Upgrade worth it?

[jimmy99099099]

I currently have a I7 2600K (1155) and i am looking to go right on up to the I7 4770K (1150).

Is that upgrade worth it? Changing the board, and the processor? (So far as i know my H100 is compatible)

Alternately. What would be the best bet for me to upgrade to staying on 1155?

I do mainly gaming, games like Arma 3 and BF4, (Arma being VERY CPU heavy) so i need the upgrade as it is bottlenecking my 780TI.

Thanks!

Rob

 

[jimmy99099099]

It is stock at 3.4 GHz. I think it is my CPU bottle-necking, as buddies who have lower end cards and higher (4670+) CPU's are getting about 30 more frames than me in games like Arma? (Which is very CPU heavy)

 

[jimmy99099099]

I have a Corsair H100. I previously got it to 4.8 before it started to become unstable. Im a noob at overclocking so i think ill stick to 4.5. It was stable and cool at that speed.

 

[jimmy99099099]

Ok. Seems to be stable on my old 4.4 profile. 4.5 is Blue screening. 4.4 seems close enough for me.

I will see if i notice any improvements. If not i may take your suggestion Smoogels, and wait for the Haswell refresh.

 

[jimmy99099099]

Is the haswell refresh worth it?
According to Anandtech it is not! May end up hanging on until Devils Canyon takes center stage... Rumoured to be 1150 also.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7963/...eview-core-i7-4790-i5-4690-and-i3-4360-tested