Question Is it worth upgrading just my CPU ?

[MangAsoy]

Hi, i have an 4 years old Intel core i3-4150, and im planning to upgrade it with i5-4450 or i7-4770, but im wondering if its worth the money or not

 

[falcon291]

1. It is a 7-year-old CPU, not 4.
2. Is it worth it? Definitely. But even after the upgrade you will be upgrading it to a way better but older CPU. But it will work better, and the upgrade would not be costly.

 

[MangAsoy]

1. It is a 7-year-old CPU, not 4.
2. Is it worth it? Definitely. But even after the upgrade you will be upgrading it to a way better but older CPU. But it will work better, and the upgrade would not be costly.

I mean, i buy it 4 years ago. And thanks for the answer, that really help me

 

[falcon291]

When you bought is irrelevant. CPUs in general does not start to fail after some years of usage like GPU or hard disks. If you are extreme overclocking it can be an issue, but I don't think anyone would bother to overclock an i3.

 

[MangAsoy]

When you bought is irrelevant. CPUs in general does not start to fail after some years of usage like GPU or hard disks. If you are extreme overclocking it can be an issue, but I don't think anyone would bother to overclock an i3.

In my country here, indonesia, i7-4470 is only less than 120 dollars, so, is it worth the money? and i only have haswell-compatible motherboard for now, but im trying to save for a new pc. And thanks for answering.

 

[falcon291]

if you have an i5 instead, I will say do not buy it, but an upgrade from i3 to i7 would be great and yes, it is worth it. Buy it, you will not regret it.