4770k worth it?

[achillesviper]

im upgrading to a gtx 780 gpu and i have a 3350p, an i5 paired with a 780 just seems disrespectful, is the 4770k worth it? also on a side note would it be better to sell my old parts or build a second system and just sell it?

[Jobbe03]

Absolutely and sell the parts. 

[Jamdude]

If you're just gaming then go for a 4670k.  What are your current system specs?

[bacosta1993]

i run an i5 and it does not bottleneck my 780 and it is OCed.

[EpicGeekonFire]

An i5 can Handle the 780. Doubt you'll see that much improvement.

[achillesviper]

If you're just gaming then go for a 4670k.  What are your current system specs?

before i were to upgrade i have a p67a-g53 mobo, AMD radeon 6870 HD 2GB, i5 3350p, and 16 GB ram

[Hirad123]

an i5 paired with a 780 is absolutely no disrespectful. I wouldn't get the 4770k and I'd get the 4670k. Save some money, get the same performance. Unless you are video editing/rendering or using any multi threaded applications.

[MbV93]

What is your motherboard? Is it a Z77? If so just upgrade to the 3770K and save some bucks.

[venturizhou]

If you have a Z77 motherboard then just get a 3570K. 

[achillesviper]

What is your motherboard? Is it a Z77? If so just upgrade to the 3770K and save some bucks.

nah gonna have to upgrade my modo

[dizmo]

Worth is an absolutely relative term. If you're tight on cash and other upgrades would make a better performance choice, then no it's not worth it.

If you're redoing your system and don't have a budget then sure, why not.

Do you have an SSD?
Why do you have 16GB of RAM? Do you edit?

Etc, etc. We need a more thought out post to properly help you.

[achillesviper]

Worth is an absolutely relative term. If you're tight on cash and other upgrades would make a better performance choice, then no it's not worth it.

If you're redoing your system and don't have a budget then sure, why not.

Do you have an SSD?

Why do you have 16GB of RAM? Do you edit?

Etc, etc. We need a more thought out post to properly help you.

i have an intel 530 SSD

found the ram for $40 on ebay and couldnt pass it up

my budget is $350 after i get the GPU and will grow when i sell some of my older parts

and this is for a gaming build

[CCap]

@achillesviper Well, I don't really see any reason why you shouldn't get a 4770k. You sound like you want it to a certain extent, and since you have the money it might not be a bad option for you. Games, as they update more and more, are finally catching up to the Hyper-threading abilities of high end CPU's. If you don't want to have to upgrade your CPU for a while then you are more than OK with a 4770k. Most people today get similar performance to it with their 2600k's, and the same will happen whenever the 6770k (or whatever the hell intel comes with at that point) releases.

 

I'd say go for it.

[dizmo]

i have an intel 530 SSD

found the ram for $40 on ebay and couldnt pass it up

my budget is $350 after i get the GPU and will grow when i sell some of my older parts

and this is for a gaming build

If you can find one on Craigslist or something for $200, then sure go for it.

Otherwise you'd be better off saving the money and either putting it towards a better graphics card, or just saving the money for future upgrades/something else. 4670k would be more than enough.

You could even skip upgrading the CPU all together and save up for Broadwell.

[felixbearpig]

To me it looks like you don't want good enough. So get the 4770k It's a great CPU and it will last you a long time