Upgrade path for a bum: G860 > G3258

[Kristijonas]

Hello, so I'm thinking about upgrading my PC. (it's in the signature)
I was thinking about upgrading my cpu (G860 Pentium) to the new, cheap and unlocked haswell G3258. Is it worth it? I could probably do this with minimal investment. With a slight overclock to about 3.5ghz I'd expect a ~33% increase in cpu performance. Is this realistic?

An alternative to this upgrade path would be getting an athlon 760k.

Please share your thoughts!

 

[ShintaiDK]

Neither the Haswell or the Athlon would fit in your mobo.

You should look for an i5 3000 series ivy bridge. Then you should be set upgrade wise for a good time.

 

[Vesku]

You would need a new motherboard so cost would be fairly close to just replacing your current CPU with an IB i5. The i5 would be the better upgrade.

 

[Kristijonas]

I know this. It is not an issue, I can just sell my old mobo+cpu and buy new ones with haswell or athlon. Everything is calculated.
An i5 would require at least a 100usd investment even after old cpu is sold. A switch to Haswell would be around 50 american moneys.

 

[NTMBK]

Got to agree, you would be better off getting a 2nd hand Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge i5.

 

[Burpo]

Why not just get a I7 3770k or even an I5 2500k. Either would be a vast improvement on your board.

 

[Vesku]

I know this. It is not an issue, I can just sell my old mobo+cpu and buy new ones with haswell or athlon. Everything is calculated.
An i5 would require at least a 100usd investment even after old cpu is sold. A switch to Haswell would be around 50 american moneys.

So $100 = Quad core 3.2+ GHz 6M cache most features enabled vs $50 = Dual core 3.5 GHz 3M cache many features disabled.

Now if you get a Z97 board and think you'll replace the Pentium with a Haswell or Broadwell K within the next year then sure, go for it.

 

[ElFenix]

wouldn't it be more than $100 out of pocket for an i5? G860 isn't going to sell for much.

 

[nurturedhate]

wouldn't it be more than $100 out of pocket for an i5? G860 isn't going to sell for much.

Can buy a new i5 2400 for $150 and can find used ones for $100 or less. The 2400 seems to be the sweet spot price wise. The 2300 and Ivy series seems to shoot up to around $170-180.

 

[SPBHM]

yes, used sandy/ivy bridge i5 is the way to go
you don't need to replace your MB and it's a better CPU than any Pentium anyway.