I want to upgrade my cpu, any recommendations?
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As long as the BIOS is up to date the motherboard will support a i7-4770(k) & 4790(k) and other 1150 socket i7's.
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go to http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-H81M-D2V-rev-10#support-cpu to find all the CPUs supported by the motherboard.
Then your next stop is probably eBay to find a used CPU...https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l2632.R2.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.XCore+i7-4790K.TRS0&_nkw=core+i7+4790k&_sacat=175673
which is where you're going to find out that it might be better to start over and build a new computer using modern bits and pieces...
Then your next stop is probably eBay to find a used CPU...https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l2632.R2.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.XCore+i7-4790K.TRS0&_nkw=core+i7+4790k&_sacat=175673
which is where you're going to find out that it might be better to start over and build a new computer using modern bits and pieces...
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If it was updated to that day it should support the newer CPU's however here's the link if you want to update it to the newest BIOS.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-H81M-D2V-rev-10#support-dl
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-H81M-D2V-rev-10#support-dl
Unfortunately You already have a fairly good processor and the i7s will probably still be pricey even used.
Probably better to look for a new motherboard and Coffeelake processor when the H370s come out. AMD may be a good option too.
Looks like you already have the bios needed for 4th gen K processors.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-H81M-D2V-rev-10#support-dl
Is there a lot that your current processor won't do that you want it to ? I note that it is still in the top rank in the Toms CPU hierarchy. Which means that upgrade even to the best newest processor may not improve your gaming performance that much.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html
Probably better to look for a new motherboard and Coffeelake processor when the H370s come out. AMD may be a good option too.
Looks like you already have the bios needed for 4th gen K processors.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-H81M-D2V-rev-10#support-dl
Is there a lot that your current processor won't do that you want it to ? I note that it is still in the top rank in the Toms CPU hierarchy. Which means that upgrade even to the best newest processor may not improve your gaming performance that much.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html
Is it really not worth the upgrade from the I5 4660? I feel like I am not getting the most from the gtx 1070 and was sure it was because of the cpu. for example, in ac origins on the lowest settings the fps moves up and down from 60 to 30, isn't it because of the cpu? Other games that should work on high settings have low fps too
i7 will help to push your GTX1070 but first download MSI Afterburner to monitor CPU/GPU/RAM usage and temperature. Anyone of them runs at or near 100% is the one that bottleneck your system. This is for you to confirm it before upgrade.
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It's just that your CPU is being pushed as far as it will go, once it's capped performance can suffer a bit as you've seen by the stuttering.
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