Should i upgrade my cpu to an i5?

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

I recently upgraded my entire 4 year old rig.
For my upgrade i bought an i3 4150 (with intentions of upgrading if needed) and an r9 270 OC gpu.
The gaming performance has increased but not as i expected, especially in newer games like watch dogs, spec ops: the line (Dmc 5 was barely playable even on high). Because of the performance I am considering
upgrading to an affordable i5, the 4460 looks good. Would the upgrade improve gaming on higher settings, is it worth the money?

my rig:
cpu: i3 4150 3.5 ghz
motherboard: h81m d2v
ram: 8 gb g skill 1600
psu: fsp raider 550 watt
gpu:r9 270 OC

legend001523 · Oct 2, 2014

upgrading to a i5 will make your pc last longer I'd say and it should help a bit in cpu intensive games

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

legend001523 :

Do you think my cpu being a dual core i3 is the reason for the occasional lag in newer games?
If it is the cause of my lag i don't mind upgrading..

menetlaus · Oct 2, 2014

I wouldn't, but I'm cheap.

If you make that upgrade you lose 2 cores (+HT) at 3.5GHz and gain 4 cores (no HT) at 3.2/3.4GHz. While there are some games out now that would benefit from the extra physical cores - I wouldn't think this will solve a general across the lines lower than desired gaming performance problem. The upgrade would help a lot in CPU heavy games like WoW/Civ V - and not at all on a GPU limited game (which is the more common case).

What resolution are you playing at?

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

menetlaus :

1600x720

legend001523 · Oct 2, 2014

SoAdeR1997 :

[RPBABALY, YOUR GPU IS OKAY ISH, A I5 WILL HELP
oops sry caps lock

13thmonkey · Oct 2, 2014

the 270 is weak for some of those games to be honest with you.

velo3100 · Oct 2, 2014

If you upgrade the cpu it will benefit games that are cpu intensive. If the games that you have mentioned fit into this category then upgrade. Otherwise a better gpu maybe needed.

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

13thmonkey :

I spent 180$ for an okayish gpu.. fml

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

velo3100 :

According to most people the r9 270 is enough especially after overclocked to 1050 mhz..

13thmonkey · Oct 2, 2014

You're not playing at a particularly high resolution, but watch dogs is a resource hog and would benefit from an i5 or an i7.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32899-3.html

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

13thmonkey :

I am confused. Bottom line is will i get more fps\smoothness with a haswell i5 in upcoming games? Is it worth my money if i want smooth performance?

menetlaus · Oct 2, 2014

SoAdeR1997 :

Something is really weird with your system, at 1600x720 that CPU and GPU should be good (not great, but good).

Is your ram 1x8GB? New install of windows? Very high/Ultra gaphics settings? are you getting ~60 FPS and wanting 100+?

SoAdeR1997 · Oct 2, 2014

menetlaus :

Yes the ram is 1x8 but that shouldn't make a big difference.
I tried dmc 5 on high without any texture settings and still got lag (unplayable).
Spec ops: the line played decently on very high without other texture settings until it started lagging in some areas.
Mass effect 3 also has some fps drops.

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