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i5 4690k vs i5 9600k is the upgrade worth it?

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Hey guys so I have a compatible DDR4 motherboard and my friend says he will give me 16gb of DDR4 memeory so that just means I just need to buy a i5 9600k if I want to go over to DDR4. I have a gtx 980 which should pair well with a i5 9600k. Is this a worthwhile CPU to go for or should I go for an i7 or something. I am really at a loss here. I want a K variant of a CPU though as I want the ability to OC even if I decide not to.

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If u can go for the i5-9600k. It will be an upgrade - 2 more cores and threds. So why not?

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While the i7 variants may be worth it, don't get another i5. Hyper-threading and SMT are really getting used these days. Go with a Ryzen 3600. It's better and costs less.

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9 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

While the i7 variants may be worth it, don't get another i5. Hyper-threading and SMT are really getting used these days. Go with a Ryzen 3600. It's better and costs less.

See I have been generally thinking about going for Ryzen as their instruction set and such has gotten much better with time. I will have to give it a think over tbf as I would need to buy a new compatable Motherboard for the Ryzen CPU but ill defo think about it as it could be the better choice.

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What do you mean by DDR4 motherboard? You will need Z370/90 iirc if you want to OC a 9600k

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58 minutes ago, Kirk Purdy said:

Hey guys so I have a compatible DDR4 motherboard and my friend says he will give me 16gb of DDR4 memeory so that just means I just need to buy a i5 9600k if I want to go over to DDR4. I have a gtx 980 which should pair well with a i5 9600k. Is this a worthwhile CPU to go for or should I go for an i7 or something. I am really at a loss here. I want a K variant of a CPU though as I want the ability to OC even if I decide not to.

which motherboard do you have?

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22 hours ago, Kirk Purdy said:

Hey guys so I have a compatible DDR4 motherboard and my friend says he will give me 16gb of DDR4 memeory so that just means I just need to buy a i5 9600k if I want to go over to DDR4. I have a gtx 980 which should pair well with a i5 9600k. Is this a worthwhile CPU to go for or should I go for an i7 or something. I am really at a loss here. I want a K variant of a CPU though as I want the ability to OC even if I decide not to.

No, not worth it. Ryzen would definitely be worth it

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Anything would be worth it over that.

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