Core i3 4170 or i5 4460 for dota 2 alone. no more other games

[kiivs]

does core i3 4170 enough for 1080p max settings for dota 2 without dropping fps during team fights? note: i only have gtx750 gpu.

 

[yeskay]

does core i3 4170 enough for 1080p max settings for dota 2 without dropping fps during team fights? note: i only have gtx750 gpu.

Hello kiivs,

An i3 is more than enough for DOTA 2. Check this video, where the person gets a solid average of 90-100 FPS, with out any lag, with almost the same config you're looking for. I assume you've 8GB RAM at least, which is the still the sweet spot for gaming:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT8Mn-2lVZA"][/video]

I assume your config would be:

i3 4170 / 8GB RAM / GTX 750 2GB

The person's config in the above video:

i3 4130 / 8GB RAM / GTX 750 Ti 2GB

That person has slightly better graphics but slightly inferior processor. But may have slightly better processor but slightly inferior graphics. It pretty much balances out. So I expect you to get smoother DOTA 2 experience even during team fights.

Update:

I highly recommend getting the i3-4170 over the 4 year old i3-2100, which has no warranty and is listed by Intel as "End of Life" product. You can check under the "Status" section here - http://ark.intel.com/products/53422/Intel-Core-i3-2100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_10-GHz

No matter how low a person sells a PC component, never buy them, because if anything goes wrong, you lose your money and on top of that you've to spend again to get a new product. So its total waste of money, time and your energy. Get the new i3-4170 launched in Q1 2015, is far better than the i3-2100, in terms of power consumption, better integrated heat spreader, supports PCI Express 3.0, better integrated graphics and top of that comes with 3 year warranty.

You can find the full comparison of these processors here - http://ark.intel.com/compare/53422,77490

Cheers!

 

[kiivs]

thanks for your answer sir.but i digress a little bit.you know much difference between core i3 2100 and core i3 4170? coz he is selling for a very cheap price.like only 1/3 of the current price of the i3 4170 but it is 4 year old though.

 

[teknobug]

Don't go for the i3 2100, or any used CPU for that matter. i3 4170 is a pretty powerful CPU for its price, it performs like a quad core and you have room to throw in an i5 later.

 

[kiivs]

thanks a lot to both of you for shedding some light for a beginner like me. im going to pull the trigger on i3 4170. again, many thanks guys.