Is it worth upgrading from a i5-3350P to a i7-4790k

Jordan08041997 · Mar 8, 2016

I have some extra money and I was wondering is it worth upgrading like would it effect performance that much?

sizzling · Mar 8, 2016

They are different sockets so would require a motherboard change. What do you use the PC for and what is the rest of the spec?

smorizio · Mar 8, 2016

i would use the older 1155 cpu and mb till it failed then switch to the newer skylake cpu and mb. the newer i7 will be slightly faster but it gone end of life with the newer cpu out. your better off using the old cpu till it dies.

bliq · Mar 8, 2016

what are you doing? for games, I'd say no. for tasks that make you money (i.e. you work from home, you're a pro photographer or something) then yes because there's a real ROI.

USAFRet · Mar 8, 2016

Jordan08041997 :

Performance in what, exactly?

phantomtofu · Mar 8, 2016

Probably not, but it depends on what use it for. If you're gaming at less than 4k and don't do other CPU-intensive tasks, save the money. If you have a top-end GPU and decent overclocking motherboard (Z87 or Z97 chipset) already and not getting the performance you expect, then the CPU upgrade might be worth it.

Jordan08041997 · Mar 8, 2016

sizzling :

GTX 970 W/ Water cooling system I5-3350P with CPU Cooler EVGA 220-GS-1050-V1 80 PLUS GOLD 1050 W power supply ThermalTake Thermaltake Chaser A71 VP400M1W2N Black SECC ATX Full Tower Case thats it pretty much also I use it for gaming

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