Intel pentium G4560 upgradeability

[Randompersonwantstopcgame]

It seems like the G4560 would be sufficient for my needs, however I am worried that it may not be cost effective when it comes to upgrading. When Intel release new CPUs they don't seem to be compatible with old mobos, in which case I'll have to replace most components. Any suggestions for how I can avoid this problem please?

 

[superninja12]

g4560 upgradeable to i7 7700k

is the i7 7700k sufficient?

 

[Barty1884]

Entering at the 'budget' level leaves upgradeability on the table - but usually only from the used market.

For comparison, skip back a couple of years.
If you'd built based on a comparable chip in the IvyBridge lineup (let's say an i3-3210, with a 'new' price of $117).
Fast forward to present, you could upgrade that to something like an i7-3770 (which was ~$300 new) for about $100.

I'd expect to see similar results over time.
You're not going to find a socket compatible i7 for cheap anytime soon, usually a few (3+) years have to pass by.


Realistically, depending on your needs, an AMD Ryzen3 or Ryzen5 chip might be the better chip long-term.... with only a relatively minor price increase (vs the G4560) upfront.

 

[Randompersonwantstopcgame]

An i7 700 k would definitely be sufficient but looking back at the equivalent old i7s they're still really expensive

 

[InvalidError]

An i7 700 k would definitely be sufficient but looking back at the equivalent old i7s they're still really expensive

As already mentioned, you need to wait until a few generations later if you want to find affordable chips on the used market. There may be an exception with Coffee Lake where many enthusiasts are likely to dump their i5-7600k/i7-7700k for their hex-core successors, the first major performance development on Intel's mainstream CPUs in over five years.

 

[Randompersonwantstopcgame]

By "equivalent old i7s" I meant i7s from a few generations ago, sorry for the confusing wording.
The g4560 is only like £55 but would it just be best to go for a ryzen 3 (about £100)?

 

[InvalidError]

By "equivalent old i7s" I meant i7s from a few generations ago, sorry for the confusing wording.
The g4560 is only like £55 but would it just be best to go for a ryzen 3 (about £100)?

CPUs from "a few generations ago" won't work in current motherboards so you'd have to add the cost of a "new" old motherboard and DDR3 memory to go older than the i5/i7-6000 series.

If you want to get most of the benefits of an i7 for a lower cost, you should be looking at the R5-series with the 1600 currently having the best bang per buck. The R3 are closer to the i5.

 

[Randompersonwantstopcgame]

I'm looking at g4560 and ryzen 3 CPUs for a CURRENT build. In the future if I went with g4560 I would upgrade to a better 7th gen Intel CPU (aka a CPU compatible with the g4560's mobo). I'm not looking at getting previous generation CPUs for my initial build I'm talking about CPUs that will be old by the time I upgrade

 

[superninja12]

best is to look up the benchmarks yourself.