S Shrive22 Reputable Sep 4, 2015 64 0 4,630 Mar 2, 2016 #1 I'm looking to upgrade my i5 4460 soon, what would be my best option for performance (excluding skylake)? Thanks!
I'm looking to upgrade my i5 4460 soon, what would be my best option for performance (excluding skylake)? Thanks!
Solution RockyPlays Mar 2, 2016 You could get an i7 4790k but that is not going to be a huge upgrade. Better off waiting awhile as the 4460 is still perfectly capable.
You could get an i7 4790k but that is not going to be a huge upgrade. Better off waiting awhile as the 4460 is still perfectly capable.
13thmonkey Titan Jan 10, 2006 24,792 350 75,790 Mar 2, 2016 #2 keeping mobo? if so what is it? Upvote 0 Downvote
N3rdR4ge Distinguished Jun 16, 2014 4,202 2 18,965 Mar 2, 2016 #3 what are you upgrading from? 4460 is a great processor overall. plenty for gaming. Upvote 1 Downvote
DonkeyOatie Champion Sep 16, 2014 12,141 1 50,960 Mar 2, 2016 #4 Why? What is it you are doing that makes you want to upgrade. What is the rest of your system. your motherboard may limit choices, as may your PSU. Upvote 0 Downvote
Why? What is it you are doing that makes you want to upgrade. What is the rest of your system. your motherboard may limit choices, as may your PSU.
S Shrive22 Reputable Sep 4, 2015 64 0 4,630 Mar 2, 2016 #5 13thmonkey : keeping mobo? if so what is it? Ideally I'd like to keep it. It's a Gigabyte Z97x Upvote 0 Downvote
RockyPlays Honorable Dec 16, 2014 1,384 0 11,960 Mar 2, 2016 Solution #6 You could get an i7 4790k but that is not going to be a huge upgrade. Better off waiting awhile as the 4460 is still perfectly capable. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
You could get an i7 4790k but that is not going to be a huge upgrade. Better off waiting awhile as the 4460 is still perfectly capable.
DonkeyOatie Champion Sep 16, 2014 12,141 1 50,960 Mar 2, 2016 #7 Shrive22 : 13thmonkey : keeping mobo? if so what is it? Ideally I'd like to keep it. It's a Gigabyte Z97x Back to why? What are you doing that needs to be better? Upvote 0 Downvote
Shrive22 : 13thmonkey : keeping mobo? if so what is it? Ideally I'd like to keep it. It's a Gigabyte Z97x Back to why? What are you doing that needs to be better?
13thmonkey Titan Jan 10, 2006 24,792 350 75,790 Mar 2, 2016 #8 given the Z97 board, get the i5 k or i7k, and OC it, under certain circumstances it will be beneficial, but will it matter to you? Upvote 0 Downvote
given the Z97 board, get the i5 k or i7k, and OC it, under certain circumstances it will be beneficial, but will it matter to you?
Tacticall993 Distinguished Jun 15, 2013 574 0 19,060 Mar 2, 2016 #9 RockyPlays : You could get an i7 4790k but that is not going to be a huge upgrade. Better off waiting awhile as the 4460 is still perfectly capable. +1 Upvote 0 Downvote
RockyPlays : You could get an i7 4790k but that is not going to be a huge upgrade. Better off waiting awhile as the 4460 is still perfectly capable. +1
assassin445522 Reputable Mar 13, 2015 1,355 0 5,460 Mar 2, 2016 #10 for gaming dont upgrade from the i5 4460 to an i7 4790k unless you already have something like a gtx 980ti or higher you dont need it It would be much better to get a better GPU than better CPU Upvote 0 Downvote
for gaming dont upgrade from the i5 4460 to an i7 4790k unless you already have something like a gtx 980ti or higher you dont need it It would be much better to get a better GPU than better CPU