Upgrading to An i5

[Guest]

My current build has an i3 4170, MSI H81M-P33 and an EVGA SSC GTX 950. How much would i benefit from something like an i5 4460? Should i splurge and buy a new z97 or z170 mobo and get a i5 4690k or an i5 6600k? I know i wouldn't get too much of a performance boost until i upgrade my GPU. (Probably going to save for a gtx 970)  

[Crowes]

You're on Haswell, there is no need to splurge on Skylake -- the benefits.. well, there aren't any, from what I see (even DDR4 isn't that good). Go for just the i5 4460 if you want better performance in games that utilize the extra cores (most), and stick with your H81M board, it's fine.

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

 

get a xeon 1231 v3, it fits in your motherboard and should be able to last you for quite some time, unless you wanna overclock

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

get a xeon 1231 v3, it fits in your motherboard and should be able to last you for quite some time, unless you wanna overclock

The Xeon is $100 more than the i5 4690 (non k). Is it worth it? I don't do much video editing so i wouldn't utilize all the cores. 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

get a xeon 1231 v3, it fits in your motherboard and should be able to last you for quite some time, unless you wanna overclock

nvm found one on ebay brand new for 295 CAD. Probably gonna pick it up if it's still available in a week.  

[Moonzy]

Just now, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

The Xeon is $100 more than the i5 4690 (non k). Is it worth it? I don't do much video editing so i wouldn't utilize all the cores. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

 

wut $100? o-o about $30 bump from an i5 4690 to i7 4790 lol

 

well if you dont need the extra threads, you can opt for the i5

the xeon is just more powerful in term of multi threaded workload

but single core performance, the i5 should be ever so slightly faster than the xeon because 3.8ghz vs 3.9ghz, assuming same architecture  but i guess its negligible 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

 

wut $100? o-o about $30 bump from an i5 4690 to i7 4790 lol

 

well if you dont need the extra threads, you can opt for the i5

the xeon is just more powerful in term of multi threaded workload

but single core performance, the i5 should be ever so slightly faster than the xeon because 3.8ghz vs 3.9ghz, assuming same architecture  but i guess its negligible 

Sorry Forgot to mention I'm in Canada

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

5 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

The Xeon is $100 more than the i5 4690 (non k). Is it worth it? I don't do much video editing so i wouldn't utilize all the cores. 

 

Well if I were looking at a locked i5, I'd choose the xeon over it. More room for multitasking if you ever need it. 

[Moonzy]

Just now, Pohernori said:

Well if I were looking at a locked i5, I'd choose the xeon over it. More room for multitasking if you ever need it. 

also, DX12  rumored to support multi-thread better

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Pohernori said:

 

Well if I were looking at a locked i5, I'd choose the xeon over it. More room for multitasking if you ever need it. 

How good of a GPU could i get until i would have to upgrade due to a bottleneck?

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Just now, Moonzy said:

also, DX12  rumored to support multi-thread better

 

Not even DX12. Newer games that came out in 2015-2016 love more threads. 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

1 minute ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

How good of a GPU could i get until i would have to upgrade due to a bottleneck?

 

Which CPU are you referring to? 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

How good of a GPU could i get until i would have to upgrade due to a bottleneck?

dual 980 ti? though it depends how heavily does the game utilise the cpu

[Guest]

Just now, Pohernori said:

 

Which CPU are you referring to? 

The Xeon.

[don_svetlio]

If gaming you won't notice a difference with the 950. An i3 will still be fine with a 970 or 390 - ask @byalexandr

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

 

4 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

The Xeon.

You could go up to a 980 Ti. The Xeon is like a locked i7 without the igpu and lower clock speeds. Its pretty strong. Going with either a 970 or 390 is not a problem. 

 

[Guest]

The haswell xeon e3 is the best bang for buck in gaming, IMO. 

 

combine that with a motherboard and memory that is reusable - no brainer. 

 

It will be able to support almost any amount of GPU power you throw at it. Beyond anyone on a budget should be concerned about.