is my cpu holding me back

braxton7 · Nov 6, 2013

i have a evga gtx 660ti sc its oc 75mhz on core and 300mhz on mem and my cpu is a i5 750 yes first gen i5 anyways im gonna upgrade one and i wanna know witch will actually improve my fps more and sli isnt an option my mb doesnt support it. thanks for any suggestions.
*i5 750
ASUS P7P55D
gtx 660ti sc
samsung 840pro ssd
wd 1tb media drive
8gb of kingston hyper x

jjs0891 · Nov 6, 2013

iceclock · Nov 6, 2013

whats your full specs. i could recommand a better solution if u can name me ur whole pc setup thanks

littleleo · Nov 6, 2013

What is your budget?

braxton7 · Nov 6, 2013

i5 750
ASUS P7P55D
gtx 660ti sc
samsung 840pro ssd
wd 1tb media drive
8gb of kingston hyper x

iceclock · Nov 6, 2013

that cpu is still decent not the fastest or newest but even i got an i7 1366 is quite fast.

what cpu cooler do u have?

and also what budget do u have to upgrade ur system with?

sora · Nov 6, 2013

I honestly think you should try and upgrade to an i5-2500k as your CPU is definitely holding you back.

braxton7 · Nov 6, 2013

im not sure the cooler but its not the stock one also i forgot to add my cpu is oc to 3.1ghz. and budget is 400$

iceclock · Nov 6, 2013

whats ur country of origin?

littleleo · Nov 6, 2013

Well how about these:

Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell 3.2GHz $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116896
or
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899

and

ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 $145
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981

iceclock · Nov 6, 2013

are u gonna overclock? if not get the 4570 and that mobo is decent

potpolima · Nov 6, 2013

nononoo,, i5 750 is strong enough...
i5 haswell would increase more like 2-4 fps

braxton7 · Nov 6, 2013

so if i got a gtx 770 would the fps increase drastically or will i not see a big difference because of the cpu

smeezekitty · Nov 6, 2013

If you OC that CPU it will be plenty good.

potpolima · Nov 6, 2013

i5 750 will bottleneck 770 but not 660 ti...
buy 770 now and buy i5 haswell later..

potpolima · Nov 6, 2013

i5 750 will bottleneck 770 but not 660 ti...
buy 770 now and buy i5 haswell later..

braxton7 · Nov 6, 2013

okay thanks guys helped me alot

iceclock · Nov 7, 2013

your current setup is good, but if u want performance increase overclocking your cpu could help

ud just have to buy a new cpu cooler.

littleleo · Nov 8, 2013

potpolima :

If you want to upgrade one or the other now. I think it would be worthwhile upgrade the CPU now and Haswell's 1150 socket will be used by the Broadwell when it comes out next year. While the GPUs will be getting cheaper so you'll be able to get even better performance for the money in the future if you wait. Your currernt VGA card isn't that old and should let you get good game play in the mean time.

http://processors.findthebest.com/compare/990-1038/Intel-i5-750-vs-Intel-i5-4670K

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/453/Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-750.html

iceclock · Nov 10, 2013

yes he can upgrade but he seems budget oriented, so maybe not now. but good point little

littleleo · Nov 11, 2013

Yes Ice it might be best if he waits on upgrading until he has more money in is upgrade fund, so he can do it right. I don't upgrade that often but when I go I want to get the best I can so I'm happy with my computer and I don't need to upgrade it for a long time.

iceclock · Nov 13, 2013

+1 littleleo

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