Upgrading i3 3220 to i5 3470 ?

[shaun_shaun]

few weeks ago I bought i3 3220 processor with gtx660 .. now I m thinking about upgrading it to a i5 3470.. is it worth the upgrade ?? any suggestions ?

 

[esrever]

unless you can return the 3220, its not worth the money.

 

[shaun_shaun]

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Far-Cry-3-PC-217540/Tests/Far-Cry-3-Test-Grafikkarten-CPU-Benchmarks-1036726/


according to these benchmarks there is a significant performance increase in games like Farcry 3 with i5 3470... ? the only reason I m thinking about an i5 is to gain that extra performance ... still not sure its worth that extra money .... ??????

 

[esrever]

its not worth the extra money.you won't get any performance increase in farcry 3.

 

[shaun_shaun]

its not worth the extra money.you won't get any performance increase in farcry 3.

what do u think about above benchmarks ?? is it processors like i3 3220 bottlenecking high-end gpus like 7970 ? is that how i5 and i7 got that extra performance increase ? may be mid range gpus like 660 wont get that extra performance with i5 and i7s ?

 

[esrever]

considering a 660 is much slower than a 7970 and the fact that the i3 is pretty decent. There won't be any difference. You should probably upgrade your graphics card if you want better performance.

 

[mohit9206]

no the upgrade to an i5 is NOT worth so much money