Are faster CPUs in 2016 needed for gaming?

EightyHD · May 10, 2016

I am asking this question for an update. Lately, with the release of the GTX 1070 and 1080 and also the amazing trailer of Battlefield 1, I was wondering if an i5 CPU still will not bottleneck a powerful GPU at all. I saw a chart and for the Witcher 3 it seemed to matter a lot on which CPU you were using. I will be getting a GTX 1070 when it releases, should I keep my i5 4th gen or upgrade to an i7? Because I know that Battlefield, especially the multiplayer part, is pretty CPU intensive.

Gam3r01 · May 11, 2016

You shouldnt experience any bottlenecking, but in the situations you described a better performing processor does increase performance.
Whether or not that difference is worth it for you is your own choice, but it wont be a bottleneck.
I personally would be satisfied with a 4th gen i5, but everyone has different ideas of performance.

smorizio · May 11, 2016

with windows 10 and the newer chipset and cpu. there faster then the older z77 chipset and cpu. i built my dad a new rig to repalce his old old dell. used a g4400 and a h170mb and a evo ssd. and the mb post and runs faster then my older z77 and i5 with evo ssd. myself i wont upgrade unless my pc killing me or it fails. the issue is both gpu and cpu are changing too fast if your a light gamer/home user look at haswell and skylake. if you have a haswell 1150 mb you have to get a new mb to drop in a cpu that intel added one pin?? come on intel you could have kept the 1150 mb around longer.

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