Hello yall! First timer on here
Anyways, I'm requesting help in deciding a new CPU for my main desktop rig. I have recently purchased a used gtx770 from a friend because it was really cheap and my brother needed his own graphics card, plus I been looking to upgrade for a long time.
My previous build was an FM2 athlon 2x 370k clock in at 4.4ghz with 102mhz on the bus on an asrock FM2 A75m-HD+ (Don't laugh, I know it's silly) paired with a gtx650ti. It was a pretty solid machine, but since I just bought an evo212 to help with cooling, and got the used gtx770- and a corsair 750m- from bestbuy after using the price match all for less than 300 hundred for all 3, I bit off more than I can chew-stomach was bigger than the eye without thinking of the consequences.
This thing is absolutely destroying my CPU now, even at above chipset overclocks. Playing games bottleknecks my CPU to 100% while GPU is barely creeping above 36% usage.
My question is, should I buy the best FM2 for the socket, or trying to go with one of the i5-k series and if so which one? I heard the I5-3570k overclocks a wee bit better because larger Dye size reducing concentrated heat, and the i5-47090k just has better graphics chip or something. I'm leaning towards the Intels, but I only have so much money now after such a hasty investment. Maybe around 260 bucks more is my absolute cap. I'm kinda close to a microcenter, so they have i5-3570ks for 170bucks, and i5-4790ks for 200, but all the lag 1155s z77s are like 120 bucks and going up, and the lga 1150 z97s, I found one open-box for 40. (Looking at that one the most)and Im kinda bent on what board/CPU combo I should, or if I should even move up from the FM2 at all, though I would really like to.
I like to do lots of emulation,(dolphin/ pcsx2), and I would like to do steam In home streaming.
I also do game development on the side.
What do you guys think? Really banking on that fast single thread performance above all while also keeping temps low enough for the evo212. Did I miss something or is there a better shot on something I am not seeing? I can't use the current CPU much longer. Its grossly way overclocked for the chipset and the card is killing.
Anyways, I'm requesting help in deciding a new CPU for my main desktop rig. I have recently purchased a used gtx770 from a friend because it was really cheap and my brother needed his own graphics card, plus I been looking to upgrade for a long time.
My previous build was an FM2 athlon 2x 370k clock in at 4.4ghz with 102mhz on the bus on an asrock FM2 A75m-HD+ (Don't laugh, I know it's silly) paired with a gtx650ti. It was a pretty solid machine, but since I just bought an evo212 to help with cooling, and got the used gtx770- and a corsair 750m- from bestbuy after using the price match all for less than 300 hundred for all 3, I bit off more than I can chew-stomach was bigger than the eye without thinking of the consequences.
This thing is absolutely destroying my CPU now, even at above chipset overclocks. Playing games bottleknecks my CPU to 100% while GPU is barely creeping above 36% usage.
My question is, should I buy the best FM2 for the socket, or trying to go with one of the i5-k series and if so which one? I heard the I5-3570k overclocks a wee bit better because larger Dye size reducing concentrated heat, and the i5-47090k just has better graphics chip or something. I'm leaning towards the Intels, but I only have so much money now after such a hasty investment. Maybe around 260 bucks more is my absolute cap. I'm kinda close to a microcenter, so they have i5-3570ks for 170bucks, and i5-4790ks for 200, but all the lag 1155s z77s are like 120 bucks and going up, and the lga 1150 z97s, I found one open-box for 40. (Looking at that one the most)and Im kinda bent on what board/CPU combo I should, or if I should even move up from the FM2 at all, though I would really like to.
I like to do lots of emulation,(dolphin/ pcsx2), and I would like to do steam In home streaming.
I also do game development on the side.
What do you guys think? Really banking on that fast single thread performance above all while also keeping temps low enough for the evo212. Did I miss something or is there a better shot on something I am not seeing? I can't use the current CPU much longer. Its grossly way overclocked for the chipset and the card is killing.