Is it worth upgrading my i5 3330 to a 2600?

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I recently bought an old i5 based gaming PC that you'll see in my signature. I use it to play games such as GTA 5 and COD Infinite Warfare. I'm really keen on FPS games in general and I play with a 60Hz 1080P monitor. Is it worth upgrading to an i7 2600? I won't be overclocking since I have an H61 chipset and don't want to replace the motherboard as well.

In maybe 6 - 12 months I'm planning on upgrading the video card to something with at least 6GB VRAM and I'll then upgrade to a 1440p monitor at the same time.

 

[Tír na nÓg]

Not really.

The (slightly) higher IPC per clock on the 3330 more or less balances the clock difference. FPS don't make use of hyper threading.

the 780 is still a very capable card@1080p (should max everything with a 15/20% OC on the GPU).

Not worth upgrading the CPU on a H61 chipset. Better wait and go for a full platform upgrade.

 

[trents]

Is this a 2600 or a 2600k?

 

[Tír na nÓg]

Is this a 2600 or a 2600k?

OP has a H61 chipset. So, doesn't make a difference.