Hey, I could really use some advice because I'm stuck on a decision...
My current setup:
MOBO: MSI Z77A-G45 (
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z77AG45/Specification)
CPU: Intel i3-3240 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us...-3-40-ghz.html)
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 in Dual-Channel mode
GPU: ASUS RX 470 G1 gaming 4 g (https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Graphics...-GAMING-4GD#sp)
HDD: 250GB SSD
So, I have two options:
- roughly
$167 Intel i5-3570K (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us...-3-80-ghz.html)
- roughly
$0.33 Intel i7-3770K (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us...-3-90-ghz.html)
Is the price difference $167, and is it worth grabbing the i7?
I need a bit more kick from my CPU since I run Hackintosh, do a lot of programming, rendering, graphic design, and general multimedia stuff...
Moving up to a whole new gen like an i3-8100/i3-8300 with DDR4-2400/3000 and a new motherboard—🙂 that's just not in the budget right now. Honestly, I don't think I even need it since my current rig handles everything fine, I just want a slightly better processor.👍
Thanks!