4690 vs 4960

[othertomperson]

You have dyscalculia and accidentally buy the wrong thing (but you get the right motherboard with it so it's all good). How much do you regret your purchase?

[EarthboundHero]

4960 what? I'm so confused.

[TheGamingBarrel]

I dont, because I have a 4960X

[TheSLSAMG]

What, so buying a 4960X instead of a 4690K?

I'd bring that shit (not actually shit, great but I wouldn't want one) back to the store.

[ForsakenLive]

A '4690' probably refers to the Intel i5 4690 CPU; but I don't know what's a 4960? Maybe it's an i7 4960X? They have different sockets (1150 vs 2011-2)

[SuperPug]

You high?

[Guest]

Typo? Im guessing

[othertomperson]

Typo? Im guessing

 

No. The 4690k and 4960X have incredibly similar product names, it's... actually quite common for noobs to get confused. So with that in mind, you get a 4690k for video editing, or you get a 4960X for gaming, either way with the appropriate motherboard. How much would you be bothered?

[79wjd]

No. The 4690k and 4960X have incredibly similar product names, it's... actually quite common for noobs to get confused. So with that in mind, you get a 4690k for video editing, or you get a 4960X for gaming, either way with the appropriate motherboard. How much would you be bothered?

Considering one is a $230~ cpu and the other involves a $1000~ cpu....you couldn't just accidentally get the wrong one. 

[Tedster]

If I managed to buy a 4960x, that would be a financial achievement.

[Sauron]

To be honest, once the money was out of my pocket I'd probably end up keeping it. But I'd never have willingly bought a 4960x.

[othertomperson]

Considering one is a $230~ cpu and the other involves a $1000~ cpu....you couldn't just accidentally get the wrong one. 

 

The 5960X has been available for a while now. It's not inconceivable to get a pretty good deal on a used 4960X, and a motherboard to go with it.

[79wjd]

The 5960X has been available for a while now. It's not inconceivable to get a pretty good deal on a used 4960X, and a motherboard to go with it.

If I somehow was able to get a 4960x for the same price as a 4690k I would literally be jumping up and down with joy.......Performance-wise (per core) it would be very similar to a 4690k plus come with two additional cores and 8 additional threads.