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Should i upgrade my cpu to an i5?

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October 2, 2014 12:09:29 PM

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

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October 2, 2014 12:10:49 PM

upgrading to a i5 will make your pc last longer I'd say and it should help a bit in cpu intensive games
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October 2, 2014 12:21:28 PM

legend001523 said:
upgrading to a i5 will make your pc last longer I'd say and it should help a bit in cpu intensive games


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..
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October 2, 2014 12:21:34 PM

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?
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October 2, 2014 12:23:06 PM

menetlaus said:
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?


1600x720
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October 2, 2014 12:24:29 PM

SoAdeR1997 said:
legend001523 said:
upgrading to a i5 will make your pc last longer I'd say and it should help a bit in cpu intensive games


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..


[RPBABALY, YOUR GPU IS OKAY ISH, A I5 WILL HELP
oops sry caps lock
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October 2, 2014 12:26:14 PM

the 270 is weak for some of those games to be honest with you.
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October 2, 2014 12:27:02 PM

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.
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October 2, 2014 12:31:58 PM

13thmonkey said:
the 270 is weak for some of those games to be honest with you.


I spent 180$ for an okayish gpu.. fml
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October 2, 2014 12:33:50 PM

velo3100 said:
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.


According to most people the r9 270 is enough especially after overclocked to 1050 mhz..
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October 2, 2014 12:38:03 PM

13thmonkey said:
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-revi...


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?
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October 2, 2014 1:21:37 PM

SoAdeR1997 said:
menetlaus said:
What resolution are you playing at?


1600x720


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+?
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October 2, 2014 1:30:44 PM

menetlaus said:
SoAdeR1997 said:
menetlaus said:
What resolution are you playing at?


1600x720


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+?


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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