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Hi All,
I am currently running a Q6600 with considerable overclock on a Gigabyte MOBO with good DDR3 RAM BUT new(ish) games are struggling, e.g. Arkham Knight, Fallout 4

I have always tried to maximise my bang for buck by buying used parts from ebay or CEX, I can get an early i5 (like an i5 750) and an 1156 MOBO for maybe under £100 but will I see much difference, obviously I intend to overclock, my Q6600 is running @ 3.4Ghz

By getting a 1156 Mobo will I be limiting my options, I'd like SATA3 as I have 2 SSD's which aren't getting the best support from SATA2.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
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That's the sort of info I'm looking for. I've seen an i5 750 for £20 with a year warranty but if I can get a better 4th Gen for £50 and a MOBO would cost the same then I'm up for that. I also need to bear in mind that I'd like to keep the DDR3 RAM FOR NOW other wise it becomes a more expensive proposition.
 
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New games are still going to struggle on that i5.

If you have a small budget and are buying used parts the minimum I would buy is an i5-2500k or i7-2600k Even those can be a bit weak in some titles. If you can afford an i5-4460 or better that would be a FAR FAR better choice. Yes it will still use DDR3
 
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how overclockable would something like an i7 2670 be, I can get one for £28

 
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Hi LucoTF
Thanks for your interest, I don't mean to be rude, how is a dual core processor going to be faster than a Quad core going at almost the same speed?
 
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Because you cannot compare clock speed across generations or even different brands, its only relative to the processor that its running.

It may have 2 less cores, but it also has a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) so for every bit of that mhz clock speed its doing 2-3x the work.
 
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Not rude at all, it's your money and you should be wise in how you spend it :)

The G4560 is actually a dual core with hyperthreading, so for gaming it's very close to the i3-6100.

You could probably find an older i5 and motherboard for around the same price... for example:

i5-3470 £55 https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI53470A
gigabyte H61 board £40: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gigabyte-GA-H61M-DS2-Rev-5-0-Socket-LGA1155-Motherboard-/302259260116?hash=item46600e4ad4:g:jLQAAOSw4CFY0Tal

Gaming performance would be pretty similar for either choice - please feel free to check around on youtube and confirm this yourself. You would lose two ram slots and SATA3 by going with that 5 year old cpu/mobo combo though.
 
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That is a very good point. I've only got 8 (2 x 4) Gb of RAM @ present but don't want to be limited & I definitely want SATA3,

 
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