Ivy bridge i3 for gaming???

[TechnoD]

Hi Tom's. I've been looking for an upgrade in my rig. I currently have a Phenom 2 1055T which works well, but I just noticed the release of the Ivy bridge i3's. Would an ivybridge i3 be a good upgrade? (as in, would i see a significant increase in frames/performance over my current cpu). If not, do you have any other recommendations? (maybe wait for next gen cpu or something like that)

Thanks for your continuing help,
TechnoD

 

[jay_nar2012]

You wouldn't see a huge increase, maybe a small increase but nothing big, you could always wait for Piledriver (AMD's next gen) or Haswell (Intel's next gen).

Your current CPU isn't rubbish anyway.

 

[antonisrsx]

suppose that you are a gamer the upgrade you have to do (to see a significant increase in frames/performance) is your GPU. your cpu is fine for gaming. buy a new GPU (and make sure that your PSU can handle it) and overclock your current cpu! also post your system specs so we can help you more!

 

[XXStavrosXX]

If you already have a good GPU you will notice some gains with i3 but, unless you experience low framerates with your current CPU, I suggest that you keep your CPU.

 

[TechnoD]

My System Specs are the following:
Mobo: Asus M4A87TD/USB3
CPU: AMD Phenom 2 1055T 6 core
RAM: OCZ 6 GB 1600 MHZ Timing 6-6-6 (got a great deal on it before it OCZ dropped RAM)
GPU: XFX Double D Radeon HD 7770 GHZ edition not overclocked (and I game on a single 1920*1080 monitor)
Asus DVD drive
OCZ ModXstream Pro 700 Watt power supply
Creative X-Fi sound card (dont know the model but its really good)

If the i3 ivy bridge wont be too much of an upgrade, would the i5 be a lot faster? (as in, like before, better frames and performance)

 

[jay_nar2012]

An i5 would give you a bigger increase in FPS so yes the i5 will give you more performance, but i don't see whats wrong with your current CPU, just OC it and you will be fine.

 

[TechnoD]

thanks for the help. Now, lets see how high i can get this phenom on air cooling...

 

[TechnoD]

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[whatsthatnoise]

I suppose you just got that 7770? While this XFX card is really nice, it still would be the better upgrade in terms of possible fps gain.

 

[jay_nar2012]

Just don't OC on the stock cooler.

 

[Guest]

That is not a bad set up for simple gaming.

However, I will say that your CPU is rated to be about equal to an intel core 2 chip or a sandy bridge Pentium for gaming. (by tom's hardware CPU hierarchy chart)

I think you would see a pretty decent upgrade in a sandy/Ivy bridge i3. I would definitely not hesitate to grab any lower end (read cheap) i5 sandy/ivy quad core that comes on sale.

.. Recently I got a $130 i5-2400 and put it on a cheap ECS mobo ($30). It's not the fastest setup but it was a huge upgrade. However, I have had all good experiences with the i3 at 1080p.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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