From i5 to i7 for VR and game

[LightBringer]

Looking to get an answer for this, but how much better can I expect performance to be if I upgrade from and i5 3.4GHz to an i7 4.0GHz using my GTX 1060 6GB? I already run VR great but for bigger games coming such as Doom and Fallout 4 and Payday2 to VR how beneficial will this upgrade be? Also, would there be any additional wattage consumption from swapping processors?

[Mossy Snake]

You'll get a large difference, and OC'ing the i7 will widen the gap even further.

The power consumption will go up, but not by much.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Which i5 do you have?

6th or 7th Gen i5 + 970 or 1060 6GB can do VR just fine.

[rezo]

It depends which CPU you have and what you're planning to upgrade to. Generally upgrading your GPU will increase performance in games unless your current CPU is bottlenecking.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Please list your Full/Complete Specs, and OS.

[LightBringer]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Please list your Full/Complete Specs, and OS.

OS: Windows 10
Motherboard: Asus B85m-G R2.0
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
CPU: Intel i5 4460
RAM: 16GB
Power Supply: Corsair 750 watt

[tacoshy]

not sure yet without googling. I think that i5 hasent the 1151 socket so if you upgrade your CPU you need to change MoBo too. PSU is more then sufficient to support it even tho I dont understand why you have a 750W PSU when using a 1060.

[LightBringer]

Originally posted by tacoshy:

not sure yet without googling. I think that i5 hasent the 1151 socket so if you upgrade your CPU you need to change MoBo too. PSU is more then sufficient to support it even tho I dont understand why you have a 750W PSU when using a 1060.

Had to upgrade from a 450, that had a great price, would last long, and was simply available. My tech shop is super limited on parts

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Look around for 4790K and then put a decent cooler on that CPU and you should be fine.

Otherwise you're going to need to change Motherboard + CPU + RAM to something like LGA-1151 Z270 with an i7 + CPU Cooler + DDR4 RAM