I want to switch to intel

[habbyster]

I game, a lot.

I have an AMD Phenom x4 II 965 BT 3.40GHz with a gigabyte 78lmt-s2p and am thinking about upgrading to Intel, since I live stream a lot it's really intensive on my CPU.

I have a GeForce GTX 460 and play at 1920x1080.

What's the best upgrade? My budget is nowhere near enough for an i7 3770k or anything

 

[Bacon?]

Would be handy if we knew the budget.

 

[habbyster]

I'd be wincing badly if I spent over £250

 

[joeyjojo]

For that money I think you're better spending it on a new GPU and overclocking your current CPU. Could be wrong though.

 

[Bacon?]

For that money I think you're better spending it on a new GPU and overclocking your current CPU. Could be wrong though.

For that sort of money I would agree with you.
Get a decent aftermarket cooler and a 7850 2GB for £200 combined.

 

[badcompany]

7870 or 660 for the sub £200 buyer?

 

[Martini1991]

Best off with a GPU upgrade.

 

[Plus1]

7850 and an ssd.

 

[habbyster]

Please link me with a good GPU/cooler if needed to buy, I have an SSD already.

 

[Orcvader]

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[habbyster]

It's a shame upgrading my GPU is the best bet, since I've had this card for about 3-4 weeks...any other coolers, cheaper?

 

[habbyster]

What could I OC it to with the COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus ?

 

[HankScorpio]

Near 4Ghz

 

[habbyster]

Alright, I've been reading some topics and posts elsewhere and it seems the 7850 is on par/worse than the GTX 460 1GB? ugh this is so stressful

 

[danny77]

The 7850 is the better card

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/542?vs=549

If i was you and wanted to go intel i would look around for offers and to be spending £250 / 270 and get a lower end z77 motherboard and a 3570k and 8 gig ddr3, i feel in the long term it would be the better option and you could sell your current parts to offset some of the cost

 

[Addicted]

Overclock the CPU and then see how you do.

If you still lag, invest a bit more and get a 7950 . Problem solved!

 

[habbyster]

Hm, looking at the benchmarks it doesnt seem too much of an increase in performance

 

[danny77]

You have to take into account that the 7850 was on older drivers then and has since had drivers which have given the card a pretty good increase in performance.

From the same site your current cpu vs the 3570k

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=701

If you can i would go intel you will see more gains and you will have a better set up in a year or two for when you want to get a better gpu

 

[~>Dg<~]

I game, a lot.

I have an AMD Phenom x4 II 965 BT 3.40GHz with a gigabyte 78lmt-s2p and am thinking about upgrading to Intel, since I live stream a lot it's really intensive on my CPU.

I have a GeForce GTX 460 and play at 1920x1080.

What's the best upgrade? My budget is nowhere near enough for an i7 3770k or anything

sell your mobo mem and cpu for 100 and then add 200 and buy 8 gb ddr3 a 3570k and gigabyte deh mobo

cost you 200 on top of your parts best deal tbh and its a lot faster and future proof

 

[Marine-RX179]

Considering the current spec and with a budget of £250 for upgrading, I would say either:

a) if you play mainly mmos, upgrade the CPU/platform to Intel i5 3570K and Gigabyte Z77-D3H motherboard and keep your existing GTX460

b) if you play mainly latest FPS, upgrade the graphic card to a 7950 and keeping the Phenom II X4 (but upgrade on a later future)