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I intend to invest in a better CPU in the upcoming months.

 

My Question is. Do i really need it? I play all the Triple A Titles at High/Ultra When I can( Which is almost all the time)

 

But is an i7 even necessary or am I okay with my current CPU for the upcoming year?

 

My Budget would be $300-350

 

Specs: 

i5-4460

MSI Geforce GTX 970 OC

B85M-G R2.0

16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport

Crucial BX100 250GB SSD

1TB WD Blue

 

  • CPU: E3-1241v3|| MOBO: Asus B85M-G R 2.0|| RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (4x4) 16GB || GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 970 Gaming || CASE: Corsair 100R Carbide Series || Crucial MX100 250GB SSD + WD Blue 1TB || PSU: Sentey 750W Semi-Modular 80+ Bronze || Cooling: x2 Corsair AF120 Red LED Silent Edition

 

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A CPU upgrade may help in some titles but barely. And if you plan to go i7, you will need to shell out at least 450 USD as you will need to upgrade the Mobo also

Rig: Thermaltake Urban S71 | MSI Z77 G45-Gaming | Intel Core i5 3570K (4.4Ghz @ 1.4v) | CM Hyper 212 EVO | Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB | MSI GTX 660 | Kingston 120GB SSD | Seagate 3TB HDD | EVGA 850W B2

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No, buy an SSD. I have a 4460 and a 4690k and I barely notice the difference. Both are fine for gaming.

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I am pretty sure that your I5 will be good for the next year or two before you notice any real performance issue occuring from it. Currently games aren't utilising the hyper threading technology of the I7 very well so I5 is still good enough. If you plan on streaming/rendering however the upgrade will have a nice impact on those applications.

That's coming from someone who is using an I7 920 still and even I am far from expieriencing any bottleneck coming from the CPU

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A CPU upgrade may help in some titles but barely. And if you plan to go i7, you will need to shell out at least 450 USD as you will need to upgrade the Mobo also

Thanks!

 

  • CPU: E3-1241v3|| MOBO: Asus B85M-G R 2.0|| RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (4x4) 16GB || GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 970 Gaming || CASE: Corsair 100R Carbide Series || Crucial MX100 250GB SSD + WD Blue 1TB || PSU: Sentey 750W Semi-Modular 80+ Bronze || Cooling: x2 Corsair AF120 Red LED Silent Edition

 

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Thanks!

No problem

Rig: Thermaltake Urban S71 | MSI Z77 G45-Gaming | Intel Core i5 3570K (4.4Ghz @ 1.4v) | CM Hyper 212 EVO | Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB | MSI GTX 660 | Kingston 120GB SSD | Seagate 3TB HDD | EVGA 850W B2

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No, buy an SSD. I have a 4460 and a 4690k and I barely notice the difference. Both are fine for gaming.

Already have an SSD (; Love the 15 second boot times must say

 

  • CPU: E3-1241v3|| MOBO: Asus B85M-G R 2.0|| RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (4x4) 16GB || GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 970 Gaming || CASE: Corsair 100R Carbide Series || Crucial MX100 250GB SSD + WD Blue 1TB || PSU: Sentey 750W Semi-Modular 80+ Bronze || Cooling: x2 Corsair AF120 Red LED Silent Edition

 

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Already have an SSD (; Love the 15 second boot times must say

Sorry, I apparently can't read, didn't see that before.

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