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mopforfree

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I currently have an i3 4340 and was looking at upgrading to an i5. Will i see any real performance gains as far as gaming goes? I play WoW, Diablo 3, and Titanfall all on high with min. of 55 to 60fps depending on game. I have about $150 to spend and i was looking at ebay for a good deal on a 4440, 4460, or a 4570 and seeen these goin for bout that much give or take $15.
current specs:
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI(rev.1.0)
CPU: 4340
GPU: Evga 750 ti ftw
RAM: 8gb ddr3 1600
SSD: 256gb Samsung pro 840
PSU: Corsair 500w
OS: 8.1 64 bit
 
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You will probably have a bit better minimum FPS. The extra cache will help, and the extra cores will better handle background processes than the i3's HT does. That said, for Warlords, Blizzard is working to make WoW less CPU dependant, like it has been traditionally, and more reliant on GPU. I would probably hold off upgrading until we see some results of these changes, once Warlords is out.
 
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Ok thanks ill just wait for the xpac to come out before i decide to upgrade and ill look for a better gpu then a cpu. what kind of gpu could i get before the cpu startts to bottleneck it?
 
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ok thx well i have a couple months til Warlords comes out maybe i can save up enough money to get a 970 and a used i5 4570 of ebay. will i need a bigger PSU with that can as well?
 
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Depends on the game. Some really aren't limited by CPU performance in any reasonable scenario, while I can think of some that will be CPU-bottlenecked no matter how good your CPU is. I wouldn't go outrageously overboard, like SLI 980's or something, but I really wouldn't worry about the i3-4340 paired with any single GPU card.

The other consideration is that if you're already hitting 55-60 FPS, and your monitor refreshes at 60 Hz (as most do), then you really have no room to grow from a faster processor anyway. A faster GPU would allow higher detail settings, but ideally you want your FPS around 60 to avoid tearing. It sounds like you're right where you ought to be.

The games you listed aren't the most demanding ones in the world. Even Titanfall, a new-ish AAA shooter, is built on a variant of the aging Source engine. Its very easy to run on mid-range hardware. Your hardware is probably bored in WoW—a 970 might sit at its low-power clocks in that game.
 
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OK cool so ill just wait and see if ill need to upgrade when it comes out as well as if any new upcoming games coming out next year that might need better hardware. just for fyi my monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster2493HM if that matters at all in this decision.
 
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