Which One Should I Pick,Gtx 770 Or A New Core i5 For My System

Commisar Adli Syafiq Conory Dalton · Oct 8, 2014

My Rig

Core i3 4150
8gb Performance Rams
ASUS Nvidia GTX 660 2Gb
550 Watt PSU

Im On A Tight Budget Of 450$,I Want To Make Sure My Pc Can Still Handle Upcoming Games Like The Witcher 3,Ac Unity,GTA V NextGen And Many More Atleast On Low Or Medium Quality Full HD 55-65 Frame Per Second.Can Any Nice Souls Out There Suggest To Me What Should I Choose,A GTX 770 Or Core i5 Or Maybe Any Other Options?

Thank You,

Sorry For My Bad English

Notrix · Oct 8, 2014

I would say that your current rig is just fine

ImDaBaron · Oct 8, 2014

Well definitely the I5 then...go to a 970 later when you get that taken care of

geofelt · Oct 8, 2014

First of all, perhaps you can wait and see how your current parts handle your new games.
To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:

a) Run your games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.

You could also experiment with removing one core in the bios. This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many cores.

If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.

It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.

If you think you would need more graphics, then you should make a big jump, or you may be disappointed.
Like to a GTX970.

If you think you need more cpu:
If your motherboard is oc capable, with a Z97 or Z87 chipset, look at a i5-4690K.
If you can't oc, then a i5-4690 would be a step up. Particularly if your games are one of the few that can actually use more than 2 cores.
In the US, a budget of $450 would buy you a i5-4690k, a Z97 motherboard and even a cooler.

Joseph DeGarmo · Oct 8, 2014

Upgrade the CPU first. Your current GPU is still a decent card and can run the latest games on mid to high settings. Then you can wait until the GTX 1000 series is released, which should be on a 20nm fabrication process.

Commisar Adli Syafiq Conory Dalton · Oct 10, 2014

Notrix :

Thanks For The Suggestion
Sorry For Writing Like Jaden

Commisar Adli Syafiq Conory Dalton · Oct 10, 2014

Joseph DeGarmo :

Yea I Think Im Going For The i5 First

And Sorry For Writing Like Jaden

Commisar Adli Syafiq Conory Dalton · Oct 10, 2014

geofelt :

First of all, perhaps you can wait and see how your current parts handle your new games.
To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:

a) Run your games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.

You could also experiment with removing one core in the bios. This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many cores.

If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.

It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.

If you think you would need more graphics, then you should make a big jump, or you may be disappointed.
Like to a GTX970.

If you think you need more cpu:
If your motherboard is oc capable, with a Z97 or Z87 chipset, look at a i5-4690K.
If you can't oc, then a i5-4690 would be a step up. Particularly if your games are one of the few that can actually use more than 2 cores.
In the US, a budget of $450 would buy you a i5-4690k, a Z97 motherboard and even a cooler.

Thank You Soo Much
...I Think Its A Good Idea And My PSU Kinda Need To Be Change Too

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