[SOLVED] Want to upgrade CPU need help

[favarato]

MY RIG
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
© Intel(R) Core(TM) 15-3450 CPU @ 3.100Hz
11.96 GB RAM
1920 x 1080. 60H

I want to upgrade my CPU because I think it’s bottlenecking my gpu, I don’t have a lot to spend but was looking for some ideas and opinions. Thank you

 

[ThatVietGuy]

What is the make/model of the motherboard?

 

[Bob.B]

MY RIG
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
© Intel(R) Core(TM) 15-3450 CPU @ 3.100Hz
11.96 GB RAM
1920 x 1080. 60H

I want to upgrade my CPU because I think it’s bottlenecking my gpu, I don’t have a lot to spend but was looking for some ideas and opinions. Thank you

A zero cost option...except for some time... is to stop unneeded stuff from running in the background.

Run this with the browser closed and post a LINK to the results page.
PC Benchmark

 

[favarato]

What is the make/model of the motherboard?

Dell 0YJPT1 here is the link to it: http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/mainboard-dell-inc-0yjpt1-specs/

 

[favarato]

A zero cost option...except for some time... is to stop unneeded stuff from running in the background.

Run this with the browser closed and post a LINK to the results page.
PC Benchmark

Done, here is a link to the result page: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/48108718

 

[ThatVietGuy]

The best you can do with that motherboard would be the i7 3770K, but you'd still be stuck on a dead platform and may still bottleneck in certain scenarios.

 

[favarato]

The best you can do with that motherboard would be the i7 3770K, but you'd still be stuck on a dead platform and may still bottleneck in certain scenarios.

Ok Thanks, so you think it wouldn’t improve game performance as much since my motherboard is pretty old?

 

[Bob.B]

Done, here is a link to the result page: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/48108718

Your looking at 300+ bucks to make it better.
Not good just better.
While your thinking about it get a can of air and a small brush.
Give the innards a good cleaning.....heat sinks and fans extra clean.
Don't forget to give the psu a few shots of air from both directions.