i7 4790 vs i5 7600K vs i7 7700K

[AlphaZulu]

Hi guys!

I currently have a i7 4790 and a r9 390X in my rig and I want to know if there is any benefits of upgrading motherboard and CPU to either a 7600K or a 7700K

setup at the moment is below

I'm think of watercooling aswell maybe so any advice is appreciated

thanks guys!

[themctipers]

yes, the cooler would be adaptable to the new socket as intel has not changed the mount.

no, there wouldn't be a major benefit from upgrading to a 7700k. the IPC change is minimal, you're better off with getting a 4790k (or just wait for cannon lake and see the improvements and if its worth it or not)

[Bazilias]

Your current system is good as it is now, the cooler can be used on other sockets too but I wouldn't recommend you to upgrade your CPU nor Cooler because the performance gain you will get won't be big. Just wait for the new cannon lake and see what the performance will be with the new one.

[AlphaZulu]

1 minute ago, themctipers said:

yes, the cooler would be adaptable to the new socket as intel has not changed the mount.

no, there wouldn't be a major benefit from upgrading to a 7700k. the IPC change is minimal, you're better off with getting a 4790k (or just wait for cannon lake and see the improvements and if its worth it or not)

great thanks for the info

RYZEN: any thoughts? 

[Morgan MLGman]

No point in upgrading the CPU, you're not being CPU limited.

[stealth80]

5 minutes ago, AlphaZulu said:

Hi guys!

I currently have a i7 4790 and a r9 390X in my rig and I want to know if there is any benefits of upgrading motherboard and CPU to either a 7600K or a 7700K

setup at the moment is below

I'm think of watercooling aswell maybe so any advice is appreciated

thanks guys!

Stick with that you have, you got a good CPU/GPU combo there, if it was me maybe a larger SSD for storagfe if you have an upgrade itch, but wait a gen/tick at least for Ryzen

[themctipers]

1 minute ago, AlphaZulu said:

great thanks for the info

RYZEN: any thoughts? 

if its around skylake, don't do it. again, minimal performance bump for $500+ (cpu, ram, motherboard, and possibly cooling needs to be changed)

[AlphaZulu]

1 minute ago, RaptorCandy said:

Your current system is good as it is now, the cooler can be used on other sockets too but I wouldn't recommend you to upgrade your CPU nor Cooler because the performance gain you will get won't be big. Just wait for the new cannon lake and see what the performance will be with the new one.

thanks raptor Dude I'll stick with what I have now

[AlphaZulu]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Stick with that you have, you got a good CPU/GPU combo there, if it was me maybe a larger SSD for storagfe if you have an upgrade itch, but wait a gen/tick at least for Ryzen

larger SSD? I was thining of a 1To/512 M.2 but I already have a Seagate SSHD 2To, 1To HDD and the 256 SSD

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, AlphaZulu said:

larger SSD? I was thining of a 1To/512 M.2 but I already have a Seagate SSHD 2To, 1To HDD and the 256 SSD

As I said, only if you have an upgrade itch

 

But ye a 512gb 960 pro would be nice, use the 250gb for a few games etc

 

But there aint much point in swapping your CPU at this point, my 4790k is still ploughing everything I through at it

[AlphaZulu]

4 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

As I said, only if you have an upgrade itch

 

But ye a 512gb 960 pro would be nice, use the 250gb for a few games etc

 

But there aint much point in swapping your CPU at this point, my 4790k is still ploughing everything I through at it

thanks for the advice also I've updated my highly out of date signature setup. yeah I'm impressed at my 4790 despite it being locked it still runs fine for CS:GO and GTAV(although GTAV online is starting to have huge frame drops from time to time (~60fps down to 40 and back up).

I've always looked at the 960pro so I'll look for sales on it. Thanks stealth

[alexyy]

Really don't see the point in upgrading CPU it'll benefit you so little, better of putting that money into a better GPU.

[GonzoPoet]

I have a similar system and am happy with it. Not thinking of upgrading anything (except maybe a new SSD) until Vega comes out. 

[stealth80]

6 hours ago, AlphaZulu said:

thanks for the advice also I've updated my highly out of date signature setup. yeah I'm impressed at my 4790 despite it being locked it still runs fine for CS:GO and GTAV(although GTAV online is starting to have huge frame drops from time to time (~60fps down to 40 and back up).

