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Fx 8350 to i7 4790K?

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So recently my PC has been having some issues first they were CPU issues then they were MOBO issues. I was going to just buy a new MOBO because that has the most issues. But one thing that caught my eye was the price of an i7 4790K at microcenter. It is being sold for $250 and you can get it with a motherboard for $40 off. I was wondering if it is worth doing this. I know that the i7 is obviously a better over all CPU, but is it worth another $350 or so for it and a new MOBO.

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For that price? Definately, that's an extremly good price for an i7, especially the K varients.

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Is it worth it to you is a better question, can you justify the purchase - if not an i5-4690k will be just as good for you.

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If you find the price is abit steep. You can opt for the i5 4690k. Any upgrade from AMD to Intel i5 is a big upgrade imo

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What are your uses?  For just gaming go with the i5.  Content creation (video/photo editing, rendering, and streaming), opt for the i7.

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If you find the price is abit steep. You can opt for the i5 4690k. Any upgrade from AMD to Intel i5 is a big upgrade imo

 

 

Is it worth it to you is a better question, can you justify the purchase - if not an i5-4690k will be just as good for you.

 

 

For that price? Definately, that's an extremly good price for an i7, especially the K varients.

alright thanks guys, I think I will probably go with the i7 just because its an incredible deal to get it at that price.

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If you're just gaming then get an i5-4690k.

 

If you're doing editing and content creation then get the i7-4790k.

 

Honestly whichever one costs the least for the features they provide would be the one I would pick.

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Wow thats a good price! Do it :)

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micro center has the i7-4790K and the ASUS Z97-AR motherboard for 349$ in a combo it's an amazing deal.

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