If you replace the cpu you ' ll also need a new motherboard . And since you ' ll want to use DDR 4 with a Skylake cpu , you ' ll probably be replacing the RAM too . At that point you ' ve bought an entirely new computer aside from the power supply and case . Really just depends how much money you want to spend , if you want to do this fairly cheaply I ' d say just get a mid range video card like a 1050 or 1060 and keep the old i 7 . It may hold you back a bit but you should be fine if you aren ' t too picky about settings . <| sep |> FUCK EVERY POKEMANS TO NOT ACTIVATE THEIR FUCKING ABILITY THEY HAVE ONE FUCKING JOB <| sep |> Not in the context of how both those words have been used historically , no <| sep |> But does he ? Yes .