i7-4790k vs i7-7700

[evilside123]

Is it worth to upgrade to i7-7700?

I am still rocking this spec
i7-4790k
24gb (2x8gb + 2x4gb) 1600mhz ram
ga-z97-ud3h motherboard
gtx 1070 Video card
480gb bx500 ssd
1tb wd black
1tb wd blue
seasonic X 750W
CPU and GPU cooled by LCS (360mm/45mm and 240mm/25mm Radiators)

[Ankerson]

Not to a 7700 no.

 

Now if want to upgrade the 8th or 9th generation CPU's would be worth it, like to a 8700K or 9700K etc.

 

Would be an overall improvement.

[evilside123]

How about for 6th or 7th? is it nah? 8600k? is it any good or 9600k?

[Oalei]

wait for either Zen 2 or Cascade Lake, if you think you can wait for sometimes

[Ankerson]

5 minutes ago, evilside123 said:

How about for 6th or 7th? is it nah? 8600k? is it any good or 9600k?

 

Just not enough of a difference to be worth the upgrade over your CPU, now if yours was a 1st or 2nd gen I7 then yeah.

 

Yeah the 8600K and 9600K are fine also.

[evilside123]

Thanks for the insight. I really appreciate it.

 

[Fasauceome]

Only ever upgrade if your performance isn't up to snuff. It's never time to upgrade if your rig does its job.

[Firewrath9]

8600k/9600k would be a sidegrade.

 

OC to 4.6-4.8ghz, or mabye delid, if you have high temps/loud.

 

I'd wait at least till this year black friday, as your 1070 isn't a bottleneck.

new 8c16t ryzen looks good.

 

[Berfs1]

I would recommend you to go with an i5-8600K if you are going to delid, or i5-9600K if you aren't. Both of those are better than the 4790K. Especially after considering the RAM speed increases. Also, they have 6 cores, and no hyper threading, which is perfect for gaming. If you NEED more than 6 threads, I would suggest an i7-8700K or i7-8086K (at the same price). I am not suggesting Ryzen because their IPC is about the same as Haswell. However, as many users are pointing out, if your system is already good enough for what you need it to do, there is no reason to waste more money into upgrading unless you WANT more efficiency or something like that. Speaking of efficiency, if you want to upgrade, I recommend you wait for Ryzen 3000 series and their X570 or B550 (if that is what it will be called) motherboards. They offer extreme performance, at extreme efficiency, compared to Intel's top dogs.

 

EDIT: I saw your RAM configuration, 2x8+2x4. Have you tried overclocking it to 1800 or 1866? Usually that works perfectly fine, however if it doesn't try adjusting the memory timings a bit! You can gain some more free performance right there! Also, if your CPU isn't overclocked, I recommend at least setting the multiplier to 44x, as all 4790Ks should be able to hit that no problem.

[Berfs1]

1 hour ago, evilside123 said:

How about for 6th or 7th? is it nah? 8600k? is it any good or 9600k?

IPC wise, 6th-9th gen is an upgrade over Haswell. However, IPC is the exact same between 6th-9th gen, since they run off of the same architectural design. Not to mention you can easily BCLK overclock on 6th gen and newer (with an unlocked CPU; locked CPUs are a bit more difficult). Essentially, an i7-7700K is the best CPU you can use on 100 and 200 series motherboards, and it will match a 8600K/9600K in terms of multi-threaded performance. 8600K and 9600K is still better for gaming.

[Zeitec]

I wouldn't bother going to the new i5's. It'll be an improvement to be sure, but assuming you're overclocked to about 4.5ghz, it just isn't going to be fast enough to justify the massive expense of new RAM, a new motherboard, and a new CPU. I wouldn't upgrade to anything less than an 8700k