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I don't know what cpu to choose, I am hesitant between the Intel core i5 4690k and the core i7 4790k.

I will be doing a lot of gaming, light video editing, and some 3d work in blender.

Please help me to choose between those Cpus.

4790k@4.5GHz, GTX 980, GTX 770 (physX card), 16 GB RAM, 840 evo 120, asus z97pro (wifi ac), kraken x41 cooler, evga supernova 750 G2

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Do you have the money for the i7?

 

Also,if you're doing Blender,what GPU do you have?CUDA rendering is way faster than with your CPU.

i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo); ASrock Z87 EXTREME4; 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM @ 2133MHz; Asus DirectCU GTX 560; Super Flower Golden King 550 Platinum PSU;1TB Seagate Barracuda;Corsair 200r case. 

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If you can afford it go with the i7, but otherwise the i5 is still an amazing choice.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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Depends on the definition of "light video editing". If it's  only going to be from time to time, the i5 is great and will play games just as well as the i7. If editing and 3D work is likely to be a fairly regular thing, then splashing out for an i7 may be warranted. If not, you are unlikely to note a performance difference and the money is better spent elsewhere  

i5 4690K | Asus Ranger VII | 8GB HyperX Fury | Asus GTX 780 | NZXT H440 | Samsung 850 Evo | Seagate Barracuda | Corsair RM 750W | Corsair H105 


 


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