Worth upgrading from i7-950 @ 3.06ghz

[Yang Wong]

I currently use an aging system consisting of an i7-950 @ 3.06 ghz (no OC) , gtx 560 and 6gb of ram.

I recently put in an order for a new gtx 970 card. I'm wary that my CPU would likely be a (huge) bottleneck here. I also have considered trying to overclock my CPU to around 3.8ghz, as I do have a add on cooler mount on it.

Do you guys think its worth shelling out for something like a i5 4690 , or even an i7-4790 ? Would overclocking my CPU to 3.8ghz reduce most of the bottleneck?

Thanks for your input.

 

[Yang Wong]

I should also add that my primary use is for gaming, in particular cs: global offensive and would like very high and consistent frames (250+)

 

[Francisco Costa]

I wouldn't upgrade now. Your CPU is still competent and although there's going to be some bottleneck, it won't be huge by any means. I'd wait for Broadwell.

 

[justaguywithagun]

while the lga 1156 series chips have long been EOL and arent the fastest cpu's around, that i7-950 is still a pretty solid performer especially if you can manage 3.8+ghz.
will it bottleneck some games? meh, maybe. right now your most major source of bottle-necking is that dated gtx560.
there will be a noticeable fps boost by going to the gtx970.

if i were you id throw in a new gtx970 and maybe PSU upgrade, then wait till 2015-ish and upgrade to intels next socket

 

[Yang Wong]

while the lga 1156 series chips have long been EOL and arent the fastest cpu's around, that i7-950 is still a pretty solid performer especially if you can manage 3.8+ghz.
will it bottleneck some games? meh, maybe. right now your most major source of bottle-necking is that dated gtx560.
there will be a noticeable fps boost by going to the gtx970.

if i were you id throw in a new gtx970 and maybe PSU upgrade, then wait till 2015-ish and upgrade to intels next socket

Thanks, I have a 1000W PSU at the moment so I think that will be fine for some time. I think I will wait for broadwell!

 

[justaguywithagun]

wattage hardly matters. you could run an i7 4790k 32gb ram gtx980 and a few drives/fans on a good 650w easily.

when it comes to power supplies, quality is what matters. crap units burn out and kill components all the time. just something to consider