Change from i3 2100 to i5 4670K, having a GTX 970 for gaming?

Airon Chow · May 9, 2015

I recently sold my Zotac Geforce GTX 760 and ordered a Gigabyte Geforce GTX 970 G1 Gaming (It'll arrive in a few days), and I have a few hundred dollars to spare. Upgrading for the newest and most flashiest games, of course.

My rig currently has an i3 2100 (Dual core with hyper threading) and I'm not sure if I'll have any bottle necks, so I'm wondering if I should upgrade to an i5 4670K if its worth the money. Or if theres any other CPU thats better for a similar price.

If this upgrade doesn't improve the performance by much, I'm thinking I'll just get the Razer Blackwidow 2014 Keyboard.

Also, should I change my mother board with CPU? I'd be happy if I could avoid that.

Thank you.

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Some Specs:
550 Watt power supply
8 GB ram
Intel i3 2100 @ 3.1 GHz (Dual core with HT)
Gigabyte Geforce GTX 970 G1 Gaming
Air cooled rig.
Stock case.
Intel DH61WW Motherboard
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Got this rig originally with a stock power supply and a Geforce GT 520.
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Suztera · May 9, 2015

If you can find an 3rd gen i5 or i7 then that will be fine. Such as i5 3570 or i7 3770. This will allow you to keep your motherboard.
If you want the i5 4670k then you need to change your motherboard to ideally a Z87/Z97 motherboard.

Airon Chow · May 9, 2015

Whats the cheapest mother board I can get if I'm going for something newer than the 3rd gen?

Suztera · May 9, 2015

Airon Chow :

Depends on what cpu you getting and where you from. Prices can vary depending on what country you in.

Airon Chow · May 9, 2015

My current mother board is an Intel Desktop Board DH61WW

And I'll be buying from amazon.

Suztera · May 9, 2015

Airon Chow :

What country? Amazon is available in many countries.

Airon Chow · May 9, 2015

Dubai, UAE.

Also, doing some research, I've found this Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard which is compatible with the i5 4670K, and costs about 60 dollars.

Is it worth it to invest in these?

Suztera · May 9, 2015

Airon Chow :

It is compatible but if you want overclocking with the cpu you need a Z97 motherboard with an Intel 4th gen "K" cpu. If not overclocking any 4th gen non-k cpu should be fine such as the i5 4440

Airon Chow · May 9, 2015

I'm probably not gonna overclock the CPU though. I think I'll just stick to overclocking the GPU for now.

Thanks for the help.

RobCrezz · May 9, 2015

Airon Chow :

A H81 and a 4440 is a great upgrade then, will be considerably faster than your current i3.

An i5 2500 or i7 2600 would also be a very good upgrade if you can find one for a good price on the used market, and will drop straight into your current motherboard.

Airon Chow · May 9, 2015

After more thought, I realize I will be using this for a while now, before any upgrades (maybe 4 years?). So I'm thinking I'll save up some more and try going high end, change up the mother board and the CPU, overclock ready, in case I feel up to it.

Learned quite a bit today.

Thanks

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