i3 4150 upgrade to i7 4790 worth it for gaming?

Mazatan

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Hi,

I want to know if its worth to upgrade my cpu from an i3 to an i7, I mainly use it for gaming (F-HD) and as HTPC, here are my current specs:

Intel i3 4150
4gb ddr3 1600mhz (will upgrade to 8gb)
Asus gtx960 strix 2gb ( in the future I might get a gtx 1060 )
500 watts psu

The i7 is used and for the same price I could get a brand new i5 4690, around $150. So Im not sure whats the best choice. I'll appreciate if you could share some light into this.
 
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yes if you get it for that price, it is a great upgrade, IF your motherboard can support it.
what make model is it. ? also details about your psu please.

Mazatan

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Yes it supports the cpu, its a Gigabyte H97N-Wifi, the psu its an evga (less than 1 year of use), its just 30 watts more than the i3, so I dont see any problem there, right now my system uses around 200 watts under peak load.

Also, will there be some performance increase on gaming?
 

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