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Is the Core i7 4790K considered more cosumer or enthusiast?

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I know that it's not an extreme edition processor but I see a lot of enthusiasts pretty excited about it.

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I know that it's not an extreme edition processor but I see a lot of enthusiasts pretty excited about it.

Consumer, but its on the high end.....so, only people who really need the power (heavy users) will/should be buying it.

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Like @djdwosk97 said. It's High-End Consumer.

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Top end of the consumer stuff, but still consumer.

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Consumer, but its on the high end.....so, only people who really need the power (heavy users) will/should be buying it.

Aww man dangit!  I shouldn't have it but I do.  My bad.  I just play games and love having super awesome processors that are still affordable. I really do plan to OC it when I get my new system set up.

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Rich consumer 

Or...

Poor enthusiast.

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It falls in the category of mainstream/enthusiast. Not quite enough for enthusiast but too much for the mainstream user. It would be Pentium/I3 = casual, I3/I5 = Casual/Mainstream, I5/I7 = Mainstream/Enthusiast and X99/X79 is straight up Enthusiast except for the I7-3820k (That's basically just an I7 3770k with a semi-unlocked multiplier)

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Intel says its consumer grade. I say anyone with a balanced 4790k based gaming system is an enthusiast though

 

 

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Aww man dangit!  I shouldn't have it but I do.  My bad.  I just play games and love having super awesome processors that are still affordable. I really do plan to OC it when I get my new system set up.

If you like having super awesome processors that are still relatively affordable look at the I7-5820k. About $50-60 more but you get 2 extra cores. X99 motherboards and DDR4 RAM still a bit expensive though

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This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Aww man dangit!  I shouldn't have it but I do.  My bad.  I just play games and love having super awesome processors that are still affordable. I really do plan to OC it when I get my new system set up.

 

Eh? "Consumer" or "enthusiast" are just useless marketing labels. To me, an enthusiast is someone who knows enough about the hardware to make the judgement to use a "consumer" component when its the right choice. The i7-4790K is tough to beat, and holds its own against Haswell-E chips in most applications.

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It falls in the category of mainstream/enthusiast. Not quite enough for enthusiast but too much for the mainstream user. It would be Pentium/I3 = casual, I3/I5 = Casual/Mainstream, I5/I7 = Mainstream/Enthusiast and X99/X79 is straight up Enthusiast except for the I7-3820k (That's basically just an I7 3770k with a semi-unlocked multiplier)

Can you elaborate on the comparison of the 3820k and the 3770k?

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If you like having super awesome processors that are still relatively affordable look at the I7-5820k. About $50-60 more but you get 2 extra cores. X99 motherboards and DDR4 RAM still a bit expensive though

Yeah X99 pushes it out of affordable range for me.  

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Can you elaborate on the comparison of the 3820k and the 3770k?

3820k is sandy bridge-E which was out alongside Ivy Bridge so that would be the comparison to make. Ivy Bridge-E came out later so those two were the current CPU's for the time for their respective sockets

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This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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It's more considered as a noob CPU..

This statement makes no sense at all. Care to elaborate?

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This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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It's just a number.

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Anyone who does not have a sister hates the fact that Kasugano Sora isn't his sister.
I'm not insulting anyone; I'm just being condescending. There is a difference, you see...

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3820k is sandy bridge-E which was out alongside Ivy Bridge so that would be the comparison to make. Ivy Bridge-E came out later so those two were the current CPU's for the time for their respective sockets

Same with the 4820k 

 

This statement makes no sense at all. Care to elaborate?

Probably he means "noobs" go towards it assuming it will perform far better than an i5 (in everything -- such as gaming).

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It's more considered as a noob CPU..

Thanks for your insight.  I'll have your know I'm an austronaut, computer engineer, software engineer, rocket scientist and I have a hot model wife and make more money in a day than you will in your life.  You know, like everyone else on the internet.

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Probably he means "noobs" go towards it assuming it will perform far better than an i5 (in everything -- such as gaming).

Thanks :P

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