Worth upgrading 4690K to 4790K in one year?

[Colt_0pz]

so i have a 4690K and i am very happy with the chip but, should i upgrade to a 4790K and use the 4690K in a secondary machine?

[Curufinwe_wins]

I mean if you want a new computer go for it. But it isn't much of an upgrade at all if you overclocked.

[Dabasepc]

Always depends what you do with your PCs.. if gaming purpose only you do not need hyperthreading and extra cpu power... 4690k is fine.

If you do lot of 3D work, or photoshop, rendering, etc.. worth it to get an i7.

[Colt_0pz]

Always depends what you do with your PCs.. if gaming purpose only you do not need hyperthreading and extra cpu power... 4690k is fine.

If you do lot of 3D work, or photoshop, rendering, etc.. worth it to get an i7.

would F@H benefit from hyperthreading? i run F@H when im not gaming.

[Curufinwe_wins]

would F@H benefit from hyperthreading? i run F@H when im not gaming.

Yes. It would. But only you can know if that's worth an extra 100 dollars.

[Zayzo]

would F@H benefit from hyperthreading? i run F@H when im not gaming.

Honestly i don't think its worth dropping $300 for some extra F@H performance. Especially since all you're doing is gaming.

[Sir Asvald]

so i have a 4690K and i am very happy with the chip but, should i upgrade to a 4790K and use the 4690K in a secondary machine?

Get a Xeon 1231v3

[Curufinwe_wins]

Get a Xeon 1231v3

Yea downgrade. That makes sense.

[Sir Asvald]

Yea downgrade. That makes sense.

What are you talking about? Xeon 1231v3 is equal to in i7. 

[Curufinwe_wins]

What are you talking about? Xeon 1231v3 is equal to in i7.

Underclocked I7 does not a overclocked (or even stock at higher clock) beat.

Hypertheading isn't used in games and it isn't useful in light workloads.

[Zayzo]

Hypertheading isn't used in games and it isn't useful in light workloads.

Then why would he get an i7 at all

[Curufinwe_wins]

Then why would he get an i7 at all

There isn't that much of a reason at all. As we have said. It would help f@h, and indeed the devils canyon cpu seems to be binned higher in that it does tend to reach higher overclocks at the same voltage than any other haswell chip (except perhaps the Pentium) so that's a little bit of a boost.

In theory for rendering and heavy multitasking that isn't gaming most of the time it will help. (Apparently by up to 30% on average) but that's still iffy.

[Zayzo]

There isn't that much of a reason at all. As we have said. It would help f@h, and indeed the devils canyon cpu seems to be binned higher in that it does tend to reach higher overclocks at the same voltage than any other haswell chip (except perhaps the Pentium) so that's a little bit of a boost.

In theory for rendering and heavy multitasking that isn't gaming most of the time it will help. (Apparently by up to 30% on average) but that's still iffy.

I don't understand why anyone would spend $330 for a little bit more F@H performance. lmao

[Curufinwe_wins]

I don't understand why anyone would spend $330 for a little bit more F@H performance. lmao

Well if he actually uses the other cpu he really is only spending 110 dollars for the improvement as the 220 dollar replacement cost is being used elsewhere.

Which is why I said only he can know if the 100 dollars was worth it.

But yes. I7s are definitely overkill for basically all consumers who are not professionals (enthusiast line is literally intended to be overkill).

[Colt_0pz]

I don't understand why anyone would spend $330 for a little bit more F@H performance. lmao

that's not useful. your comment is a waste of space

[Nena Trinity]

For just having one? No but since you wanna have two then yes!

[Dabombinable]

This is pretty much the conundrum I was in, and TBH unless you were upgrading from a locked i5 or needed the extra threads (which BTW might come in handy with DX 12), then the i5 4690k is just fine (I'm upgrading my i5 4440 and Asus H87M-Pro to an i7 4790K and MSI Z97 MPOWER, I don't really need to upgrade, but I ignored my cardinal rule which is to never skimp on components, so I'm finally resolving that particular issue).

[Zayzo]

that's not useful. your comment is a waste of space

So you actually use your second system for something? What are the current specs of it? Why not run F@H on the second system all time along with your main pc? IF you can justify the purchase, buy it. I really don't care.

[Colt_0pz]

So you actually use your second system for something? What are the current specs of it? Why not run F@H on the second system all time along with your main pc? IF you can justify the purchase, buy it. I really don't care.

i dont have a second system ._. im saying if i buy a 4790k, i will make a second system

[Zayzo]

i dont have a second system ._. im saying if i buy a 4790k, i will make a second system

So would you actually use the system or would it sit there and look pretty?

[Colt_0pz]

So would you actually use the system or would it sit there and look pretty?

use it. 

[keepcalmcarryon]

Isn't skylake rumored to be out in 2 weeks or so? Might be worth the time to wait.

[Colt_0pz]

Isn't skylake rumored to be out in 2 weeks or so? Might be worth the time to wait.

i prefer a haswell/devil's canyon because i dont want to upgrade to a new motherboard and spend a but ton of money on a new cpu and board

[misayakawaii]

Always depends what you do with your PCs.. if gaming purpose only you do not need hyperthreading and extra cpu power... 4690k is fine.

If you do lot of 3D work, or photoshop, rendering, etc.. worth it to get an i7.

It's worth to mention that if you're thinking about livestreaming your gameplay then you should definitely get an i7, if your budget allows such luxury that is.