Potential Bottlenecking?

[ChiefTalonface]

Here are my specs:

 

BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/03/12 12:01:30 Ver: 08.12

Processor: Intel i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz

OS: Windows 7 64 bit

Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti OC 2GB

RAM: DDR3 16GB 1600

Motherboard: P8B75-M

 

I did this build a couple years back with not a whole lot of knowledge about computer building, but was satisfied with it at the time. However, I've noticed that it can't handle games like Battlefield 4 well at all, when it runs games like Metro: Last Light on nearly highest settings. Is my hardware just falling behind or is there a bottleneck somewhere in my system. If there is one, is there any upgrades that I can do?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Yes your hardware is a bit outdated...

 

As newer games such as BattleField 4 requires utilizes more GPU and CPU horsepower...

[The Crazed Child]

Depends on how well-optimised the game is for multiple threads.

 

BF4 is a great example. At launch it was optimised for up to 8 cores. Metro might be different, it's made by a developer who we've never heard of, probably might not have the programming resources to optimise it well.

It's a business-oriented motherboard, so obviously it has no overclocking ability, but you could easily find a cheap Sandy or Ivy Bridge i5 that you could pop into there if you need the four cores.

[ChiefTalonface]

Would it be worth going over to an i5 on LGA1155, or should I just think about upgrading to 1150/AM3+ instead?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Would it be worth going over to an i5 on LGA1155, or should I just think about upgrading to 1150/AM3+ instead?

 

That is a very tough choice...

 

if you go to a new platform, you need a new processor and motherboard but while staying on your current platform and upgrading your CPU, which should be easily found for cheap, its still a dead platform..

[ChiefTalonface]

That is a very tough choice...

 

if you go to a new platform, you need a new processor and motherboard but while staying on your current platform and upgrading your CPU, which should be easily found for cheap, its still a dead platform..

I was thinking of perhaps going over to AM3+, because (I might be wrong with this) they seem to not stop supporting sockets as quickly, and their CPUs are somewhat more affordable. 

[itsmyjobtoknow]

I was thinking of perhaps going over to AM3+, because (I might be wrong with this) they seem to not stop supporting sockets as quickly, and their CPUs are somewhat more affordable. 

But AMD haven't released a new cpu for the Am3+ socket in a long time....

 

Yes their pricing for their CPU is fairly cheap but their performance is somewhat lackluster...although it would be a nice upgrade to you, it may not be the best decision in the long run..

 

I'll say get a Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge i5 for the time being and wait until Broadwell or even SkyLake to upgrade..

 

Sandy and Ivy Bridge are still a decent architecture  

[Clyne]

I was thinking of perhaps going over to AM3+, because (I might be wrong with this) they seem to not stop supporting sockets as quickly, and their CPUs are somewhat more affordable. 

NO, DON'T GET AM3+ .

IT'S A DEAD SOCKET.