Good evening,
Not an urgent situation, but just curious as to what you guys think. My R9 270X packed up 2 weeks ago, and I can't help but think the game "Valley" caused it to overheat, but that's just speculation.
I replaced with an XFX R9 280X, and then unexpectedly needed to upgrade my PSU to TX650M as a result. Therefore, I really don't want to spend any more money, but I can't help but think my system is now crying out for a better CPU. My mobo is H81m DS2V, and I believe out of the intel CPU's, it will only support 4th generation. I thought doing a bit of reading it would all become clear, but of course not! I remember reading that games tend to require 4 cores, but when comparing an i3 4130 (duel core) to an i5 4670 (quad core), the graphics power is only "slightly better".
This shouldn't hurt the bank too much, as I can sell the i3 4130 and get most of my money back.
Should I go for an i5 4670(K)? Or is not really worth it due to the limitations of my mobo? I am running Win 7 with 8 gig ram.
Thanks very much
Not an urgent situation, but just curious as to what you guys think. My R9 270X packed up 2 weeks ago, and I can't help but think the game "Valley" caused it to overheat, but that's just speculation.
I replaced with an XFX R9 280X, and then unexpectedly needed to upgrade my PSU to TX650M as a result. Therefore, I really don't want to spend any more money, but I can't help but think my system is now crying out for a better CPU. My mobo is H81m DS2V, and I believe out of the intel CPU's, it will only support 4th generation. I thought doing a bit of reading it would all become clear, but of course not! I remember reading that games tend to require 4 cores, but when comparing an i3 4130 (duel core) to an i5 4670 (quad core), the graphics power is only "slightly better".
This shouldn't hurt the bank too much, as I can sell the i3 4130 and get most of my money back.
Should I go for an i5 4670(K)? Or is not really worth it due to the limitations of my mobo? I am running Win 7 with 8 gig ram.
Thanks very much