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Gaming wise. Is a 4790k worth the additional $160 (here in NZD) it costs? Do you really gain that much perforamce? Or should I put that $160 towards a better graphic card instead?

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I think I asked this before in the past. The answer given to me was that if it is just for gaming and some (little) content creation, 4690k would be enough. 4690k should be enough for the next couple of years, in terms of gaming and some (again little) content creation.

 

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Gaming wise. Is a 4790k worth the additional $160 (here in NZD) it costs? Do you really gain that much perforamce? Or should I put that $160 towards a better graphic card instead?

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Upcoming build: 

CPU: 'Devil's Canyon' Core i5 4690K Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 GPU: ASUS STRIX-GTX970 4GB RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) 1866Mhz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 2x WD Green 4TB Cooling: Corsair H105 PSU: CoolerMaster V550S Case: Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 in BLAACK Extra: ASUS PCE-AC68 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Monitor: ASUS VX238H 23.6"

Total Cost: $2,759.45 NZD

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Gaming wise. Is a 4790k worth the additional $160 (here in NZD) it costs? Do you really gain that much perforamce? Or should I put that $160 towards a better graphic card instead?

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I think I asked this before in the past. The answer given to me was that if it is just for gaming and some (little) content creation, 4690k would be enough. 4690k should be enough for the next couple of years, in terms of gaming and some (again little) content creation.

 

Hope it helps.

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Gaming wise. Is a 4790k worth the additional $160 (here in NZD) it costs? Do you really gain that much perforamce? Or should I put that $160 towards a better graphic card instead?

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Also, forgot to mention, If you will be keeping your system for a while then you will be glad that you spent extra to get the i7

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