Can a better CPU greatly increase my Frames per/s when gaming?

[LiquidHardware]

Hello!

So i'll just go ahead and say that I don't know too much about computers so bare with me. I am just wondering if I get a new processor will my FPS increase? The games I intend to play are battlefield 3/4, crysis 2/3, planet side 2, etc. So far the frame rate is around 30-40 but it can drop to 10-20 in crowded areas online (especially planet side 2). I just upgraded from a nvidia quadro 2000 to a gtx 760 too and although my graphics performance have increased significantly, I still get bottlenecked from time to time. Will a better CPU help run things much smoother? Is that the ultimate solution to my low FPS? Please help! I wish to play games without it being a slide show. Thank you!


My rig: HP Z400 workstation

Windows 7 64bit

6G RAM

Intel Xeon W3503

EVGA GTX 760 2G SC

 

[boogalooelectric]

You would be better off upgrading to an SSD if you do not already have one. They are much faster than HDD's and you would see some improvement from that. A ram upgrade would help too.

 

[ACTechy]

The Xeon W3503 is a relatively slow processor, at 2.4Ghz. So a CPU upgrade would give you quite a bit better experience, as the GPU is relatively tied to how fast the CPU can push data. Take a look at an i5 or even an i7, depending on your budget. And it depends a bit on the game your running, modern games require more and more CPU cores/power.

Cheers

 

[skit75]

An SSD will not improve your FPS in a game.... at least not at the level you are trying to achieve. A higher clocked CPU would help the most at this point. The 6GB of system RAM is fine also, and likely not limiting your performance either.

 

[cemerian]

depends on the game cpu intensive games like mmo's rts's(games that are limited by your cpu) would get a huge fps increse

 

[ACTechy]

You would be better off upgrading to an SSD if you do not already have one. They are much faster than HDD's and you would see some improvement from that. A ram upgrade would help too.

That wouldn't help his fps issue at all. Faster load times, but not faster fps. And 6GB is plenty for games right now.

 

[nsaylor95]

A good idea would be to upgrade your processor to something like a i5 or i7. I'd recommend the i7 if you do things like video editing also. The i5 has a great price/performance ratio for gaming. You'd probably see better performance in Planetside 2 with an i7 but I doubt there would be a big difference in other games. Hope this helps.

 

[InvalidError]

The W3503 is only a 2.4GHz dual-core CPU which is indeed somewhat borderline for the more CPU-intensive modern titles.

Since you have a prebuilt HP computer, your upgrade options on it are likely severely limited so you will most likely need to upgrade the motherboard as well.

Something like an i5-4570 with a h87 motherboard should give you a fairly noticeable boost: ~70% faster cores and twice as many of 'em.

 

[ShaBaz Khan]

in your case.. you need a better CPU as the GPU is powerfull itself... you CPU is holding it back... also try and get 8 gigs of RAM(total)... however you will also need to change the mobo if you go for an "i5 or i7"...

 

[LiquidHardware]

I think I will get the i5 3570k 3.4Ghz in this case. Its around $200-250 which is perfect for my budget. Thanks guys 😀

 

[LiquidHardware]

The W3503 is only a 2.4GHz dual-core CPU which is indeed somewhat borderline for the more CPU-intensive modern titles.

Since you have a prebuilt HP computer, your upgrade options on it are likely severely limited so you will most likely need to upgrade the motherboard as well.

Something like an i5-4570 with a h87 motherboard should give you a fairly noticeable boost: ~70% faster cores and twice as many of 'em.

I think the motherboard is fine, All I know is that it is an intel MB and I was planning on getting intel processors anyways.

 

[skit75]

I dont think it is fine. That Xeon looks like Socket LGA1366. The i5 3570k is a socket LGA 1155 which means you are in for a motherboard upgrade too

Also on this note.... better check your RAM type.

 

[InvalidError]

I think the motherboard is fine, All I know is that it is an intel MB and I was planning on getting intel processors anyways.

Intel changes sockets nearly every other generation. Your Xeon appears to be of LGA1366 vintage - the only Intel socket with triple-channel memory support. Since then, there has been LGA1156, LGA1155 and the current LGA1150. There is also LGA2011 for high-end desktop/server CPUs with quad-channel RAM.

There are two reasons why I said your upgrade options on your current motherboard are limited:
1- no modern CPU will mechanically nor electrically fit on it and
2- most OEM motherboards have severely restricted CPU support list in their BIOS, often limited to whatever models the vendor originally offered as configuration options or model variants

 

[LiquidHardware]

Damn... New motherboard and more RAM. D: