I've been rocking an i5 750 Lynnfield for the last 4 years but recently saw a deal on amazon for an i5 4670 for $185. At this price, should I upgrade? (or should I pay an extra 50 for an unlocked refresh? or maybe just wait a few more years?). I'll be primarily gaming. My current graphics card is a 760GTX. Load for modern games typically between 70%-90% CPU usage depending on the game (I've seen 99% on single cores)
(and yes I know I'll have to upgrade my mobo as well, but considering my current board doesn't have usb 3.0, PCI 3.0, nor SATA III, it seems like a good time to upgrade anyway. Amazon also conveniently has a Z87 mobo on sale as well)
The CPU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBR4
The Mobo
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Z87-PRO-1150-Motherboard/dp/B00CRJSXR4
(and yes I know I'll have to upgrade my mobo as well, but considering my current board doesn't have usb 3.0, PCI 3.0, nor SATA III, it seems like a good time to upgrade anyway. Amazon also conveniently has a Z87 mobo on sale as well)
The CPU
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBR4
The Mobo
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Z87-PRO-1150-Motherboard/dp/B00CRJSXR4