Cpu higher clock speed = more fps?

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Ok I'm planning on doing a new build and I have a question will overclocking your cpu give you more fps in games like battle field or should I just save money and get a non-K cpu and a hyper 212 or some cheap after market cooler?

 

Thanks.

[TheSLSAMG]

If there is a present CPU bottleneck, yes. If not, likely no.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

If there is a present CPU bottleneck, yes. If not, likely no.

So if you had a pentium there would be a difference but an I5 wouldn't make a difference.

[RollinLower]

depends on the rest of your rig really. care to give us your full specs?

[SkywardKkalox]

FPS is based on the GPU horsepower, unless you have a CPU bottleneck then you won't see a performance gain.

[TheSLSAMG]

So if you had a pentium there would be a difference but an I5 wouldn't make a difference.

Depends on the GPU, but generally this is the case. Save your money and get a locked chip unless you find reason to justify what is usually an extra $50.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

depends on the rest of your rig really. care to give us your full specs?

I5 and a 970.

[RollinLower]

well with a 970 you could get usually a few more fps by overclocking. but is it really necessary? i mean what games do you play that need more fps on an I5 and a 970?

[ADZ_123_!"£]

well with a 97 you could get usually a few mor fps by overclocking. but is it really necessary? i mean what games do you play that need more fps on an I5 and a 970?

I was just seeing if it's worth spending the extra money for that feature but it appears not to be so I will get a non K cpu.

[ThE_MarD]

Heyyo,

Meh, right now? No a stock i5 won't be a big bottleneck in most games... but in the future? It probably will.

I myself have an Intel i7-3770k (stick with an i5 tbh, only went for this since I got it cheap after the Dogecoin market crashed) and I overclocked it from 3.7GHz stock to 4.2GHz. It helps me keep 60fps solid at all times unlike the stock settings where I would get minor dips here and there.. so it depends on if you're willing to spend the extra money on an unlocked CPU and an aftermarket cooler. Part of the problem right now with thinking about future Intel CPU upgradability? Intel Skylake. It'll be on LGA 1151, so a completely new socket... so that would mean upgrading your motherboard, CPU and probably your RAM since odds are it'll be a DDR4 board. Having the ability to overclock would definitely help with performance down the road.

[ThomasD]

If there is a present CPU bottleneck, yes. If not, likely no.

Yes, key word being likely.

 

It still depends on all the specifics of the system. 

 

As an example I was fooling around with my g3258 build this weekend.  It only has a 7790 in it.

 

Stock running Unigine Heaven on Ultimate settings I get a score of 610, and average FPS of 24.2 with min/max of 6.6/51.8 FPS.

 

OC'd to 4.4 GHz the numbers were 619 score, 24.6 FPS and min/max of 12.5/52.1 FPS.

 

So the only thing that significantly changed was the minimum frame rate.  

 

Now granted, in this exact instance it really doesn't mean much.  But it does mean there are conceivable situations - say with better but not greatly better CPU and GPU-  that, while you might not see substantially higher max FPS, the improvement on the bottom end could lead to a much more acceptable gaming experience.

 

Personally I would not buy an unlocked CPU to overclock it now in order to squeeze out a few more FPS.  I'd buy an an unlocked CPU to overclock it later, when I need those FPS to make those future games decently playable.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Heyyo,

Meh, right now? No a stock i5 won't be a big bottleneck in most games... but in the future? It probably will.

I myself have an Intel i7-3770k (stick with an i5 tbh, only went for this since I got it cheap after the Dogecoin market crashed) and I overclocked it from 3.7GHz stock to 4.2GHz. It helps me keep 60fps solid at all times unlike the stock settings where I would get minor dips here and there.. so it depends on if you're willing to spend the extra money on an unlocked CPU and an aftermarket cooler. Part of the problem right now with thinking about future Intel CPU upgradability? Intel Skylake. It'll be on LGA 1151, so a completely new socket... so that would mean upgrading your motherboard, CPU and probably your RAM since odds are it'll be a DDR4 board. Having the ability to overclock would definitely help with performance down the road.

I will just wait for sky lake and then get the new I5.