i7 4790k impressions from owners

[MenciTooLoko]

Any Intel i7 4790k owners that have any thoughts about their CPU and anyone that streams gameplay, record, games, and mild video editing. how does it run when you put it under all that load ?

[i_build_nanosuits]

i have a 4.2ghz 4770K i use for recording and streaming and i can tell you it's hard to find a way to slow these down...you'd have to render videos while playing basically.

[TheSLSAMG]

Games

Not too much better than an i5. Fantastic.

 

Recording

Unlike the i5, it doesn't stutter when I am playing GTA IV modded at high bitrates.

 

Video editing

I've got nothing here, haven't done it yet.

 

Basically, an i5 should be enough for you.

[MenciTooLoko]

Games

Not too much better than an i5. Fantastic.

 

Recording

Unlike the i5, it doesn't stutter when I am playing GTA IV modded at high bitrates.

 

Video editing

I've got nothing here, haven't done it yet.

 

Basically, an i5 should be enough for you.

I was planning on the i5 but decided to why not go for i7 so it has a little extra time over the i5 before it gets out dated and also for hyper-threading

[i_build_nanosuits]

I was planning on the i5 but decided to why not go for i7 so it has a little extra time over the i5 before it gets out dated and also for hyper-threading

Tom's best gaming CPU:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

 

Diminishing Returns Kick In:

CPUs priced over $240 offer rapidly diminishing returns when it comes to gaming performance. As such, we have a hard time recommending anything more expensive than the Core i5-4690K, especially since this multiplier-unlocked processor is easy to tune up to 4.3 GHz or so with the right cooler. Even at stock clocks, though, it matches or beats the old $1000 Gulftown-based Core i7-990X Extreme Edition in our benchmarks.

We have seen a small handful of titles benefit from Hyper-Threaded Core i7 processors, though. Because we believe this is a trend that will continue as developers optimize their software, we're including the Core i7-4790K as an honorable mention, now selling for $340. In a vast majority of games, the Core i7 won't demonstrate much advantage over the Core i5. But if you're a serious enthusiast who wants some future-proofing and values highly-threaded application performance, this processor may be worth the extra money.

[MenciTooLoko]

Tom's best gaming CPU:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

Diminishing Returns Kick In:

CPUs priced over $240 offer rapidly diminishing returns when it comes to gaming performance. As such, we have a hard time recommending anything more expensive than the Core i5-4690K, especially since this multiplier-unlocked processor is easy to tune up to 4.3 GHz or so with the right cooler. Even at stock clocks, though, it matches or beats the old $1000 Gulftown-based Core i7-990X Extreme Edition in our benchmarks.

We have seen a small handful of titles benefit from Hyper-Threaded Core i7 processors, though. Because we believe this is a trend that will continue as developers optimize their software, we're including the Core i7-4790K as an honorable mention, now selling for $340. In a vast majority of games, the Core i7 won't demonstrate much advantage over the Core i5. But if you're a serious enthusiast who wants some future-proofing and values highly-threaded application performance, this processor may be worth the extra money.

Exactly, a little future proofing and even though the hyper-threading doesn't really help gaming it will with video editing and and rendering