[SOLVED] CPU upgrade?

[landrus]

Current CPU...Intel i5 3470...looking to upgrade to i7 3770
Used to play DCS and MS FSX
Would this be a good upgrade?

HP Elite 8300 SFF, i5 3470 3.2 GHz, GTX 1050 Ti 18 gb RAM

 

[artk2219]

If you go the i7 route it will net you a more even performance, since you have the extra threads to keep things flowing a bit more smoothly. But since you can't overclock (I just noticed its in an HP SFF PC), you wont notice a huge difference in FPS. Honestly for any meaningful performance uplift you are looking at a new platform, especially if you're using alot of mods with those two programs.

 

[SamirD]

It will max out what you can do with what you got, but as mentioned, you might not notice any absolute improvements versus improvements from the hyperthreading.

 

[landrus]

OK. Nice to know. Thanks for the info.

 

[SamirD]

OK. Nice to know. Thanks for the info.

You're welcome. When it comes to older hardware (I've got a ton of it), max it out as much as you can and it can be decent. And things like a gpu, and ssd can move to the next build so don't skimp on those.