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Is it worth upgrading to an i7?

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I currently have an i5 4690, a Palit GTX 1060, 8GB DDR3 2400mhz RAM. Is it worth upgrading to an i7 4770(k)/4790? It would be for heavy gaming: Witcher 3, FO4, Just Cause 3, ETC. I might eventually start streaming

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 3.5GHz

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P DDR3 ATX

RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage 8GB 2400MHz

GPU: Palit Geforce GTX 1060

Case: Zalman Z9+

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD, SK Hynix 256GB SSD

PSU: SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit

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Not really the most CPU bound game in the list is fallout and you could just overclock, ~10% improvement is not worth £200+ on a new cpu

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Well your CPU is not bottlenecking,but if you really want a i7 its a upgrade for sure

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if its just for gaming i would say you dont need to upgrade, the CPU isnt really the bottleneck here

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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1 minute ago, ScratchCat said:

Not really the most CPU bound game in the list is fallout and you could just overclock, ~10% improvement is not worth £200+ on a new cpu

It probably wouldn't be full price, I could sell my i5 and I have general other stuff I'm planning to sell, and I could buy preowned

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 3.5GHz

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P DDR3 ATX

RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage 8GB 2400MHz

GPU: Palit Geforce GTX 1060

Case: Zalman Z9+

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD, SK Hynix 256GB SSD

PSU: SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

if its just for gaming i would say you dont need to upgrade, the CPU isnt really the bottleneck here

What is the bottleneck?

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 3.5GHz

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P DDR3 ATX

RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage 8GB 2400MHz

GPU: Palit Geforce GTX 1060

Case: Zalman Z9+

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD, SK Hynix 256GB SSD

PSU: SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit

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Just now, Bluebeano said:

It probably wouldn't be full price, I could sell my i5 and I have general other stuff I'm planning to sell, and I could buy preowned

Rather wait for Zen and Intel's response, with competition again things will begin to move.

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3 minutes ago, Bluebeano said:

What is the bottleneck?

the 1060, but if its just 1080p gaming there is no real reson to upgrade anything

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

the 1060, but if its just 1080p gaming there is no real reson to upgrade anything

I'm not upgrading the 1060 :) I just got it, It's not even in my rig yet. I might eventually go up to 1440p but the 1060 is better than my old card so i'm happy

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 3.5GHz

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P DDR3 ATX

RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage 8GB 2400MHz

GPU: Palit Geforce GTX 1060

Case: Zalman Z9+

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD, SK Hynix 256GB SSD

PSU: SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit

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