CPU suggestion upgrade from i5 4460 to ????

[xcv45t]

any CPU suggestion within a budget of £300 or less?

 

[faalin]

What do you mainly use your computer for? What OS do you currently have?

Without having to do much the easiest move would be a i7 4790. Your next option would be a ryzen build or a gen8 intel build, both of these options would require CPU, MB, Ram and possibly OS upgrades if your not on windows 10.

 

[ArchitSahu]

An upgrade below that requires new Mobo and RAM if going to Ryzen or 8th gen.

Here:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LtGZTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LtGZTH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £287.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-10 12:00 BST+0100

DDR4 2 x 4 GB at 3000 Mhz and Ryzen 5 1600. Will do well for now.

Or

Intel:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mpnn7W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mpnn7W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£63.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £290.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-10 12:03 BST+0100

Go Intel if only gaming. But, essentially, both should give you near identical performance.