Picking out CPU

[Ion4545]

so I've been digging around finding some Intel processors for an upgrade to my computer and i have settled on 2 (but if you can recommend one in the price range for these that would be awesome also) the i5 4460 I've heard good things about this processor and i heard its a pretty good CPU for gaming in general the next is an i7 2600k and I'm torn between the two if someone could help me narrow it down that would be fantastic

[don_svetlio]

Generally, the i7 2600K will perform better IF you pair it with a proper Z67/Z77 board - you can get a very solid OC on it.

[Imakuni]

Which CPU and mobo do you have right now?

[Ion4545]

will i

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Generally, the i7 2600K will perform better IF you pair it with a proper Z67/Z77 board - you can get a very solid OC on it.

will i need to overclock it to get better performance than the 4460? if so i am not in the price range to get one of those boards

 

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Which CPU and mobo do you have right now?

i have an athlon x4 860k and an old asrock fm2 socket board

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Ion4545 said:

will i

will i need to overclock it to get better performance than the 4460? if so i am not in the price range to get one of those boards

 

i have an athlon x4 860k and an old asrock fm2 socket board

Huh. Then I guess a Haswell I5 is the best for you. Look for prices on used 4440 / 4460 / 4570 / 4590 / 4670 / 4690. Pair any of them with an H81 mobo and you'll be good.

[Syde]

9 minutes ago, Ion4545 said:

so I've been digging around finding some Intel processors for an upgrade to my computer and i have settled on 2 (but if you can recommend one in the price range for these that would be awesome also) the i5 4460 I've heard good things about this processor and i heard its a pretty good CPU for gaming in general the next is an i7 2600k and I'm torn between the two if someone could help me narrow it down that would be fantastic

if you are also buying a new motherboard then go for the i5 6400 skylake, better efficiency and better performance in my testing.

[Ion4545]

1 minute ago, Syde said:

if you are also buying a new motherboard then go for the i5 6400 skylake, better efficiency and better performance in my testing.

not quite in my pricerange at the moment good sir

[don_svetlio]

7 minutes ago, Ion4545 said:

will i

will i need to overclock it to get better performance than the 4460? if so i am not in the price range to get one of those boards

 

i have an athlon x4 860k and an old asrock fm2 socket board

No - the i7 2600K is 20% behind in single core but about 40% better in MC.

[Ion4545]

10 minutes ago, Syde said:

if you are also buying a new motherboard then go for the i5 6400 skylake, better efficiency and better performance in my testing.

i'm sorry i was thinking of the 6600k not the 6400 i might just get this one. bit slow on the baseclock though

[Ion4545]

12 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

No - the i7 2600K is 20% behind in single core but about 40% better in MC.

so is MC an exception or will it run better for games all around

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Ion4545 said:

so is MC an exception or will it run better for games all around

It will run better in DX12 and probably the same in DX11