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2015/08/27 13:48:21 (permalink)
Hello guys, i have an Intel core i7-3770, and i just got a nvidia geforce gtx 970 SSC acx 2.0 +, i want to upgrade my processor but I'm not sure about that, what do you think?
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/27 13:53:42 (permalink)
    You can upgrade, but you will need a new motherboard and cpu. The 3770k (you listed yours without K, so I am guessing you haven't overclocked it, maybe?) would be the next step up, and overclocking will give you more headroom, but there isn't anything you could currently just hotswap on that motherboard due to it being 1155.

    You could go ahead with skylake Z170 or the z97 and 4790k.


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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/27 20:29:30 (permalink)
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/28 07:41:33 (permalink)
    The only upgrade you can do without upgrading your motherboard too would be a 3770k. They are getting scarce but still available at some places just avoid eBay at all costs.
     
    The Z97 chipset is a proven platform coupled with a 4790k Devil's Canyon CPU would be a good improvement with a 4.4 GHz boost clock from the factory. No need to overclock that CPU.
     

     
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/28 23:36:31 (permalink)
    I wouldn't recommend it. I'd upgrade your GPU before moving platforms.

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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/28 23:44:19 (permalink)
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    I wouldn't recommend it. I'd upgrade your GPU before moving platforms.




    Agreed. You would be better served with a GPU upgrade.
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/29 04:25:32 (permalink)
    Maybe a second 970 for SLI?

     
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/29 11:35:40 (permalink)
    I just got the 970, i mostly play in 1080p, i think my i7 is powerful enough for 1080p though
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/29 22:15:45 (permalink)
    Sounds like you just want to change things around. Ivy Bridge is still a strong platform... Performance increases per generation is very small. You could probably improve on what you currently have... What are your system specs?

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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/30 00:06:45 (permalink)
    Well I just order a gtx 970 SSC acx 2.0+ from Amazon, and a couple of corsair fans, now I'm thinking in getting a water cooling system from corsair and 24 gb of ram, corsair vengeance, I have 8gb now, iInow the water cooling is not necessary but, is really cool and o want one haha and maybe a ssd from corsair to
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/30 07:13:39 (permalink)
    An SSD will give you the most noticeable performance increase especially at boot and game loading times.

     
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/30 07:48:08 (permalink)
    Honestly your CPU is fine, if you had say an 1156 or Phenom II id recomened it its hardly noticable going from a 2500k to the newest i7
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    Re: Need to upgrade my processor? 2015/08/30 23:08:55 (permalink)
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    Honestly your CPU is fine, if you had say an 1156 or Phenom II id recomened it its hardly noticable going from a 2500k to the newest i7




    1156 is still a damn strong platform considering I was fully capable of hammering my i5 760 to 4.2GHz on Air AND it was Stable to.

    Got the proof to prove it.

    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/2351203
    Sure it's dated Now... but it was capable of TWICE its stock speeds...

    I still have the board and the processor to. Only reason I upgraded was to take full advantage of SATA III 6.0GB/s and the modernization of the Z97 platform. Their is absolutely nothing wrong with it still when I swapped and upgraded.
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