CPU Upgrade help!

[Wall-E®]

hi guys, so my current CPU is an intel pentium g3250 and my video card is a GTX750Ti strix. I was thinking of upgrading my cpu to an i5-4690 or an i5-4460? Which is better?

and is the i5 even a good choice or is it over kill for a graphics card like mine?

[Andrius227]

Well g3250 is pretty damn . But an i5-4690 would indeed be a bit overkill for a gtx750ti. You should just get the cheapest i5 you can find, which is probably an i5-4460.

[pasa]

For that card the cheapest compatible i5 will do, or look for the best clock/$ ratio.

Before decision I suggest to get a program that paints gpu and cpu usage% on the screen, you may still be GPU-bottlenecked or very near it, if so you jsut burn money on this upgrade.

[_I_]

it depends on the games you play
if the games only need 2 cores, the g3250 is fine
if the games need more cores and not held back by the gtx750 the cpu upgrade is worth it

4460 is 3.2ghz
4690 is 3.5ghz
about 10% difference

if 4690 is less than 10% more get it


new gpus are always being released, but 1150 cpus are getting harder to find
id get the cpu while you can, then save up for a gpu and psu

upgrading the gpu to somethign better will cost over $200 if you need a power supply

[Wall-E®]

Originally posted by _I_:

it depends on the games you play
if the games only need 2 cores, the g3250 is fine
if the games need more cores and not held back by the gtx750 the cpu upgrade is worth it

4460 is 3.2ghz
4690 is 3.5ghz
about 10% difference

if 4690 is less than 10% more get it


new gpus are always being released, but 1150 cpus are getting harder to find
id get the cpu while you can, then save up for a gpu and psu

upgrading the gpu to somethign better will cost over $200 if you need a power supply

I have a 550w PSU. My main game at the moment is cs go, but I wanted to try playing overwatch.

The 4460 and 4690 are around $32 price difference. 4460 being the cheaper one

[Andrius227]

Originally posted by Wall-E:

Originally posted by _I_:

it depends on the games you play
if the games only need 2 cores, the g3250 is fine
if the games need more cores and not held back by the gtx750 the cpu upgrade is worth it

4460 is 3.2ghz
4690 is 3.5ghz
about 10% difference

if 4690 is less than 10% more get it


new gpus are always being released, but 1150 cpus are getting harder to find
id get the cpu while you can, then save up for a gpu and psu

upgrading the gpu to somethign better will cost over $200 if you need a power supply

I have a 550w PSU. My main game at the moment is cs go, but I wanted to try playing overwatch.

The 4460 and 4690 are around $32 price difference. 4460 being the cheaper one

You would not see a difference with a gtx750ti. So if 30$ matters to you then get the 4460. I'm sure a 4460 would not bottleneck any gpu up to ~gtx980ti/gtx1070.

[_I_]

source games only need 2 cores, you wont notice a difference at all

overwatch may use 4 cores, but the g3250 has 2 fast cores, itll be good enough

get any gpu under 250w that will fit in the case

and keep an eye on the cpu prices, if you see one for under $150 pick it up
new the 4460 is $180 and 4690 is $210, not worth the extra $30

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu/#sort=a7&s=12&f=34,40&xcx=0