I5-3570k Still good enough?

AnonymousDuck

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Oct 29, 2014
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Hi!
i5-3570k
GTX 660 SLI
8gb RAM

Those are my current specs and I'm just wondering will my CPU soon be an issue with it's 4 cores and stuff. I'm planning on upgrading to GTX 970 which should keep the GPU side up to date for a while, But I'm afraid that the CPU doesn't really hold up anymore and CPU's arent that easy to just change since the sockets keep changing. So should I consider buying a new rig or stick with the old one and only upgrade the CPU?

Thanks!
 
Solution
That CPU is still top tier for gaming... even the generation before it (i5-2500k) is still top tier... CPUs really have only improved maybe 10-20% in the last 4-5 years - gaming wise.