BEST CPU FOR WoW

[Greg_titan]

Which CPU would be better for World of Warcraft (Warlords of Draenor)???

• i7-4790k
• i5-4690k

 

[Razzaa]

i5

[Aniallation]

 

Which CPU would be better for World of Warcraft (Warlords of Draenor)???

• i7-4790k
• i5-4690k

 

i5. You won't see any benefit with i7 as WoW is heavily single-threaded

[Tedster]

You could argue either way, but for something like WoW an i7 would be stupid.

[Lotus]

Honestly? G3258 since you can hit higher overclocks. WoW is single-threaded and so any extra cores/threads will go unused. However the G3258 is poorly suited for any modern game.

[Bogica]

i5 and invest the difference in cooling and OC it or get a better GPU.

[zappian]

i5 , well even my i3 plays that fine.

[NeatSquidYT]

Honestly? G3258 since you can hit higher overclocks. WoW is single-threaded and so any extra cores/threads will go unused. However the G3258 is poorly suited for any modern game.

You obviously haven't owned one.

[zappian]

You obviously haven't owned one.

 

Its like people on the forums saying that my i3 sucks when they havent owned one.

And i can play every single game with it lol.

[Greg_titan]

SO BETWEEN G3258 AND I5-4690K???

[david cassar]

You obviously haven't owned one.

Dragon age, watch dogs, ac unity, far cry 4, witcher 3 and GTA v. Its a very capable CPU but newer games don't run on it. And if they do, there would be frame dips.

[NeatSquidYT]

Its like people on the forums saying that my i3 sucks when they havent owned one.

And i can play every single game with it lol.

ikr, this is supposed to have clever people on it, but they don't know that a strong dual core is fantastic for nearly every game

 

SO BETWEEN G3258 AND I5-4690K???

I GUESS SO. WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET? I'D GO WITH THE I5 IF YOU CAN

[EpicAdom]

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Dat sig lmfao

[zappian]

Dat sig lmfao

 

, i love it as well.

[NeatSquidYT]

Dragon age, watch dogs, ac unity, far cry 4, witcher 3 and GTA v.

Most of those are shite ports and would run bad on any hardware. Idk about Witcher 3, but it's been proven that you can play FC4 well on a G3258

[zappian]

Most of those are shite ports and would run bad on any hardware. Idk about Witcher 3, but it's been proven that you can play FC4 well on a G3258

 

To be fair far cry 4 runs better on an i3 but the pentium is much cheaper and doesnt need a aftermarket cooler to overclok , or a expensive mobo.

And it gives great upgrade path.

[Greg_titan]

ikr, this is supposed to have clever people on it, but they don't know that a strong dual core is fantastic for nearly every game

 

I GUESS SO. WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET? I'D GO WITH THE I5 IF YOU CAN

I can afford both

[NeatSquidYT]

To be fair far cry 4 runs better on an i3 but the pentium is much cheaper and doesnt need a aftermarket cooler to overclok , or a expensive mobo.

And it gives great upgrade path.

Exactly why I went with a Pentium, so I'll be able to get an i7 (I do video work)

Sorry to say but i3s can't OC

[NeatSquidYT]

I can afford both

You considered an i3? They're cheap and fantastic

[zappian]

Exactly why I went with a Pentium, so I'll be able to get an i7 (I do video work)

Sorry to say but i3s can't OC

 

I know i was talking about the pentium.

 

Its the best budget cpu ever because of upgrade path mainly.

 

Its a stopgap and adecent one.

[NeatSquidYT]

I know i was talking about the pentium.

 

Its the best budget cpu ever because of upgrade path mainly.

 

Its a stopgap and adecent one.

*high fives*

[zappian]

*high fives*

 

I dont like to post memes but i cant resist.

 

[Greg_titan]

You considered an i3? They're cheap and fantastic

Really? For example??

[zappian]

Really? For example??

 

i3 4330 and 4160.

[NeatSquidYT]

Really? For example??

i3 4160

For a better price, you get little less performance

 

EDIT: 85 quid difference in the UK

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i3-4160-s-1150-haswell-refresh-dual-core-36ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-1150mhz-gpu-36x-ratio-retail

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-intel-core-i5-4690-s-1150-haswell-refresh-quad-core-35ghz-39ghz-turbo-1200mhz-gpu-35x-ratio-84