CPU upgrade

[Bazzz]

Hey guys,

 

I was struggling a bit on finding the right solution here.

My current pc has a i5-4460 but it kinda struggles on some games. It's paired with a gtx 1070 and I found out the cpu is really holding my 1070 back.

Is buying an 8th gen I5 (and supported motherboard) really a good idea?

I was told that going from a I5 to I5 doesn't bring that much of a upgrade, but is that really true?

 

The only better cpu's that are supported by my motherboard are the Intel Core i7 4790K, Intel core i7-4770K and Intel Core i5 4690K.

Should I get a used one of these and just swap out the cpu, or should I buy a newer i5 with motherboard (if that's even worth it).

I don't really have money for a new i7 or something, or I'd have to sell a kidney.

 

Thanks

[Herman Mcpootis]

this time it's a good upgrade, the 8400 has 6 cores over 4 on the 4460. but you'll need to spend extra on the board and ddr4 ram. if you can't afford all that then a used i7 4770/xeon 123x v3 will also work.

[Bazzz]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

this time it's a good upgrade, the 8400 has 6 cores over 4 on the 4460. but you'll need to spend extra on the board and ddr4 ram. if you can't afford all that then a used i7 4770/xeon 123x v3 will also work.

why especially ddr4 ram? doesn't it support ddr3?

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Bazzz said:

why especially ddr4 ram? doesn't it support ddr3?

nope, not a single 300-series board has ddr3 support, it's ddr4 or bust.

[Bazzz]

2 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

nope, not a single 300-series board has ddr3 support, it's ddr4 or bust.

Checked it, and unfortunately my memory is ddr3

The average price for used i7 4770's is close to €200. 

Isn't that a lot of money for an old i7? and will it perform that much better?

will the i7 4770 be "future proof"?

[knightslugger]

10 minutes ago, Bazzz said:

Checked it, and unfortunately my memory is ddr3

The average price for used i7 4770's is close to €200. 

Isn't that a lot of money for an old i7? and will it perform that much better?

will the i7 4770 be "future proof"?

4770 is still a very capable CPU today. 

[geo3]

If you want a cheep upgrade just get a 4770k or 4790k, a decent cooler and overclock it.