Should I buy a i5 760 for really cheap?

[GtheGecko]

So in my country Latvia, I was just browsing our ebay, untill I saw a i5 760, and a gigabyte h55 motherboard for only 75 euros. So my question: Is the i5 still good for gaming, like CS:GO (and recording it), GTA V, Minecraft with recording, some light editing and such. My system right now is a i3 - 2100, Asus GTX 650 1GB GDDR5, 6 GB ram, 350w PSU. I'm trying to sell it online and build a new one, with some saved cash that I've got. I was hoping with this cpu and MOBO at this price, I could actually get a case that I like. So is it still good enough, or should I just get a 60 euro new MOBO and a 100 euro i5 2500k with more saving :/ Thanks!

 

[de5_Roy]

i5 2500k is a better choice. i5 357k would be even better if you can get one.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

If you've already got an LGA1155 motherboard, I'd suggest seeing if you can find an i7-3770 or i7-3770k (or an i5-3xxx if you have a serious budget issue), and keeping the same motherboard. Note you'll need to update the BIOS.

This will be significantly faster, and you won't need a new copy of Windows (which you may do otherwise if it's an OEM copy).

An i5-750 is going to be a little faster than your i3, but not a huge amount, and likely slower on single-thread workloads.

You should also be able to keep your RAM, though you may want more.

 

[GtheGecko]

Someone somwhere, thanks, but see, my GPU is bad aswell, I'm planning on buying a 660ti from my brother for 100 euros. I'm trying to sell my PC for 250 euros. A 2500k and a lga 1155 mobo is 160 euros used. That is more then the 250 I have. I was hoping the difference for what I want to do wasn't so big, so I get the 760 and the mobo for 75 and use the rest of the money on a PSU, HDD and my own money for a new monitor. BTW I have a spare 4gb ddr3 ram that I can use until I get more. In the end is the difference between a i5 2xxx, which is 2x more expensive.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

I don't know that you'd get 250 euros for your current PC.

I'd suggest you keep your existing case, motherboard, HDD, Windows, RAM (more is always better when recording or editing). Sell the i3 and dump the PSU; it's likely a fire hazard.

Spend your cash on three things; a decent ~500W PSU, the GPU and an i5-3xxx or similar.

What monitor do you have currently?

 

[GtheGecko]

I have linux, and the motherboard that I have is really shitty.

The PSU is from a oldish German company that is reliable, atleast my dad has used it for around 15 years had it in his really old athlon build) and still works like a charm.

I would end up selling my GPU as well, because I will get a new one from my brother.

The i5 3xxx's are really expensive even used [like 150 euros if lucky], so I wouldn't have a really good choice. I think my best bet is to save up for the summer, sell my current PC, and build like a haswell i5 system, because with the low upgrade I would get it wouldn't be really that good, thanks everyone, oh and is the 660ti still like good, is it worth 100euros, or I can pay a little bit more for a way better card or something? thanks!

 

[Nadav Erez]

I have linux, and the motherboard that I have is really shitty.

The PSU is from a oldish German company that is reliable, atleast my dad has used it for around 15 years had it in his really old athlon build) and still works like a charm.

I would end up selling my GPU as well, because I will get a new one from my brother.

The i5 3xxx's are really expensive even used [like 150 euros if lucky], so I wouldn't have a really good choice. I think my best bet is to save up for the summer, sell my current PC, and build like a haswell i5 system, because with the low upgrade I would get it wouldn't be really that good, thanks everyone, oh and is the 660ti still like good, is it worth 100euros, or I can pay a little bit more for a way better card or something? thanks!

The 660Ti will be enough for what you want to do with it (GTA V, CS:GO etc.)- it won't max GTA but medium-high settings with low AA @1080p should be reasonable. The 660/Ti are great cards, I'm currently using a single 660 for 1440p @96Hz! The games I play aren't new or hard to run (Mirror's Edge, Just Cause 2...), and the card certainly holds it's
own. I found a good deal on a Radeon HD 7990 that I'll probably get, though (cheaper than a 970!).

I'd be happy to help you set up a good build, send me a PM with a link to the store you're buying from, your budget and uses/expectations from your rig (resolution, settings, which games etc.) 😉