I5 4440 bottleneck?

Diabetothewhale

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Will my i5 4440 bottleneck the new r9 300's that are supposed to come out soon?

Im plannig on upgrading soon so need to know if i need a different cpu


thanks
 

ShintaiDK

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Why are you planning to upgrade before the product is out? Not to mention you dont know the performance of an unspecified unreleased card.
 

RussianSensation

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1. We don't know what games you play.
2. We don't know what resolution you game at.
3. We don't know if you like to use high amounts of MSAA/SMAA and mods.
4. We don't know what R9 300 card you plan to buy ($200, $400, $600, R9 395X2?)

What exactly did you have in mind when you said upgrading from an i5 4440?

Honestly, just keep what you have. Unless you can resell it for a good price and get a cheap 4790K (say MicroCenter, etc.), that CPU is good enough for the next 2-3 years. Your next upgrade should be 14nm Skylake/Cannonlake or 10nm Icelake.