What CPU should I upgrade too?
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Get the i5-4460 (best price-performance) or the i5-4690 (best performance). It's too bad you can't get the i5-4690K (unlocked), which is the most optimal CPU for gaming, as your motherboard only has an H97 chipset (rather than the Z97).
Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.64 @ CCLOnline)
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.96 @ MoreComputers)
Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.64 @ CCLOnline)
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.96 @ MoreComputers)
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KPRWB9G/?tag=pcp0f-21
If you can spare the 3 extra pounds i'd go with the k series. You have the option of overclocking the future. Granted the 4690k does have an inferior thermal compound under the ihs to it's refreshed 4790k counterpart.
If you can spare the 3 extra pounds i'd go with the k series. You have the option of overclocking the future. Granted the 4690k does have an inferior thermal compound under the ihs to it's refreshed 4790k counterpart.
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Oh my bad didn't see he had an h97, yeah even if you could overclock on that mobo , i wouldn't. It's not designed for it, i'd go with the non o.c. solution. Or the E3 that guan said. Though you won't see any real world applications.
Wait it's a 4 core i get it's xeon so they took out the intergrated graphics but it's still only 4 cores does it perform that much better then a non oc'ed 4690? They should have the same core count and hyperthreads?
Wait it's a 4 core i get it's xeon so they took out the intergrated graphics but it's still only 4 cores does it perform that much better then a non oc'ed 4690? They should have the same core count and hyperthreads?
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E3-1231V3 has 4 cores with HT. The cores performance are more or less the same as i5 4690. It is just like i5 4690 but with HT.
The same goes for i7 4790, it is basically an i5 4690 but with HT.
E3-1231V3 is like an i7 4790 but without the iGPU, which you do not really need , if you use a dedicated GPU.
Price is the interesting part for E3-1231V3, it has almost the same price like i5 4690k.
Yes, it is a Xeon and it is not really meant outside server world but for normal users, you will see E3-1231V3 exactly the same as i7 4790 without iGPU
Thus, if you do not OC, E3-1231V3 is a really nice/cheaper alternative to i7 4790.
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guanyu210379 :
E3-1231V3 has 4 cores with HT. The cores performance are more or less the same as i5 4690. It is just like i5 4690 but with HT.
The same goes for i7 4790, it is basically an i5 4690 but with HT.
E3-1231V3 is like an i7 4790 but without the iGPU, which you do not really need , if you use a dedicated GPU.
Price is the interesting part for E3-1231V3, it has almost the same price like i5 4690k.
Yes, it is a Xeon and it is not really meant outside server world but for normal users, you will see E3-1231V3 exactly the same as i7 4790 without iGPU
Thus, if you do not OC, E3-1231V3 is a really nice/cheaper alternative to i7 4790.
If you get the performance of a 4790 at the price of a 4690 then i second this opinion.
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