i5 or i7?

[Alan3345]

Hi guys so I'm considering moving to intel soon however i'm not sure whether to get an i5 4690k or the i7 4790k. I will mainly be using the rig for gaming, with some light video editing and rendering.

 

I'm intending to crossfire 7950s soon too (I already have one) and so my main question is would the i5 bottleneck the two cards or could it handle them? 

[AlwaysFSX]

i5 won't bottleneck. i7 if you don't plan to upgrade within the next 4-ish years.

[Sonefiler]

Hi guys so I'm considering moving to intel soon however i'm not sure whether to get an i5 4690k or the i7 4790k. I will mainly be using the rig for gaming, with some light video editing and rendering.

 

I'm intending to crossfire 7950s soon too (I already have one) and so my main question is would the i5 bottleneck the two cards or could it handle them? 

I would get the i7 if you can because games are getting more CPU intensive, like Star Citizen

[heavygrounds]

If you're only using this machine to game, the i5 is fine.

If you're going to do any video editing, the i7 is a massive improvement thanks to that hyper threading.

 

This is because:

 

Games don't really benefit from more than 4 cores or hyper threading.

However video rendering programs can really take advantage of the extra cores or threads.

[MrImnotMLG]

Since you do some video editing I'd take the i7.

[harrynowl]

I'd get the i7 unless price is a problem really

[Alan3345]

I would get the i7 if you can because games are getting more CPU intensive, like Star Citizen

 

Yeah I guess it makes sense to go for the i7, the 8 threads would help with upcoming next gen games (witcher 3 i'm looking at you)

 

If you're only using this machine to game, the i5 is fine.

If you're going to do any video editing, the i7 is a massive improvement thanks to that hyper threading.

 

This is because:

 

Games don't really benefit from more than 4 cores or hyper threading.

However video rendering programs can really take advantage of the extra cores or threads.

 

Well I do editing rendering as I have/work on 3 youtube channels I guess the i7 is the best choice, I was just hoping to save some money

[creativename]

Unless you're short on money i7. As games start to become more multi threaded, you'll have less problems running games later on.

[Alan3345]

I'd get the i7 unless price is a problem really

 

Price isn't really a problem as I've been saving up for a while

[Alan3345]

Alright thanks for the feedback guys, looks like i'll be going for the i7

[harrynowl]

Alright thanks for the feedback guys, looks like i'll be going for the i7

Be sure to overclock

[dizmo]

If you're only using this machine to game, the i5 is fine.

If you're going to do any video editing, the i7 is a massive improvement thanks to that hyper threading.

 

This is because:

 

Games don't really benefit from more than 4 cores or hyper threading.

However video rendering programs can really take advantage of the extra cores or threads.

They're starting to, and every year Intel is pushing really hard for companies to use more cores.

 

 

OP - I'd go with the i7 if you don't plan to upgrade often as @AlwaysFSX said. I still have a 2700k in my desktop, and it still performs perfectly fine.

[heavygrounds]

They're starting to, and every year Intel is pushing really hard for companies to use more cores.

 

Definitely, and it won't be long until we see games really benefit from hyperthreading/more cores.

[Alan3345]

Be sure to overclock

 

Of course, I will be getting a h80i which should allow me to hit 4.2ghz easily enough

 

 

They're starting to, and every year Intel is pushing really hard for companies to use more cores.

 

 

OP - I'd go with the i7 if you don't plan to upgrade often as @AlwaysFSX said. I still have a 2700k in my desktop, and it still performs perfectly fine.

 

Yeah I don't want to upgrade my CPU for at least three years