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I am building a new PC, but I do not know which configuration to go with. Which would run games faster. Any help is much appreciated 

 

PC 1. Intel Core i7 4790k                                           PC 2. Intel Core i5 4690k

          16gb Corsair Dominator                                            8gb Corsair Dominator

          nVidia GeForce GTX 970                                          nVidia GeForce GTX 980

          Intel 530 series 240gb SSD                                       All the rest is from the pc 1.

          Seagate Barracuda 2tb HDD

          Corsair H110 Liquid Cooling

          Corsair CX600w PSU

          Asus Z97-a mobo

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I am building a new PC, but I do not know which configuration to go with. Which would run games faster. Any help is much appreciated 

 

PC 1. Intel Core i7 4790k                                           PC 2. Intel Core i5 4690k

          16gb Corsair Dominator                                            8gb Corsair Dominator

          nVidia GeForce GTX 970                                          nVidia GeForce GTX 980

          Intel 530 series 240gb SSD                                       All the rest is from the pc 1.

          Seagate Barracuda 2tb HDD

          Corsair H110 Liquid Cooling

          Corsair CX600w PSU

          Asus Z97-a mobo

Probably the 1st one, but with an i5 instead of the i7 if you don't stream or make videos

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What resolution do you use for gaming.

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CPU: Intel i5-4690K | Mobo: MSI Z97 Gaming 3 | RAM: Kingston Savage 4x4GB | GPU: Asus Strix GTX970 | PSU: Seasonic M12II-620 Evo | Storage: MX100 128GB + WD Blue 1TB | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 evo | Case: NZXT H440

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PC #1 bc the 970 is only a small margin slower than the 980... I can guess that you'll be using games on this so 970 is fine at 1080p at least

 

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CPU: Intel i5-2400 Mobo: ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1333MHz GPU: Sapphire R9 280x Tri-X Case Corsair Obsidian Series 350D PSU: EVGA 500w 80+ Certified

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PC #1, hands down, no contest...regardless of what you do the GTX 970 and GTX 980 performs close enough to each other that they will require an upgrade at basicaly the same time down the road...the i7 CPU will yield more benefit even if you're just gaming that's a given the core i5-4690K is seeing scary high loads in latest modern AAA games already, the i7 will hold better performance in games overtime and will allow for more GPU upgrades down the road.

Lots of people in the i5 bandwagon ignoring the fact that their i5 CPU is nearly pinned playing dragon age inquisition, watchdogs or ACU...and once that thing hits 100% load on 1 core consistently in a game, then it becomes a bottleneck.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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PC#1 since AAA games are eventually going to have to become really well parallelized to run well on the 8-core XB1 and PS4, and as the i3 vs Pentium G3258 shows, hyperthreading seems to work better than higher clockspeed for making up for a core-count deficiency. And with the 4790k you can have both HT and higher clockspeed. Besides, you're already seeing games start to become really parallelized with BF4, Watchdogs, and Dragon Age Inquisition.

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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I would go with an i7 + 980.  Don't buy the H110 to start.  That can be added at a later time when you get a spare $100.  Much better and easier to buy the strongest core components now, and add aftermarket cooling later.  You could also buy a less expensive 240GB SSD, only need 8GB of RAM, can always add more later if its needed, which it won't be.  Also I recommend buying a little bit better PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fvvrnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fvvrnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($526.30 @ Directron)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon) <-- Could also go with Enthoo Pro for $100.
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) <-- Good price on one of the best PSUs on the market.
Total: $1479.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 15:23 EST-0500

 

If you live near a Microcenter, go there to buy your CPU and mobo.

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