is the intel i7 870 still viable?

[nobletea]

I have a q6700 that i really wanto to upgrade and ive set my eye on a lga 1156 i7 870 i got 120 dollars to upgrade the cpu (aka the pc case motherboard and cooling system) is it worth it? the most intensive games i play is gta 5 hoi 4 and tannenberg but thats really it other than the q6700 i have pretty decent parts

[Missing Spartan]

Save up a little more the first gen I7's are showing their age.

[nobletea]

Originally posted by Missing Spartan:

Save up a little more the first gen I7's are showing their age.

but what could i save up for? a 2013-2014 cpu?

[HALO_run]

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

I have a q6700 that i really wanto to upgrade and ive set my eye on a lga 1156 i7 870 i got 120 dollars to upgrade the cpu (aka the pc case motherboard and cooling system) is it worth it? the most intensive games i play is gta 5 hoi 4 and tannenberg but thats really it other than the q6700 i have pretty decent parts

you could try and get a q9550

[nobletea]

Originally posted by HALO_run:

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

I have a q6700 that i really wanto to upgrade and ive set my eye on a lga 1156 i7 870 i got 120 dollars to upgrade the cpu (aka the pc case motherboard and cooling system) is it worth it? the most intensive games i play is gta 5 hoi 4 and tannenberg but thats really it other than the q6700 i have pretty decent parts

you could try and get a q9550

why though it will waste a good 30 dollars (not much for a cou but every dollar counts) and not improve much

[Missing Spartan]

for like 100 dollars more you could get your self an entry level Ryzen, mobo and ram.

[HALO_run]

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

Originally posted by HALO_run:

you could try and get a q9550

why though it will waste a good 30 dollars (not much for a cou but every dollar counts) and not improve much

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9550-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6700

and this http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9650-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6700

it's the q9550 or the q9650

and if you have a good gpu like a gtx 760 or a 960 you'd do fine

also what pc case\motherboard do you have?

[nobletea]

Originally posted by HALO_run:

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

why though it will waste a good 30 dollars (not much for a cou but every dollar counts) and not improve much

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9550-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6700

and this http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9650-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6700

it's the q9550 or the q9650

and if you have a good gpu like a gtx 760 or a 960 you'd do fine

also what pc case\motherboard do you have?

i have a stupid hp case and that pretty muhc explains the motherboard its none atx i have a 1030 i want a more long lasting upgrade

[HALO_run]

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

Originally posted by HALO_run:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9550-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6700

and this http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9650-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6700

it's the q9550 or the q9650

and if you have a good gpu like a gtx 760 or a 960 you'd do fine

also what pc case\motherboard do you have?

i have a stupid hp case and that pretty muhc explains the motherboard its none atx i have a 1030 i want a more long lasting upgrade

based off that 120 won't do, if you'd like a good upgrade you'll need at lest 600,
you could also try and buy a 2nd hand pc, i'd take a look if you like?

I've got a feeling it not a tower or i'd say get a new gpu
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-760-vs-Nvidia-GT-1030/2159vsm283726

[nobletea]

Originally posted by HALO_run:

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

i have a stupid hp case and that pretty muhc explains the motherboard its none atx i have a 1030 i want a more long lasting upgrade

based off that 120 won't do, if you'd like a good upgrade you'll need at lest 600,
you could also try and buy a 2nd hand pc, i'd take a look if you like?

I've got a feeling it not a tower or i'd say get a new gpu
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-760-vs-Nvidia-GT-1030/2159vsm283726

my gpu is actually very good and my current cpu is bottlenecking it even with its fully potential released in some games i play or want to play it struggles to keep up and 600? you crazy? id say 200 or 300 for a good cpu plus motherboard and ram

[Nabster]

Second gen i7 is still ok, first gen is a bit too much behind

[HALO_run]

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

Originally posted by HALO_run:

based off that 120 won't do, if you'd like a good upgrade you'll need at lest 600,
you could also try and buy a 2nd hand pc, i'd take a look if you like?

I've got a feeling it not a tower or i'd say get a new gpu
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-760-vs-Nvidia-GT-1030/2159vsm283726

my gpu is actually very good and my current cpu is bottlenecking it even with its fully potential released in some games i play or want to play it struggles to keep up and 600? you crazy? id say 200 or 300 for a good cpu plus motherboard and ram

a gtx 760 is far better then a gt 1030, and no i'm not crazy ,
you can get a pc 2nd hand for 600 it'd last you some time, however a good gaming pc you'd be looking at 1.5k or more

most were 300 and more on ebay au

[nobletea]

Originally posted by HALO_run:

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

my gpu is actually very good and my current cpu is bottlenecking it even with its fully potential released in some games i play or want to play it struggles to keep up and 600? you crazy? id say 200 or 300 for a good cpu plus motherboard and ram

a gtx 760 is far better then a gt 1030, and no i'm not,
you can get a pc 2nd hand for 600 it'd last you some time, however a good gaming pc you'd be looking at 1.5k or more

also this is from aus ebay https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Vostro-460-Tower-PC-i5-2500-CPU-4GB-RAM-500G-HDD-WIN-7/273503838079?hash=item3fae195f7f:g:4HcAAOSwOahbv1pG:rk:3:pf:0

a good gaming pc doesnt need to be 1.5k to run gta 5 the most optimal for a current build is like 500 but if you are willing to go for older parts the price can get cut

[HALO_run]

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

Originally posted by HALO_run:

a gtx 760 is far better then a gt 1030, and no i'm not,
you can get a pc 2nd hand for 600 it'd last you some time, however a good gaming pc you'd be looking at 1.5k or more

also this is from aus ebay https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Vostro-460-Tower-PC-i5-2500-CPU-4GB-RAM-500G-HDD-WIN-7/273503838079?hash=item3fae195f7f:g:4HcAAOSwOahbv1pG:rk:3:pf:0

a good gaming pc doesnt need to be 1.5k to run gta 5 the most optimal for a current build is like 500 but if you are willing to go for older parts the price can get cut

i took that link down because i saw it was local pick-up, but if it wasn't that pc would do fine for you and it's a tower.

also you asked for a long lasting upgrade, as i don't think you'll just stay with gta 5,
that's why i put that 1.5k up there that's a long lasting upgrade, with what you can buy with that.


however for what you have a, q9650 and a gtx 760 would fit what's you're trying to do
however to get a better gpu you'd need a better power supply at lest a 500w plus.

i couldn't find any mini's of the gtx 760 not on ebay at lest

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

these are my still working old PCs
1. win 10_1809 i3-530 + nvidia 9800GT 1GB DDR3 (gpu dead so switched to nvidia g210 512MB DDR3
2. win 10_1809 pentium G630 (cpu replaced with i3-3240) + nvidia gtx 960 2GDDR5 (evga acx2.0)
3. win10_1803 pentium G2030 + nvidia gtx 650ti 1GDDR5
4. win10_1803 i3-3570k + nvidia gtx 960 2GDDR5 (asus strix)

your pc components is as good as the requirements for the games you play.
i play old games and i am fine with my PC.

[Snow]

Throw in E5450 and start saving for a Ryzen build.

Originally posted by Manuel The 2nd (birthday):

a good gaming pc doesnt need to be 1.5k to run gta 5

It absolutely does not, it's X360 era game.