Intel Pentium G2030 vs Intel i3-4170

[TheCheapGamer]

I currently own an LGA 1155 Pentium G2030 3Ghz Dual Core CPU.

Im looking at upgrading to a new motherboard as in my area there are no more LGA 1155 i3's or i5's available.

From being at a Pentium G2030, would I notice any difference in terms of gaming if I was to purchase an i3-4170? I realise I should just save for an i5, but here an i5 costs about $150 more than an i3, and I dont have that money at this moment.

My reasoning in upgrading to the i3-4170 would be so I can then purchase an i5 probably the middle of next year, as Im hoping Skylake doesnt completely remove all LGA 1150 cpus from the market just yet.

Would there be any difference, is it worthwhile for games such as BF4, Arma 3, CSGO at 1080p.

 

[Proofy]

It's about 40% better than G2030. Still I would go for i5 straight away so you don't lose money Can you buy stuff from amazon lets say or pcpartpicker(all those stores that it offers) ?

 

[TheCheapGamer]

It's about 40% better than G2030. Still I would go for i5 straight away so you don't lose money Can you buy stuff from amazon lets say or pcpartpicker(all those stores that it offers) ?

Unfortunately I cannot. I live in South Africa, and theres a few issues with taxing on shipped items. So most items purchased from the US or UK become around $50-$100 more just for the shipping and added tax. Not really an option.

 

[Proofy]

I see.. then I strongly suggest you to collect a bit more money and get i5 right away. That way you won't be losing money on shipping again and performance would be much better. I would suggest getting i5-4670 cpu and H87 mobo (or H97 if you want to spend more money). If you want to overclock processor then i5 4690k and asus z97-a but it would be more expensive.