I'm not looking for anything super insane, but I do want something that'd be good for Fallout 4 and I'd probably be getting MGSV after the upgrade. Basically whatever would compliment my current build:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gN4zJtO.png[/IMG]
What's your budget and power supply?
Also that processor will likely hold you back in both of those games
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;48627346]What's your budget and power supply?[/QUOTE]
Budget isn't an issue, it's going to be a gift from my sister. PSU is 450W, unsure of the brand name if that matters.
This is probably still above the budget, but if I was in your shoes, I'd get this:
[URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kzjxJx[/URL]
Your current processor is really bleh
And if it is above budget but you're planning to upgrade your processor within a year or so, just remove the CPU + motherboard from that list
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;48627410]This is probably still above the budget, but if I was in your shoes, I'd get this:
[URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kzjxJx[/URL]
Your current processor is really bleh
And if it is above budget but you're planning to upgrade your processor within a year or so, just remove the CPU + motherboard from that list[/QUOTE]
I'll keep that in mind. So far I've had no real issues with the CPU, it's all been the GPU. What would you recommend for a good CPU, the one in the partpicker?
[QUOTE=World Eater;48627819]I'll keep that in mind. So far I've had no real issues with the CPU, it's all been the GPU. What would you recommend for a good CPU, the one in the partpicker?[/QUOTE]
You won't notice the processor as long as it's coupled with a low-end GPU, it's when more powerful components get installed it'll limit you/them. Coupling it with a 280X will give you a massive boost, but you'll still experience very noticeable FPS dips, and a much lower framerate roof than you would have with a faster processor.
And yes, the 4440 is basically a slightly underclocked 4670k with a locked multiplier(this also means lower power consumption/heat/noise), it's incredibly competent, and a great choice if you don't want to spend too much money.
At 1080p a GTX 970 is powerful enough for high settings. I think that the bottleneck for that CPU shouldn't be too great in actuality.
You could move up to an 8320, though AMD isn't my knowledge strong point.
[QUOTE=eurocracy;48644842]At 1080p a GTX 970 is powerful enough for high settings. I think that the bottleneck for that CPU shouldn't be too great in actuality.
You could move up to an 8320, though AMD isn't my knowledge strong point.[/QUOTE]
most games wont make use of the extra cores in an 8320, hes better off at this point by getting an i5/i7 or waiting for zen core to come out
[QUOTE=AJ10017;48650689]most games wont make use of the extra cores in an 8320, hes better off at this point by getting an i5/i7 or waiting for zen core to come out[/QUOTE]
[URL="https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html"]Also AMD has hilariously bad single threaded performance compared to Intel processors so I wouldn't even bother with them at all.[/URL]
[QUOTE=AJ10017;48650689]most games wont make use of the extra cores in an 8320, hes better off at this point by getting an i5/i7 or waiting for zen core to come out[/QUOTE]
The 8320 is more powerful on a single core + overclocks better, which would prevent bottleneck issues at 60hz
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[QUOTE=K1ngo64;48651085][URL="https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html"]Also AMD has hilariously bad single threaded performance compared to Intel processors so I wouldn't even bother with them at all.[/URL][/QUOTE]
Stock i5 2500k: 1896
AMD FX 4350: 1399
That's about about a 30% gap.
The 8320 is stock 3.5 Ghz, it can overclock up to 4.5-4.8 with only an evo 212 as a cooler. That's a 30% increase.
At which point the 8320's single threaded performance should prevent any bottlenecking and should be on par with a stock 2500k.
Cost/performance wise buying a new skylake motherboard + i5 is going to cost about 3-4x more for possibly 50% more single core performance (with overclocking on the 6600k). For gaming use only the 8320 won't bottleneck it.
A stock 5960x is only 100 points higher single core wise.
To finally make the point on actual game impact:
[video=youtube;c4i_NmayXAw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4i_NmayXAw[/video]
Why the fuck are you comparing a stock processor to an overclocked one? Also skylake has about ~15-20% better performance per clock than Sandy.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48682349]Why the fuck are you comparing a stock processor to an overclocked one? Also skylake has about ~15-20% better performance per clock than Sandy.[/QUOTE]
No shit skylake is 20% better performance than sandy, it's about 50% stock over a stock 8320 and 50% OC over an OC 8320 on a single core.
And because that 2500k at stock is slightly more powerful single core than the i5-4440 which is really quite a lower end haswell i5, which would explain it.
I don't see why you'd buy an i5-4440 and a new motherboard for games when you can overclock an 8320 to the same single core performance. It's not skylake but neither are i5-4440 cpus and they're recommended all the time.
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