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Pretty much, by the end of this week I'm going to order a new CPU and Motherboard, which hopefully will drastically improve my gaming performance on games like Arma. Can you guys please recommend what CPU you think I should get, hopefully replacing as little as possible.

ie. I would prefer not to buy a i7-5820k due to the fact I don't want to replace the RAM unless required.

Thanks :wub:

i5-4460 and a cheap H81 motherboard with all the essentials. If you want to pay extra for more RAM slots, more SATA ports, USB 3.0, etc., that's on you.

Why not an i7?
Forgot to mention, I don't really have budget however I don't like wasting money

4460 and a decent h97 board so you at least get some good features unlike a h81

Difference between i7 and i5: i7 has hyperthreading.

The extra threads on the i7 doesn't really benefit gaming much. If you want to spend extra to get a little more performance, get a i5-4690K, Z97 motherboard, and an aftermarket cooler, and overclock it.



"If you want to pay extra for more RAM slots, more SATA ports, USB 3.0, etc., that's on you."

This is what I've chose, but do you know a cpu fan thats good? The previous one I had obstructs the RAM slots so only 3/4 fit even though they're low profile.

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I use this CPU cooler... It's cheap and works great.
I'm sure your low profile RAM will fit too. Mine did.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan

pretty good parts even though i prefer gigabyte