Do I need to upgrade from a 2nd gen i5-2320?

[feluda]

Hello everyone,

I have this PC I built in 2012. It has a 2nd generation i5-2320 processor. I just got into architecture this year, and so I'll be soon working with softwares like cad, revit, 3ds max etc. I am also buying a new graphics card gtx 750ti (the integrated graphics was enough for me till now). But some people are saying that before a new graphics card, I need a new processor.. Is that true? Will the i5-2320 bottleneck the graphics card or the programs I'll be working on?
Is it really necessary to have the latest gen cpu? because I have seen some people too referring to that lineup of cpu as 'old but gold' cpu-s.

My specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TyrpLk

 

[Sapphire Thunder]

While not the most powerful cpu, it will still work just fine. And it won't bottleneck gpu like GTX750Ti. It may bottleneck gpus like GTX 960 however, but they are complete different story.

So you will be fine.

 

[boosted1g]

2nd gen i5 is still plenty fast, not near enough of an improvement to justify the $300-400 cost to upgrade CPU and motherboard.

A 2nd gen i3 would not even bottleneck the 750ti, you are completely fine.
Until you go to a GTX 980 your i5 will give you no problems

 

[navalweaponsofficer]

you should be good with what you have now.

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-AutoCAD-2016.html

 

[Karsten75]

we have several architecture programs (autocad, etc) still running extremely well on am Intel i5-2500. I'm sure you will be fine. Check your RAM and make sure you have 8GB minimum and maybe as much as 16. We're running fine on 8, Machine is on Windows 7 Professional.

 

[feluda]

we have several architecture programs (autocad, etc) still running extremely well on am Intel i5-2500. I'm sure you will be fine. Check your RAM and make sure you have 8GB minimum and maybe as much as 16. We're running fine on 8, Machine is on Windows 7 Professional.

Thanks. Can you tell what graphics card do you use?

 

[Karsten75]

we have several architecture programs (autocad, etc) still running extremely well on am Intel i5-2500. I'm sure you will be fine. Check your RAM and make sure you have 8GB minimum and maybe as much as 16. We're running fine on 8, Machine is on Windows 7 Professional.

Thanks. Can you tell what graphics card do you use?

I believe AMD Radeon HD 7770. So older, low-end.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

At least wait for Skylake, by then you'll be 3 gens old.

 

[Karsten75]

At least wait for Skylake, by then you'll be 3 gens old.

Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell (Devil'e Canyon incremental over Haswell)
Broadwell
Skylake.

Not 3 generations by my count.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

At least wait for Skylake, by then you'll be 3 gens old.

Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Haswell (Devil'e Canyon incremental over Haswell)
Broadwell
Skylake.

Not 3 generations by my count.

Ehh, in my book Broadwell practically doesn't count since it's only mobile processors.

 

[Karsten75]

Ehh, in my book Broadwell practically doesn't count since it's only mobile processors.

You may have to rewrite your book. There will be desktop Broadwell processors later this year - before Skylake processors.