When Should I Upgrade To A New CPU From A i5 3570k

MyNameIsTony · Mar 21, 2015

So I've been slowly adding new parts to my PC over the past couple years and I'm just curious to when I should upgrade my i5 3570k processor.

I got it back in 2012, but i have noticed that there are newer ones out? I usually play games of all genres and graphics so do you guy's recommend upgrading now or maybe in another couple years?

Havo_k · Mar 21, 2015

Your cpu is fine, get a new gpu instead.

dark_globe · Mar 21, 2015

you don´t need any upgrade yet .
it won´t be worth the extra money and effort .
haswell chips brought only about 10% overall performance boost over ivy bridge generation .

as mentioned above , upgrading your gpu to something like gtx 970
will make a huge difference in your gaming experience

Wolfshadw · Mar 21, 2015

I'd wait a few more years (a couple more CPU generations).

-Wolf sends

giantbucket · Mar 21, 2015

it's only 1 generation old, so i wouldn't really bother doing a full upgrade until it's 3 generations old. then you'll actually notice a larger jump in performance and by then the graphics cards will also be significantly better.

unless you've got money to burn, that is....

holyrage · Mar 21, 2015

save your money until JUN aka R9 300 announce date grap a GPU upgrade by them

another fact u wont need a CPU upgrade until that I5 is 5-6 years old (with Overclocking Of course)

DX12 will be more CPU efficient (like mantle) so that CPU will last alot of time the 2500K is more than 4 years old and has 0 bottlenecks when Oc'ed

MyNameIsTony · Mar 21, 2015

Thanks for the answers everyone, it was very helpful. I will probably end up getting the gtx 970.

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