games ( Watch Dogs), but for other games (e.g. Crysis, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider), it doen't matter at all.