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8/22/12 at 10:46am
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My system now has an i3 2100 and a XFX 6870, 6GB 1333 DDR3. Currently I'll only be playing Guild Wars 2. I've been getting acceptable FPS in Semi-High settings, not Ultra and w/o FXAA.

Is it going to be a beneficial upgrade if I got me an i5 2400 now?
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8/22/12 at 10:50am
Keep the 2100, there would be no noticeable difference going to a 2400.
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8/22/12 at 10:57am
Save for something better. Guild Wars 2 loves processors and if that's your main goal you want to get better than that for max.

I run i3 2120s in my servers, I've never really considered them a processor for someone wanting to max games completely out with good FPS, especially CPU-bound MMOs . The 2400 isn't really going to make a world's difference.

I'd save up for a i5 3570k or i5 2500k and overclock it, after that it would be quite a bit better. I believe they are only about $30-$40 more?
Edited by Murlocke - 8/22/12 at 11:00am
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post #4 of 10
8/22/12 at 10:58am
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Keep the 2100, there would be no noticeable difference going to a 2400.

I sort of knew that, but wanted to make sure. But why is it that, not a lot of games utilize quad cores? the 2400 is nearly double the specs of the 2100 and yet not double the performance, not even close.

I hate this frown.gif
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post #5 of 10
8/22/12 at 10:59am
I agree with the others, keep it and save up for the next gen. There's not a large performance upgrade.
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8/22/12 at 11:00am
If you're wanting to upgrade, I'd go straight to a i5-2500 or i5-2500K (if you care about overclocking).
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post #7 of 10
8/22/12 at 11:01am
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The problem is, I would need an OC mobo.
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8/22/12 at 11:06am
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I sort of knew that, but wanted to make sure. But why is it that, not a lot of games utilize quad cores? the 2400 is nearly double the specs of the 2100 and yet not double the performance, not even close.
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That was very true, but just about every new game being released supports 4 cores. These days, there are a lot of games that benefit from a quad core, some people still need to realize that a quad core is the standard today.
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8/22/12 at 4:25pm
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Ok guys, I think Its decided. Asus P8B75-M + 2500K (OC).
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9/4/12 at 1:18am
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Ok guys, I think Its decided. Asus P8B75-M + 2500K (OC).
Any suggestions?

2500k on a non-overclockable B75 mobo?

Z77.
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