Should I upgrade or no ??

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#1 punk2kgamer
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Should I upgrade or no to a i5 2500k or a GTX 670 but not both :o

Current Specs:

AMD Phenom x4 955 4.0Ghz

8GB Ram

SLI GTX 460

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#2 Obiwan_1O
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tough one but i5 cuz ur 460s are SLIed and prb giving pretty good performance

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#3 General_X
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I don't know, are games running poorly? Really you're the only one who can decide when to upgrade, as we all have different preferences when it comes to frames per second and eye-candy.
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#4 mitu123
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Go with the GTX 670.

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How do SLI 460s compare with a 670?

I know they'll be very fast, but SLI/crossfire oftend don't work well.

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#6 ionusX
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How do SLI 460s compare with a 670?

I know they'll be very fast, but SLI/crossfire oftend don't work well.

kraken2109

they dont.. sli'd n cfx card combo's generally suck. a p[rime example was how dual gtx 280's gagged playing hawx 1

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How do SLI 460s compare with a 670?

I know they'll be very fast, but SLI/crossfire oftend don't work well.

kraken2109
In games with good SLI performance, I think they are pretty much equal/ the 670 a tad bit faster. Mitu should know, he did the same upgrade.
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#8 James161324
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How do SLI 460s compare with a 670?

I know they'll be very fast, but SLI/crossfire oftend don't work well.

kraken2109

sli 460=gtx 580,

There isn't any reason to upgrade if your happy with them, they are a beast. The 7970/670 are faster, but its only worth dropping the money if your unhappy, otherwise just wait.

I went from two 460's to a 7970. The only major pluses, no sli issues, the extra vram always more eye candy, not that its usually needed. I was able to play bf3 on ultra, vs high to keep 60 fps on two 460's

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#9 punk2kgamer
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How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

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#10 ionusX
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How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

punk2kgamer

if you gaming @ 1200p (1920 x 1200) or even to a lesser extent 1080p (1920 x 1080) then no their wont be much difference. and where it is noticeable the phenom II has obscenely high fps anyway.

if you are playing @ 1680 x 1200 or a resolution south of that its alot more noticeable.

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#11 James161324
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How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

punk2kgamer

depends on the game, any cpu intesive game yes.

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#12 General_X
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How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

punk2kgamer
What type of games do you play? Most games aren't really CPU restricted.
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#13 punk2kgamer
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[QUOTE="punk2kgamer"]

How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

General_X

What type of games do you play? Most games aren't really CPU restricted.

I'm playing Borderlands 2 , BF3 , GW2 , and PlanetSide 2 atm

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#14 General_X
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[QUOTE="General_X"][QUOTE="punk2kgamer"]

How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

punk2kgamer

What type of games do you play? Most games aren't really CPU restricted.

I'm playing Borderlands 2 , BF3 , GW2 , and PlanetSide 2 atm

At best you might see gains in BF3, whether that's worth the price of a new mobo and processor right now is up to you.
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#15 mitu123
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How do SLI 460s compare with a 670?

I know they'll be very fast, but SLI/crossfire oftend don't work well.

kraken2109

SLI 460s are definitely not as good as a 670, I know this since I have those cards.

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#16 Amster_G
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You can really only ask yourself that question.

Are you not happy with certain performances?

SLI 460s are definitely not as good as a 670, I know this since I have those cards.

mitu123

This. I once owned a pair of 460s and the 670 beats them.

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#17 mitu123
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[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

How do SLI 460s compare with a 670?

I know they'll be very fast, but SLI/crossfire oftend don't work well.

horgen123

In games with good SLI performance, I think they are pretty much equal/ the 670 a tad bit faster. Mitu should know, he did the same upgrade.

They aren't equal to a 670!:o

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#18 ionusX
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[QUOTE="General_X"][QUOTE="punk2kgamer"]

How about a i5 2500k compared to a phenom x4 955 4.0 ghz ?? will i see much performance increase ?

punk2kgamer

What type of games do you play? Most games aren't really CPU restricted.

I'm playing Borderlands 2 , BF3 , GW2 , and PlanetSide 2 atm

varying on your resolution you will fail to notice the difference. the msot cpu demanding game you listed was guildwars 2 or planetside 2. the others are more gpu demanding than cpu.

the msot you will see if your playing @ more than 900p is ~8fps more

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#19 punk2kgamer
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If I were to sell my gtx 460s how much would they be worth ??

This is the gtx 460 I have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133326

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#20 James161324
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If I were to sell my gtx 460s how much would they be worth ??

This is the gtx 460 I have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133326

punk2kgamer

$200, tops. I got like 180 for my two