building PC an old version or newer?!

[mrmohammad_amin]

hello guys...this is my second thread to making my decision for building my gaming pc!
i already have MSI-h81 mobo and i can replace my cpu that is Pentium to one of core i's in ivy bridge generation...and i have a limit budget so i cant build an expensive PC.
i just cant decide to rebuild my new pc with haswell mobo and cpu or i should upgrade what i already have and is it better for me or not?
is there a huge difference between i7 ivy bridge and i7 haswell?
please help me to decide what is better for me...my goal is gaming but if i choose ivy bridge,how long will it compatible with new coming games?
thanks to you guys for your helping..

 

[clutchc]

Is this your MB? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H81-P33.html
That MB is already a Haswell MB. 1150 socket. You can only replace the current CPU with one on the CPU support list. IB won't fit. But no, there is not a huge difference in IB vs HSW for gaming. At that class of processor, it is all about the gfx card.

 

[mrmohammad_amin]

Is this your MB? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H81-P33.html
That MB is already a Haswell MB. 1150 socket. You can only replace the current CPU with one on the CPU support list. IB won't fit. But no, there is not a huge difference in IB vs HSW for gaming. At that class of processor, it is all about the gfx card.

no its not..this is my MB: MSI PBH61A,P33...so which one of core i cpus i should take?core i7 or i5?
my MB is 1155 socket and supports IB cpus...and what do you think of getting graphics card?amd or nvidia?

 

[clutchc]

Is this your MB? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H81-P33.html
That MB is already a Haswell MB. 1150 socket. You can only replace the current CPU with one on the CPU support list. IB won't fit. But no, there is not a huge difference in IB vs HSW for gaming. At that class of processor, it is all about the gfx card.

no its not..this is my MB: MSI PBH61A,P33...

The why did you say you had a MSI-h81?
"hello guys...this is my second thread to making my decision for building my gaming pc!
i already have MSI-h81 mobo and... "

And I can't find an MSI PBH61A,P33 listed. Is it possibly the PH61A-P35 (B3) that you have? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/PH61A-P35--B3-.html

 

[mrmohammad_amin]

Is this your MB? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H81-P33.html
That MB is already a Haswell MB. 1150 socket. You can only replace the current CPU with one on the CPU support list. IB won't fit. But no, there is not a huge difference in IB vs HSW for gaming. At that class of processor, it is all about the gfx card.

no its not..this is my MB: MSI PBH61A,P33...

The why did you say you had a MSI-h81?
"hello guys...this is my second thread to making my decision for building my gaming pc!
i already have MSI-h81 mobo and... "

And I can't find an MSI PBH61A,P33 listed. Is it possibly the PH61A-P35 (B3) that you have? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/PH61A-P35--B3-.html

definitely i wrote it down wrong...im sorry...yeah it is my MB...so throw me your helping plz

 

[clutchc]

If I understand you correctly, you now have a SB Pentium and you want to upgrade to make it a better gamer. If so, here is the CPU support list for your MB if we have finally settled on the correct board: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/PH61A-P35--B3-.html#/?div=CPUSupport

There is no reason to spend extra money for a new MB and Haswell for gaming (unless you want to). Any IB will game as well as the Haswell if you get into the higher end i-5s and i-7s. If you want to buy used, the SB i5-2500K is a great gaming processor. If you buy new, look for the IB 3570K. They both have unlocked multipliers for easy overclocking. If you want to spend more, any i-7 will be great but will only provide very limited improvement in gaming.

One thing to be aware of... the BIOS version necessary for the MB to recognize the new processor. Check the BIOS version you have now and then look at the last column in the CPU support list to see what BIOS version is required for that processor. If it is later than the one you have now, upgrade to the latest BIOS version available before installing the new CPU.