processors shopping

[theworstjak]

hay guyz im building my new rig i want a budget processors with lowest price for my msi gtx 970 without any bottleneck

 

amd or intel

[niofalpha]

i5 4440 is the lowest id'e go with that GPU.

[REX.exe]

Why do you want a budget CPU when you have such a high end GPU? You'll probably bottleneck it....

[SteveGrabowski0]

i5-4430 or better or you will have wasted $330 on that GPU.

[theworstjak]

Why do you want a budget CPU when you have such a high end GPU? You'll probably bottleneck it....

because i want better games performance 

[SteveGrabowski0]

i5-4590 is the best bang for your buck CPU. It's about $15 more expensive than an i5-4440 or i5-4460, but it's all cores turbo clock is almost 10% higher. You get into some real diminishing returns for your dollar going higher than the i5-4590 though, at least for a single GPU system (except if you play Arma III or Total War, which can really make use of an overclocked CPU even on a single GPU system). If you want to pop a second 970 in eventually then the i5-4690k becomes your best price to performance chip since you're already buying the expensive Z97 SLI board and since you'll probably be CPU bound.

[spartaman64]

because i want better games performance 

if your cpu is terrible your gpu wont be used to its full potential so you need a balance

[theworstjak]

i5 4440 is the lowest id'e go with that GPU.

how about 

intel Core i5-4460 LGA 1150 CPU

[the4thgengamer]

I wouldn't go for a cheap CPU - you'll bottleneck your system, meaning if you have a fast GPU and a slow/low quality CPU, it will lead to poor performance. Hopefully that makes sense. 

 

If it doesn't, here's a Fast as Possible I just dug up from Linus on it! Enjoy 

[SteveGrabowski0]

because i want better games performance 

 

The i5-3470 you have listed in your profile will run your GTX 970 great, no need whatsoever to buy a new CPU. See Tom's Hardware's gaming CPU tiers list: your's is first tier, and I don't see it dropping out of there for at least a year.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

You're great with what you have.

[niofalpha]

 

how about 

intel Core i5-4460 LGA 1150 CPU

 

Performs the same, just a haswell refresh CPU so a better TIM.

 

If you get this one besure to get a Z97/H97 motherboard.

[SteveGrabowski0]

 

how about 

intel Core i5-4460 LGA 1150 CPU

 

 

You won't notice a difference over your i5-3470.

[theworstjak]

You won't notice a difference over your i5-3470.

the problem is its 1155 not 1150 and i relly want sell it  i wont be using it any more

[theworstjak]

Performs the same, just a haswell refresh CPU so a better TIM.

 

If you get this one besure to get a Z97/H97 motherboard.

i got MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97A GAMING 6

[SteveGrabowski0]

the problem is its 1155 not 1150 and i relly want sell it  i wont be using it any more

 

Why? It makes no sense to upgrade from an Ivy i5 to a Haswell i5.