[SOLVED] Is I5 3570 a good upgrade for fx 6300?

[Sveta7]

I found one used for a decent price, im not planning on overclocking, gaming is the main purpose. GPU is an rx 480 8 gb and i have an 8gb of ram. Also, is my motherboard (asus p8h61-m lx3 r 2.0) compatable for this I5 model?

 

[tennis2]

Don't bother with an i5. In a growing number of today's games (especially online gaming) 4c/4t isn't enough. Can you find an i7-3770? How much does that cost?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LX3_R20/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[Sveta7]

Don't bother with an i5. In a growing number of today's games (especially online gaming) 4c/4t isn't enough. Can you find an i7-3770? How much does that cost?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LX3_R20/HelpDesk_CPU/

I5 is 35e/40$ and I7 is around double the price

 

[captaincharisma]

even so. if you plan to play modern games you will need to at least go for an i7 with older CPU's like that.

 

[Sveta7]

even so. if you plan to play modern games you will need to at least go for an i7 with older CPU's like that.

What about i7 2600? I think my 480 will max out on i5 3570 and i don't plan on playing on higher settings...

 

[Dj0gany]

What about i7 2600? I think my 480 will max out on i5 3570 and i don't plan on playing on higher settings...

your 480 8gb will be a better pair with i7-3770.
i7-3770 is better in every aspect than i7-2600.
Plus you rx 480 wont by any chance max out on i5 3570,it wont be even close to getting near the maximum.
And as those guys told you,older i5 arent any good anymore,just buy a old i7 which is still a amazing cpu today.
They told me the same thing as i wanted to upgrade to i5 3570 too,but the i7 3770 will eat 3570 for lunch.

 

[tennis2]

i7-2600 would work. How much is one of those?

 

[jwcrellin]

I would recommend saving your money and getting a used AM4 motherboard to get on the most current platform/technology.