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4790k or 4770k? Which one should I choose and why?

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4790k is the superior option.

 

The 4770k has issues with sloppy TIM work making the temperatures much higher than normal and often would thermals be the barrier before voltage. Intel then came with the Haswell-Refresh series (which includes the 4790k) which improved the TIM among other things and brought the temps down significantly. This also allowed for a significant increase in base clock and turbo clock speeds.

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I'm new to this kind of stuff but I would like to learn and I don't know how to start. Help please!

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What are the prices of the cpus and the mothermoards they fit in?

PC SPECS: CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k @4.4GHz - Mobo: Asrock Extreme 4 (Z77) - GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr 2GB - RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2x4GB (8GB) 1600MHz CL8 + 1x8GB - Storage: SSD: Sandisk Extreme II 120GB. HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - PSU: be quiet! Pure Power L8 630W semi modular  - Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D  - OS: Windows 7

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4790k is the superior option.

 

The 4770k has issues with sloppy TIM work making the temperatures much higher than normal and often would thermals be the barrier before voltage. Intel then came with the Haswell-Refresh series (which includes the 4790k) which improved the TIM among other things and brought the temps down significantly. This also allowed for a significant increase in base clock and turbo clock speeds.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

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go for 4790K, 4790K has better TIM and stability rather than 4770K. in case of motherboard, use Z97 one, whis is better compatibility with Haswell-R processor (4790K is Haswell-R processor) and can be upgrade able to broadwell cpu (5770K perhaps?) :D

CPU:  i5 4690 Motherboard: AsRock H81M-VG4 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz Graphics Card: Sapphire HD7870 OC Intel HD4600  MSI R9 270X HAWX Storage: 1TB WD Blue 7200rpm, 120GB WDC Scorpio 5400 rpm PSU: Corsair VS550 Chassis: Custom Open Air Case OS: Windows 8.1 X64 Mouse: Roccat Kone Pure Optical Mousepad: Roccat Taito Keyboard: Armageddon Kalashnikov AK-770i

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4790k is the superior option.

 

The 4770k has issues with sloppy TIM work making the temperatures much higher than normal and often would thermals be the barrier before voltage. Intel then came with the Haswell-Refresh series (which includes the 4790k) which improved the TIM among other things and brought the temps down significantly. This also allowed for a significant increase in base clock and turbo clock speeds.

Yup, my 4770k overclocks like shit  :P

 

If the 4790k was out at the time I would have got that instead.

MY CURRENT PC

 CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k COOLER: Noctua NH-D14 MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16GB DDR3-1600 STORAGE: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM HHD GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 SLI CASE: Fractal Design R4 PSU: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold 
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4790k, no real reason to get the 4770k unless you can get it way cheaper.

CPU: I7 3770k @4.8 ghz | GPU: GTX 1080 FE SLI | RAM: 16gb (2x8gb) gskill sniper 1866mhz | Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LK | PSU: Rosewill Hive 1000W | Case: Corsair 750D | Cooler:Corsair H110| Boot: 2X Kingston v300 120GB RAID 0 | Storage: 1 WD 1tb green | 2 3TB seagate Barracuda|

 

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Go for the 4790k, it's better thermal dissipation means what ever cooling you go for will be more effective meaning the fans wont have to spin as fast leading to  a quitter PC and better overclocking potential.

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