What CPU for gaming?

[Zeebedy]

hey guys,

i might be able to stretch my budget a bit, I'm not fussed about overclocking the CPU desperately. So how would a i5 6400 hold up as a long term solution?



RTJ

 

[Zethor]

hey guys,

i might be able to stretch my budget a bit, I'm not fussed about overclocking the CPU desperately. So how would a i5 6400 hold up as a long term solution?



RTJ

I wouldn't replace a 8350 with a 6400, the intel chip's single core performance is too low.

 

[Martini1991]

I wouldn't replace a 8350 with a 6400, the intel chip's single core performance is too low.

Even if you clocked an FX83 i don't think it could match a 6400.

But a locked i5 isn't what I'd call a worth while upgrade.

 

[mattpj]

overclock the FX, buying the i3 is like downgrading imo.

I'd definitely advise you to not get the i3 - it will be a downgrade in many situations.

 

[ukxenon]

I would nt upgrade to a i3 at all or a i5 save save and get something a whole lot better

 

[h4rm0ny]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £109.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-6300 3.80GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £134.99

Total: £253.68
(includes shipping: £8.70)
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whether the 6300 is worth the extra 20 odd quid is up for debate but I'd just go with the 6100 if I was you

Sorry to be blunt but this is bad advice. That would be a downgrade. An i5 would be a marginally better sidegrade (for gaming only, it would be worse in some other scenarios). Only a newer i7 would be a worthwhile upgrade, imo.

OP - you should be able to take the 8350 up to 4.5GHz. Do that and see how much difference it actually makes first. I have an 8350 - they're reasonable chips, imo.

 

[lude1962]

Sorry to be blunt but this is bad advice. That would be a downgrade. An i5 would be a marginally better sidegrade (for gaming only, it would be worse in some other scenarios). Only a newer i7 would be a worthwhile upgrade, imo.

OP - you should be able to take the 8350 up to 4.5GHz. Do that and see how much difference it actually makes first. I have an 8350 - they're reasonable chips, imo.

OP cant OC his 8350 not without spending £120 (990fx)for a new board, hes got a 780 chipset board no vrm cooling, no decent power delivery.

so the final choices OP has are
i3=avoid
15-6400=avoid

1150 based
i7-4790k over i5-4690k aim for sh (can reuse his old mem), i7 has high clock speed out of the box less scope for big performance gains via OC

1151
i7-6700k over i5-6600k

of course final choice will come down to budget, but the best win-win would be a SH i7-4790k

 

[RavenXXX2]

I5 wipes the floor with AMD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unCZSVT4HMQ

 

[Supernova]

No one should be reccomending OP buy an i3, it's a fallacy.

Also, frame rate figures by themselves don't tell the whole story, there's no chance I'd want to be using an i3 these days for gaming.

Yep. FPS is okay, but frame time is poor. But do note that faster RAM helps (despite the misconception that fast RAM doesn't boost FPS - it does!)