Need cpu upgrade help

[Brendan Calkins]

I have a gigabyte 78lmt-s2p mobo 10gb of ram amd fx 4300 cpu and a gtx 960. I play games like kerbal space program and space engineers which are very cpu demanding. I have about $220what should I upgrade? I know I need a new motherboard.

 

[CTurbo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $227.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 22:42 EDT-0400

 

[Brendan Calkins]

I could get this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3-Intel-Motherboard-With-Intel-i5-2500k-CPU-3-30GHZ-/291563803092?hash=item43e28e91d4#viTabs_0

or try and get a new motherboard and an amd fx 8350

What one?

 

[CTurbo]

I would get the i5 4460 + H97. Best way to spend $120ish

 

[Brendan Calkins]

but the 2500k is more powerful??

 

[CTurbo]

eh a little when it's overclocked a lot, but it's old, and used. I would take the newer "new" tech every time.

 

[Brendan Calkins]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4460-vs-AMD-FX-4300m doesn't look like a very big upgrade. How much will this help my FPS?

 

[CTurbo]

The 4460 is WAY stronger than the FX4300. The 4460 would easily outperform the FX8350.

 

[Brendan Calkins]

Will my current PSU: http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-CAPSTONE-Certified-ATX12V-CAPSTONE-550/dp/B006BCKEL6/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1408375374&sr=1-7&keywords=capstone

Power this all along with my gtx 960 still?

 

[CTurbo]

Yes that's a good cpu and the 4460 draws less power than the 4300 does.

 

[Brendan Calkins]

So I'll get a lot better performance in cpu demanding games with the 4460?

 

[CTurbo]

Yes you'll notice it most in minimum frame drops or lack thereof

 

[CTurbo]

If you're that worried spend $15 more and get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $192.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 23:22 EDT-0400


It has a 300mhz faster turbo speed.

 

[Brendan Calkins]

Wish I had an idea of how much more FPS I will get in game so I know if it'll even be worth it or not.

 

[CTurbo]

Your maximum fps will only increase a little but your average fps should increase a good bit and your minimum fps will increase a lot.

You could not get 100% from your 960 all the time with a FX4300, but you will with an i5