Is the i7 4th Gen worth upgrading toward from the 3rd Gen?

Liberatas

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Hi Guys,

So, recently my father's computer decided it's too hard to go on and now it's practically dead. It's gonna need a new motherboard and I'm going with an ASUS Sabertooth, Z77 or Z87. Pending on the decision here.

So, we have an i5 3550, I'm thinking i7 is the way to go and 4th Gen but is it really worth it? I'm not really sure of the improvements either as CPU's aren't my strong point. Stastics on a few CPU's that could be suggest would be great. I'm open to AMD as well, even though I've not tried it before.

 
Solution
Get an i5, then. He might want a better graphics card. Consider the Radeon R7 or R9. If he's a nVidia fan, then he might want a GeForce GTX660.