Time to Upgrade?
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DubbleClick
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Well, from that requirement you can see how much nonsense minimum requirements sometimes are.
Going from an I5 4690k to an I7 5960x yields absolutely ZERO benefit in gaming. The performance difference between a 2500k and a 4690k isn't huge, espevially when both are oc'ed.
You're good to keep it for now. Probably look into an upgrade when you see you're cpu bound a lot (gpu at 50% or less with cpu at >80% usage. Other than that, I'd probably upgrade to cannonlake, if I was you. Even first gen I5/7's still hold their weight, now with the upcoming 5th gen. Broadwell is fifth, skylake 6th, cannonlake 7th.
Thing is, without competition theres a high chance we won't see much of a performance upgrade changing just within 2-3 gens. As it happened before (right now).
Going from an I5 4690k to an I7 5960x yields absolutely ZERO benefit in gaming. The performance difference between a 2500k and a 4690k isn't huge, espevially when both are oc'ed.
You're good to keep it for now. Probably look into an upgrade when you see you're cpu bound a lot (gpu at 50% or less with cpu at >80% usage. Other than that, I'd probably upgrade to cannonlake, if I was you. Even first gen I5/7's still hold their weight, now with the upcoming 5th gen. Broadwell is fifth, skylake 6th, cannonlake 7th.
Thing is, without competition theres a high chance we won't see much of a performance upgrade changing just within 2-3 gens. As it happened before (right now).
Powerbolt
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Keep it and overclock that 2500K. Overclocked it'll walk pace for pace with the newer CPUs of the same caliber. It's not worth your time or money just for minimal performance gains.
Like DubbleClick stated, the hardware requirements for most games are complete BS. Watch Dogs is a good example of this. They published an outrageous required hardware list (i7, 8 core CPU requirements, etc..) thinking that would fix an atrociously programmed game (Ironic, frankly). Well it didn't, and Watch Dogs quickly fell from gaming grace.
If I were you I'd only consider an upgrade when it's becoming increasingly obvious the CPU's holding you back. That time is still years off, I would presume.
Like DubbleClick stated, the hardware requirements for most games are complete BS. Watch Dogs is a good example of this. They published an outrageous required hardware list (i7, 8 core CPU requirements, etc..) thinking that would fix an atrociously programmed game (Ironic, frankly). Well it didn't, and Watch Dogs quickly fell from gaming grace.
If I were you I'd only consider an upgrade when it's becoming increasingly obvious the CPU's holding you back. That time is still years off, I would presume.
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