Newbie cpu upgrade question

bunghole_uk · 3 May 2016 at 12:37

Hello All

My first post.

I have just done a system upgrade and really think my cpu is the bottle neck, i knew when buying it that it was a budget option but i though in a couple of weeks i could make an upgrade.

i have a g3258 @4ghz

motherboard is GB z97-d3h

graphics GB gtx-770oc 2gb

Without spending top money, say upto £180 for a cpu, what would be my best option for gaming and one that fits socket 1150?

Thanks Gary

chippy08 · 3 May 2016 at 12:57

You could change to skylake if your willing to take a lesser Motherboard

Asus H110M-A Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard
£52.99

Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0
£26.99

Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
£99.95

Depends on your case what motherboard fits

ED209 · 3 May 2016 at 13:04

Welcome to the forums.

Do you do anything else apart from gaming like video editing etc?

the general rule for CPU's is if your just gaming then a I5 should be fine but if you do video editing or anything that can use the extra threads then a I7.

los · 3 May 2016 at 13:08

4670k or 4690k, would be the obvious price/performance choice given your motherboard and with it being for gaming

pastymuncher · 3 May 2016 at 13:09

chippy08 said:
You could change to skylake if your willing to take a lesser Motherboard

Asus H110M-A Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard
£52.99

Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0
£26.99

Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
£99.95

Depends on your case what motherboard fits

Why on earth would he want to change platforms when he can drop in a 4690k?

Op, welcome to the forums.

If you hunt around you can get a 4690k brand new for £150-160.

chippy08 · 3 May 2016 at 13:27

pastymuncher said:
Why on earth would he want to change platforms when he can drop in a 4690k?

Op, welcome to the forums.

If you hunt around you can get a 4690k brand new for £150-160.

True the 4690k would be the best option of all

abui1806 · 3 May 2016 at 13:50

yeah at that price you should just look for an i5 4670K/4690K.

joeyjojo · 3 May 2016 at 14:24

bunghole_uk said:
...really think my cpu is the bottle neck...

What games at what screen res? Is it stuttering?

bunghole_uk · 3 May 2016 at 15:36

Thanks for reply's all, games csgo, project cars at the moment, no slowing yet, had project cars on ultra and went down to 35 fps or so but on high was around 85fps.

csgo is about 160-200 fps on high at highest resolution, fsaa.

3dmark11 score is 7990, graphics score is 11800 but physics and combined are about 3800 roughly.

thanks

danoliver1 · 3 May 2016 at 15:59

bunghole_uk said:
Thanks for reply's all, games csgo, project cars at the moment, no slowing yet, had project cars on ultra and went down to 35 fps or so but on high was around 85fps.

csgo is about 160-200 fps on high at highest resolution, fsaa.

3dmark11 score is 7990, graphics score is 11800 but physics and combined are about 3800 roughly.

thanks

Sounds ok to me. Unless your video editing etc then stick to what you got especially if your games are perfectly playable.

joeyjojo · 3 May 2016 at 16:00

I wouldn't bother as that sounds fine but if you've money to burn go for an i5-4670K (Haswell) or 4690K (DC) or an i7-4770K (Haswell) or 4790K (DC), as others have said. Might need a newer BIOS (F6) for DC.

bunghole_uk · 3 May 2016 at 22:00

Thanks again peeps, i think its just that id like to know ive got a quality processor, maybe i should just enjoy it for now and wait till the games start to judder

cheers again

Marcoloves360 · 3 May 2016 at 22:34

Get an i5 4690k and you will be fine for 5 years

bunghole_uk · 4 May 2016 at 22:13

Marcoloves360 said:
Get an i5 4690k and you will be fine for 5 years

ummm, i am tempted, just put another 8gb ram in today so 16gb now, just want a good gaming pc that will last a couple of years before i have to update it.
will report back soon, going to menorca for 2 weeks on the 16th so might just wait till i come back.

thanks all.

wam7 · 5 May 2016 at 09:35

pastymuncher said:
Why on earth would he want to change platforms when he can drop in a 4690k?

Op, welcome to the forums.

If you hunt around you can get a 4690k brand new for £150-160.

This is pretty much all you need to know. Enjoy your hols.

Brazo · 5 May 2016 at 20:33

Another vote for a 4670k, great cpu.

bru · 5 May 2016 at 21:15

In my opinion a new CPU wont do anything, a 4GHZ G2358 wouldn't be the bottleneck, the NVidia 770 would be.

joeyjojo · 6 May 2016 at 09:08

bru said:
In my opinion a new CPU wont do anything, a 4GHZ G2358 wouldn't be the bottleneck, the NVidia 770 would be.

It's moot when the games being played are doing 180 and 85 FPS.

Get a higher refresh rate monitor OP if you don't already.

abui1806 · 6 May 2016 at 09:59

bru said:
In my opinion a new CPU wont do anything, a 4GHZ G2358 wouldn't be the bottleneck, the NVidia 770 would be.

I suggest to try BF4 multiplayer.