i5 4460 good for gaming?

[OneManArmy]

just wondering, thx.

[bip_]

I would say so. 

[Guest]

Yes.

[Sam Z Man]

Fuck yea boi.

[Delusional Phil]

Yes ... it can handle a 980Ti I believe ... So you should be fine ... 

[Dabombinable]

Yep, I've got the older non-refresh i5 4440 and I still can't max it out when gaming.

[Demonking]

Of course 

[IateMApoo]

Yes, but id go with 4690K every day.

[incarnate]

It is a great cpu for gaming and will be for quite some time

[Mao_Zedong]

Yes, but id go with 4690K every day.

That also costs around $75 more including the higher motherboard.

[i_build_nanosuits]

just wondering, thx.

yes, it can play games really well...pretty much as good as it gets when it comes to gaming to be honest.

I mean you can make FPS gains by overclocking an i7 if you run an high-end graphics solution, but if like most people you want to game at 1080p 60FPS at high/ultra settings on a GTX 970 for example, then yes it's the best CPU for the money that's for sure.

[Zeruel]

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Systems/Quad-Core-Gaming-Hardware-Roundup/Metro-Last-Light-and-Middle-Earth-Shadow-Mordor

 

 

 

Any good Haswell+ i5 processor is EXTREMELY good for gaming, even better than AMD 860k. 

 

 

People love their unlocked processors but any i5 will do the job at a very similar performance. Read the article and compare i5 4440 with the i7 4790k, you'll be surprised.

[MEC-777]

 ...even better than AMD 860k. 

 

LOL

 

They're not even in the same league. The 860K competes more directly with the G3258.  

[Zeruel]

LOL

 

They're not even in the same league. The 860K competes more directly with the G3258.

 

 

People just need to understand.

 

 

Lowest tier i5 > 860k  == don't even worry about bottlenecks.

 

People on this forum need to show more love to i5 non-K and H97 boards. 

 

You can make a decent i5/GTX 960 build for $600 flat. Kills consoles, useful for content creation. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

People just need to understand.

Lowest tier i5 > 860k  == don't even worry about bottlenecks.

i think what they need to understand is

Lowest tier i5 > FX-9590 == but that's another story

[MEC-777]

People just need to understand.

 

 

Lowest tier i5 > 860k  == don't even worry about bottlenecks.

 

People on this forum need to show more love to i5 non-K and H97 boards. 

 

You can make a decent i5/GTX 960 build for $600 flat. Kills consoles, useful for content creation. 

 

I think most understand that, since one is $80 or less and the other is $180+.

 

Processors should be compared by price point, not number of cores. That's what people need to understand. 

 

The lowest tier i5 is in a class far above the 860k, so they shouldn't even be compared in the first place.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I think most understand that, since one is $80 or less and the other is $180+.

Processors should be compared by price point, not number of cores. That's what people need to understand. 

The lowest tier i5 is in a class far above the 860k, so they shouldn't even be compared in the first place.

i agree...strangely enough, when you look at gaming performance of a CPU VS it's cost in the 70$ to 250$ range...you realize the guys behind this know what they are doing!

[Zeruel]

I think most understand that, since one is $80 or less and the other is $180+.

 

Processors should be compared by price point, not number of cores. That's what people need to understand. 

 

The lowest tier i5 is in a class far above the 860k, so they shouldn't even be compared in the first place.

 

I firmly believe in 4 cores. AMDs FX series is irrelevant, unless you want a cheap dedicated rendering/streaming machine.

 

I compare 4 core processors(for gaming) in terms of IPC. I know the price points for entry 4 core CPUs are  $75 AMD and $180 Intel.

 

I just find it a bit weird people ask if low tier i5 will bottleneck anything. I would just like for some people to explore the thought process of comparing single threaded performance in 4 core processors.

 

Person A looks up some benchmarks, 860k vs i5 4430 big difference! i5 4430 vs i7 4790k the difference in gaming is not as bad as AMD. Conclusion low tier i5s won't bottleneck high tiers GPUs.

 

I see a lot of does this i5 bottleneck this or that posts. It should be common knowledge that ANY i5 won't bottleneck any single GPU severely.    

[IateMApoo]

That also costs around $75 more including the higher motherboard.

But its worth it.

[Mao_Zedong]

But its worth it.

Meh, not really. Even if you get something like a 980ti, you won't notice a difference in most games. Also, if somebody is looking at a 4460, they probably can't afford a 4690k...

[TravisTea]

Extremely. I have it and it doesn't even break a sweat during gaming.

[IateMApoo]

Meh, not really. Even if you get something like a 980ti, you won't notice a difference in most games. Also, if somebody is looking at a 4460, they probably can't afford a 4690k...

Id buy 4690K cuz i would use that CPU for a long time and would OC the crap out of it, looking at locked Ivy i5s they already bottleneck high end cards.

[mattonfire]

Yes, but id go with 4690K every day.

That's what I have it's a beast and you may get a good overclock with it too like I did

[IateMApoo]

That's what I have it's a beast and you may get a good overclock with it too like I did

I know, im planning to get i5 too when Skylake will be out.

[Mao_Zedong]

Id buy 4690K cuz i would use that CPU for a long time and would OC the crap out of it, looking at locked Ivy i5s they already bottleneck high end cards.

You're missing the point. Just because something is better doesn't mean that everybody should get it. The 4460 is perfectly fine for any single GPU out now. That also goes for ivy i5s. The 4690k is better, but doesn't matter short term and it costs way more. It is around $75 even without a different cooler, and you will be spending at least $30 on a cooler if you want a good OC.