CPU upgrade help.

[Izaak_1]

Hello everyone!
Just thinking of buying an i5 8400 for an upgrade (I currently have a Pentium G4560), and I was wondering if the upgrade is worth it for a game like PUBG, as I am keeping my graphics card (RX 460) for at least a bit longer. Will the $279 upgrade actually increase performance so I am able to run PUBG at a constant 60 FPS on very low?
If not, will a GPU upgrade around the same price (GTX 1050 Ti 4GB) give me better performance? Or should I pay a bit more for a GTX 1060 3GB (~$66 more)?
Is all very confusing.

 

[Hellfire13]

PUBG is pretty equal on cpu and gpu, perhaps a tad more on the cpu side. So upgrading to a 8400 will definitely give you much better performance... http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i5-8400/3892vs3939

For best results, upgrade to a 10603gb as it should give you 60fps constant on medium to high settings... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB-vs-AMD-RX-460/3646vs3641

And this combination should last you for quite a while on most games.

 

[kraelic]

You have to buy a motherboard too, 8th gen will not run in 100 or 200 series period. Have to get a 300 series board.
And the 6th and 7th gen cpus will not run in the 300 series either.

 

[Hellfire13]

You have to buy a motherboard too, 8th gen will not run in 100 or 200 series period. Have to get a 300 series board.
And the 6th and 7th gen cpus will not run in the 300 series either.

I assumed that he already knew that.

 

[kraelic]

$279 upgrade told me something is missing. Unless he has a spot for a deal. Newegg showing $190 for the cpu, $122 for the cheapest z370. Microcenter usually does $30 off the board in a combo, but they are asking $250 for the same CPU

 

[Hellfire13]

$279 upgrade told me something is missing. Unless he has a spot for a deal. Newegg showing $190 for the cpu, $122 for the cheapest z370. Microcenter usually does $30 off the board in a combo, but they are asking $250 for the same CPU

Its available here... https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1356629-REG/intel_bx80684i58400_core_i5_8400_2_8_ghz.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($187.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $308.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-06 22:19 EDT-0400

 

[Izaak_1]

$279 upgrade told me something is missing. Unless he has a spot for a deal. Newegg showing $190 for the cpu, $122 for the cheapest z370. Microcenter usually does $30 off the board in a combo, but they are asking $250 for the same CPU

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