Hello, I'm looking into a cpu upgrade for my Dell Inspirion 3847 that came with the Pentium G3240. Specs of CPU - http://ark.intel.com/products/80796/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3240-3M-Cache-3_10-GHz
Also my PC Specs from Best Buy - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-desktop-4gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5859014.p?id=1219165153058&skuId=5859014
The G3240 has served me well so far and most games I play have no issues majority of the time like Shadow of Mordor which I avg with my last benchmark @1080p with the XLR8 PNY GTX 750 @68 avg 127max with everything set to high, except textures low for 1 gb limits, at the time the gpu was not overclocked. Since then I overclocked the GTX 750.
So, based off my performance I get great performance but am interested in the overclocking capabilities of the G3258 cpu which I read here from a review on newegg that states - "4.4ghz on stock cooling 100% stable for 5+ months, I have this in an inexpensive gaming rig build and it's a beast. I purchased this as a budgetary measure until I could upgrade to an i5 or i7 down the road. It's been so blazing fast for everything I do I haven't even thought of upgrading." Source - http://www.newegg.com/Product/SingleProductReview.aspx?reviewid=4293949
and here about it matching the I7-4790K when overclocked - "At 4.3 GHz, in terms of single and dual core performance, the G3258 challenges a fully overclocked i7-4790K, the fastest CPU I have seen to date! These results are stunning considering that the G3258 is retailing for around one fifth as much as an i7-4790K." Source - http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-Intel-Pentium-G3240/2434vs2820
So, my question. Is it worth upgrading to the G3258 for overclocking @4.3 ghz or save up more for the I5-4440. Also if I went with the G3258 will my Dell Motherboard support the CPU despite it being of the same socket of 1150 LGA and its overclocking capabilities?
So far, I assume it will since my GPU overclocked easily with no issues from the motherboard.
I appreciate any help/advice on this before I make my decision on a cpu upgrade.
Also my PC Specs from Best Buy - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-desktop-4gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5859014.p?id=1219165153058&skuId=5859014
The G3240 has served me well so far and most games I play have no issues majority of the time like Shadow of Mordor which I avg with my last benchmark @1080p with the XLR8 PNY GTX 750 @68 avg 127max with everything set to high, except textures low for 1 gb limits, at the time the gpu was not overclocked. Since then I overclocked the GTX 750.
So, based off my performance I get great performance but am interested in the overclocking capabilities of the G3258 cpu which I read here from a review on newegg that states - "4.4ghz on stock cooling 100% stable for 5+ months, I have this in an inexpensive gaming rig build and it's a beast. I purchased this as a budgetary measure until I could upgrade to an i5 or i7 down the road. It's been so blazing fast for everything I do I haven't even thought of upgrading." Source - http://www.newegg.com/Product/SingleProductReview.aspx?reviewid=4293949
and here about it matching the I7-4790K when overclocked - "At 4.3 GHz, in terms of single and dual core performance, the G3258 challenges a fully overclocked i7-4790K, the fastest CPU I have seen to date! These results are stunning considering that the G3258 is retailing for around one fifth as much as an i7-4790K." Source - http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-Intel-Pentium-G3240/2434vs2820
So, my question. Is it worth upgrading to the G3258 for overclocking @4.3 ghz or save up more for the I5-4440. Also if I went with the G3258 will my Dell Motherboard support the CPU despite it being of the same socket of 1150 LGA and its overclocking capabilities?
So far, I assume it will since my GPU overclocked easily with no issues from the motherboard.
I appreciate any help/advice on this before I make my decision on a cpu upgrade.
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