upgrade from z87 to: x79 or z170 or just go 4790k?

[Cheddle]

my e-peen is shrinking... I am not happy with my 4690 any more, I should have bought a 4690k but I didn't....

 

I use my PC for gaming, but I really like to benchmark... seeing my valley and firestrike scores crippled by my 4690 hurts my feelings.

 

Unsure if I want to either

 

a ) stick with my Z87 Gryphon and buy a 4790k - $300 out of pocket (cheapest, but sticks me with an mATX board still)

b ) buy an x79 mobo and a 6core CPU - $ 750 out of pocket (cheaper than x99 and I can use my dd3 but I don't think the single thread performance is as good as I could get for the same money with option c)

c ) hold out until skylake -  $900 out of pocket (the most expensive option and will require ddr4...)

 

advice please - I feel like option A is the best bang for buck here but I also wouldn't mind more PCIE slots and lanes so I can get some PCIE SSD action in later.

[shypin]

ddr4 is definitely where the future is headed tho

 

i would wait but if you really cant wait then maybe get a 4790k?

[Fictionvl]

Personally I would go for either X99 or Skylake 

[sms1202]

Skylake

[Electronics Wizardy]

If you feel like crushing benchmarks you can get used xeons and a dual lga 2011 mobo. The mobo is about 200 and you can get 10 core 2.8GHZ cpu's for about 500 and 2 of those will smoke anything(about 50-80% faster than 5960x).

[ace_cheaply]

There will be z170 boards that support dd3 and ddr4 http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/18858-intel-skylake-far-styrkretsen-z170-samt-stod-for-bade-ddr3-och-ddr4

[i_build_nanosuits]

my e-peen is shrinking... I am not happy with my 4690 any more, I should have bought a 4690k but I didn't....

 

I use my PC for gaming, but I really like to benchmark... seeing my valley and firestrike scores crippled by my 4690 hurts my feelings.

 

Unsure if I want to either

 

a ) stick with my Z87 Gryphon and buy a 4790k - $300 out of pocket (cheapest, but sticks me with an mATX board still)

b ) buy an x79 mobo and a 6core CPU - $ 750 out of pocket (cheaper than x99 and I can use my dd3 but I don't think the single thread performance is as good as I could get for the same money with option c)

c ) hold out until skylake -  $900 out of pocket (the most expensive option and will require ddr4...)

 

advice please - I feel like option A is the best bang for buck here but I also wouldn't mind more PCIE slots and lanes so I can get some PCIE SSD action in later.

you're creating yourself a need, the i5-4690 is a perfectly capable CPU for gaming and will maxout top end GPU's in just about any games for at least another 3 years and maybe even more. Your valley benchmark score? no one care about it...just move on.

If that CPU is not maxing out your GPU in just about everything right now (?), then it means you need a new higher resolution monitor more than anything else..

[arnavvr]

Go X79. You can get 3930K's for $250 and a Rampage IV Extreme for $180. Sell the Gryphon+4690 and your golden. Also why did you buy a locked CPU?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Go X79. You can get 3930K's for $250 and a Rampage IV Extreme for $180. Sell the Gryphon+4690 and your golden. Also why did you buy a locked CPU?

this guy is a gamer, moving from the haswell i5-4690 to sandy-bridge i7-3930K is quite a downgrade when it comes to gaming.

[Cheddle]

you're creating yourself a need, the i5-4690 is a perfectly capable CPU for gaming and will maxout top end GPU's in just about any games for at least another 3 years and maybe even more. Your valley benchmark score? no one care about it...just move on.

If that CPU is not maxing out your GPU in just about everything right now (?), then it means you need a new higher resolution monitor more than anything else..

 

I am. the only need is to not get bent over in benchmarks by 1st gen i7's - I already game at 4k...

 

Go X79. You can get 3930K's for $250 and a Rampage IV Extreme for $180. Sell the Gryphon+4690 and your golden. Also why did you buy a locked CPU?

 

because I am retarted... seriously tho I had just run with a g3258 for a while before I bought the 4690 and was bit fatigued from the experience of overclocking it so I thought I would just accept the gains of the 4690 without the itch to fiddle with it. dumb.

 

this guy is a gamer, moving from the haswell i5-4690 to sandy-bridge i7-3930K is quite a downgrade when it comes to gaming.

 

correct. I need big fat single thread powa.

 

I am actually thinking ill just buy a 4690k and clock the crap out of it... Its not a very cost effective procedure but it is more so than the 4790k option...

[bomerr]

4690k is def the most cost efficient however i'd upgrade to skylake. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

I am actually thinking ill just buy a 4690k and clock the crap out of it... Its not a very cost effective procedure but it is more so than the 4790k option...

sincerely, this upgrade makes no sense what so ever...if you're to throw more money at your rig AT LEAST get an i7-4790K...that way at least you get hyper-threading, 8 threads and more cache...this might be very useful for you in DX12 games in the future...at least that's an upgrade from what you have right now...if you feel like burning money at least get an upgrade!

[NumLock21]

Your CPU is fine. Stop wasting money for a few fps.