SLI Gaming question

[tezza192]

I will be putting together a build in the next couple of weeks, decided to go for SLI 970s and a ROG Swift

 

My question as it will be primarily used for gaming - is it worth going to the 4790k or will the 4670k do just as well with no bottlenecks?

 

Thanks

 

TC

[skullbringer]

The i5 will be slightly slower (maybe like 3 FPS), but I wouldnt call that a bottleneck.

[NeatSquidYT]

4690k will never bottleneck a GPU in gaming that I know of

[WinNut]

If you're gaming only, then a 4690k, but if you're streaming or doing editing go for the 4790k.

[Tedster]

I'd go with the 4690k.

[cesrai]

4690K.

[asim1999]

IMO an i7, if u can afford a Swift, then u can afford the i7, and it will be better for MMOs like Planetside 2

[Guest]

the i7 isn't worth the extra 100 dollars over the i5 for the 2-3 fps gain.  Stick with the i5, overclock it, and you should be fine.  

 

EDIT:  With the extra 100 dollars you save from the i5, you could get a AIO watercooler for even higher overclocks

[asim1999]

the i7 isn't worth the extra 100 dollars over the i5 for the 2-3 fps gain.  Stick with the i5, overclock it, and you should be fine.  

 

EDIT:  With the extra 100 dollars you save from the i5, you could get a AIO watercooler for even higher overclocks

True, or he can get a Xeon, max out the Turbo and up the baseclock to get it to 4Ghz