CPU Upgrade, Geared Towards Gaming

[App4that]

Thiiiiiis tells me literally nothing. Yay intel can get this fps in this benchmark against other intels. why is this relevant?

Because you're choosing between Intel processors. Do you want to have to upgrade your CPU in 6 months? I had to from a i5 to a i7.

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-the-best-pc-hardware-for-fallout-4-4023

[a3venom]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/shjT23

 

This is $313, given you sell your old stuff for even $80 you will meet your budget goal but you get so much more with the DDR4 + Z170 + a CPU capable of going easily 4 GHZ.

[VinorSion]

Because you're choosing between Intel processors. Do you want to have to upgrade your CPU in 6 months? I had to from a i5 to a i7.

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-the-best-pc-hardware-for-fallout-4-4023

That was from nearly a month ago, and i have had people report fx 8350+R7370 being able to push 35+ in heavy cities and 60 everywhere else. I cannot afford a 4690K or a 4790K. i dont fancy going froma lowest FPS  of 24 to a lowest FPS of 25 for the i3 either.

[typographie]

then getting a 4460 and a mobo with the features i want will be sufficient? 

 

In my opinion and based on my experiences, absolutely.

 

What the video above tells you is that in GTA V, having eight logical Haswell cores makes some quantifiable difference over having four physical Haswell cores. And if you don't intend to play GTA V, it tells you nothing at all.

[VinorSion]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/shjT23

 

This is $313, given you sell your old stuff for even $80 you will meet your budget goal but you get so much more with the DDR4 + Z170 + a CPU capable of going easily 4 GHZ.

Yeah no. I can RMA my ram in the next week for 34$, and maybe get something for my 2120, but i seriously doubt i will be able to fly that.

Edit: also the 10$ rebate isnt cash, so ill be getting a prepaid card that is virtualy useless, bring the price to 323

[VinorSion]

In my opinion and based on my experiences, absolutely.

 

What the video above tells you is that in GTA V, having eight logical Haswell cores makes some quantifiable difference over having four physical Haswell cores. And if you don't intend to play GTA V, it tells you nothing at all.

yeah i don't play that. And thanks! someone who actually gave me an answer and not recommending shit so far out of my price range that i cant even see it

[a3venom]

Yeah no. I can RMA my ram in the next week for 34$, and maybe get something for my 2120, but i seriously doubt i will be able to fly that.

Edit: also the 10$ rebate isnt cash, so ill be getting a prepaid card that is virtualy useless, bring the price to 323

 

Check this - 

It compares very well to higher end CPUs @ 183$, just need the Z170 chipset to OC it. I'd say it is worth it but haswell will be the next best thing you can get probably

[typographie]

yeah i don't play that. And thanks! someone who actually gave me an answer and not recommending shit so far out of my price range that i cant even see it

 

It's also worth pointing out that the benchmarks above were conducted with a $1,000 Titan X because CPU performance is more visible with high-end hardware. With an R9 370 you're very likely to be heavily GPU-bound most of the time and any performance difference with an i7 would be buried anyway.

 

Here's some benchmarks specifically for Fallout 4. I'm linking the CPU section, but video cards were on the preceding pages:

http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page5.html

[VinorSion]

It's also worth pointing out that the benchmarks above were conducted with a $1,000 Titan X because CPU performance is more visible with high-end hardware. With an R9 370 you're very likely to be heavily GPU-bound most of the time and any performance difference with an i7 would be buried anyway.

 

Here's some benchmarks specifically for Fallout 4. I'm linking the CPU section, but video cards were on the preceding pages:

http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page5.html

I saw that... still if a 980TI gets 54 on the low end of the fx 8350 im ganna be getting like ass. Side question, when i upgrade i have acess to the GTX770 ref or the 280X MSi edition. Which is better?

[typographie]

I saw that... still if a 980TI gets 54 on the low end of the fx 8350 im ganna be getting like ass. Side question, when i upgrade i have acess to the GTX770 ref or the 280X MSi edition. Which is better?

 

Well, the i5-4690K (very similar to an i5-4440, as long as it isn't overclocked) managed a minimum of 77 FPS paired to a GTX 980 Ti, and that's at absolute max details. I think you're alright as long as you're willing to drop a few settings.

 

At the time both were new-ish cards, the GTX 770 was slightly faster than the R9 280X, but AMD's drivers have improved since then. I suspect the R9 280X is at least as good today, and if the reference cooled 770 throttles at all, which it may, the 280X would certainly be better.

[VinorSion]

Well, the i5-4690K (very similar to an i5-4440, as long as it isn't overclocked) managed a minimum of 77 FPS paired to a GTX 980 Ti, and that's at absolute max details. I think you're alright as long as you're willing to drop a few settings.

 

At the time both were new-ish cards, the GTX 770 was slightly faster than the R9 280X, but AMD's drivers have improved since then. I suspect the R9 280X is at least as good today, and if the reference cooled 770 throttles at all, which it may, the 280X would certainly be better.

So in summary, go for a 4460, drop a few details (which i already have) and ill be fineish. Then go for the 280x if i can, and ill be more fine. Cool.

[i_build_nanosuits]

So in summary, go for a 4460, drop a few details (which i already have) and ill be fineish. Then go for the 280x if i can, and ill be more fine. Cool.

in a nut shell, yes.

H97 board, re-use your memory get the i5-4460 and then later hunt down a new more powerful GPU. (An r9 290/290X would be a bigger upgrade and would have you set for longer BTW i wouldnt rush the GPU upgrade)

[online_olympian]

Buy used. I just got a dx79sr mobo a xeon e5 2670 and 16 gigs of ram for under 350. which is much much faster.

[Nena Trinity]

860K, FX-6300, i3-6100 or i5-4460?