I've always looked at the 960pro so I'll look for sales on it. Thanks stealth

I'm guessing you're playing 1080P? Those frame drops seem normal, I play 1440P at max settings and can sit anywhere between 100 FPS and 65 FPS, thank NVidia for Gsync!

[AlphaZulu]

On 10/02/2017 at 6:05 PM, stealth80 said:

I'm guessing you're playing 1080P? Those frame drops seem normal, I play 1440P at max settings and can sit anywhere between 100 FPS and 65 FPS, thank NVidia for Gsync!

No I'm playing at 1440p 21:9. and yeah it avg at about 70 last time I played but at occasions it does those weird frame drops

[john826472]

Kaby lake or ryzen is a good upgade from the 4790.

[stealth80]

9 hours ago, Aladd2040 said:

Kaby lake or ryzen is a good upgade from the 4790.

nope, not kaby lake anyway - not enough improvement

[john826472]

14 hours ago, stealth80 said:

nope, not kaby lake anyway - not enough improvement

Its like a 30% improvement quite alot actualy. 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790/3647vs2293

[i_build_nanosuits]

On 2017-02-10 at 5:13 AM, AlphaZulu said:

I currently have a i7 4790 and a r9 390X in my rig and I want to know if there is any benefits of upgrading motherboard and CPU to either a 7600K or a 7700K

setup at the moment is below

 

none what so ever...the i5-7600K is a downgrade and the 7700K is a small upgrade, not worth your time and money.

If you want more performance in games then upgrade your GPU, if you want a noticeably more capable CPU work a worstation environment look at X99 6c/12t CPU's like the i7-6800K for example.

[i_build_nanosuits]

On 2017-02-13 at 4:15 AM, AlphaZulu said:

No I'm playing at 1440p 21:9. and yeah it avg at about 70 last time I played but at occasions it does those weird frame drops

you defenetly need a new graphics card man...not a new CPU.

[stealth80]

9 hours ago, Aladd2040 said:

Its like a 30% improvement quite alot actualy. 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790/3647vs2293

Don't use that shit, it aint accurate, at all

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10968/the-intel-core-i7-7700k-91w-review-the-new-stock-performance-champion/8

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i7_7700k_processor_review_desktop_kaby_lake,17.html

 

I wouldn't call 1 fps a 30% improvement! And as this is to be used primarily for gaming there isn't much point in comparing compute power, however

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10968/the-intel-core-i7-7700k-91w-review-the-new-stock-performance-champion/3

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i7_7700k_processor_review_desktop_kaby_lake,10.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i7_7700k_processor_review_desktop_kaby_lake,11.html

 

[smokefest]

On 2/13/2017 at 4:15 AM, AlphaZulu said:

No I'm playing at 1440p 21:9. and yeah it avg at about 70 last time I played but at occasions it does those weird frame drops

changing ur i7 for an i5 ? hell no. you will downgrade...

The 4790 is better than any kaby lake i5 due to hyper threading.. 8 thread..

 

[smokefest]

7 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

none what so ever...the i5-7600K is a downgrade and the 7700K is a small upgrade, not worth your time and money.

If you want more performance in games then upgrade your GPU, if you want a noticeably more capable CPU work a worstation environment look at X99 6c/12t CPU's like the i7-6800K for example.

This is 100% correct

[AlphaZulu]

On 14/02/2017 at 1:28 PM, i_build_nanosuits said:

you defenetly need a new graphics card man...not a new CPU.

in that case, 1070 or 1080? I've been tempted to go for the 1080 but Idk if that would be overkill

[i_build_nanosuits]

3 minutes ago, AlphaZulu said:

in that case, 1070 or 1080? I've been tempted to go for the 1080 but Idk if that would be overkill

IMHO nothing is overkill for 3440x1440...that's quite a bit of pixels to push and especially if you have a 100hz monitor?

what monitor exactly do you have?

i'd say if you can afford a 1080 why not...otherwise a 1070 is still a nice upgrade to a 390x...

Otherwise, your board support crossfire...you could also purchase a new PSU and get another 390x on the cheap...depending on how you'd feel running dual high power requirements GPU's...and also depending on cost...if a PSU and a 390X is going to cost as much as a 1070...considering you get money for selling your 390x...you know...i think it's probably best for you to sell the 390X and a get the GTX 1080 with the money...