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So im thinking of upgrading my PC this christmas and i have an idea of what i want. However, because im currently using an AMD X4 860K on the FM2+ platform i of course cant just upgrade my CPU to an Intel one and be done with it. So would buying a Haswell CPU such as an i5/i3 still be a good idea and would they still be suitable for gaming?( I will be pairing this CPU with a GTX 950). The reason why i want to know this is because if i don't go with a Haswell CPU, then i will have to go with a Skylake one, and then buy a new motherboard and a set of DDR4 RAM, which would be more expensive than me simply getting a Haswell CPU and motherboard.

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2 minutes ago, KJ4 said:

So im thinking of upgrading my PC this christmas and i have an idea of what i want. However, because im currently using an AMD X4 860K on the FM2+ platform i of course cant just upgrade my CPU to an Intel one and be done with it. So would buying a Haswell CPU such as an i5/i3 still be a good idea and would they still be suitable for gaming?( I will be pairing this CPU with a GTX 950). The reason why i want to know this is because if i don't go with a Haswell CPU, then i will have to go with a Skylake one, and then buy a new motherboard and a set of DDR4 RAM, which would be more expensive than me simply getting a Haswell CPU and motherboard.

go with a i5 4690k and a z97 krait. done.

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I'd recommend going with Skylake because it will let you upgrade to Kaby Lake later, and because Skylake chips are priced similarly as their Haswell counterparts but perform better.

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2 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

go with a i5 4690k and a z97 krait. done.

Agreed, but only if he plans on OCing

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I would wait for kabylake, skylake prices will drop then you should buy a skylake if kabylake isn't much better.

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1 hour ago, xYowie said:

I would wait for kabylake, skylake prices will drop then you should buy a skylake if kabylake isn't much better.

Prices of cpus never drop they only get higher

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11 minutes ago, Jumper118 said:

Prices of cpus never drop they only get higher

Until they are nearing 10 years old.

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