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i7 3770k or stick to my i5 4690k

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My i5 is OC, but is there a big difference between the 3770k and what I have already.

 

I use my desktop for 3D work, Photoshop and rendering.

 

 

Maybe its i7 envy, the i5 is a spirited performer but I wasn't sure it was worth swapping as the performance seem very similar unless I'm mistaken.

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Why not get a I7 4*** as that would use the same mobo as your I5 so you just need to change that.

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3770K?  You're going back a whole platform...  The 4960K is a Haswell chip while the 3770K is Ivy Bridge.  You'd need a whole new CPU and motherboard change lol.

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3770K?  You're going back a whole platform...  The 4960K is a Haswell chip while the 3770K is Ivy Bridge.  You'd need a whole new CPU and motherboard change lol.

why would he need to change his motherboard going from has well to ivy bridge?

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why would he need to change his motherboard going from has well to ivy bridge?

 

Ivy Bridge = LGA 1155 Socket

 

Haswell = LGA 1150 Socket

 

Two different sockets. 

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i would just sell the current cpu you have now and put that money towards something better

but then again, the i5 really isnt bad, at all...

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we be basically swopping motherboard and cpu.

 

I can't afford to buy a i7 4790k, if I could I would have done so.

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i would just sell the current cpu you have now and put that money towards something better

but then again, the i5 really isnt bad, at all...

Leaves me without a working PC sadly, and that is my income in using the PC producing graphics.

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Ivy Bridge = LGA 1155 Socket

 

Haswell = LGA 1150 Socket

 

Two different sockets. 

Yep, my bad good catch.

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Hello, 

 

Unfortunately for your work you need CPU Power, consider to upgrade it for faster and better perfomance.

 

If you cant buy a new motherboard and cpu then is out of the question, keep your rig steady to keep giving you perfomance and quality to your projects without forcing it but ofc it will take longer time for rendering.

 

The 3d Softwares needs cpu acceleration. 

 

Photoshop, Ae etc, if you have a good graphic card and above 8Gb ram then its good for those purposes.

 

I hope i helped you a litle and im sorry for my bad english.

 

Best of Luck!!!  :)

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Hello, 

 

Unfortunately for your work you need CPU Power, consider to upgrade it for faster and better perfomance.

 

If you cant buy a new motherboard and cpu then is out of the question, keep your rig steady to keep giving you perfomance and quality to your projects without forcing it but ofc it will take longer time for rendering.

 

The 3d Softwares needs cpu acceleration. 

 

Photoshop, Ae etc, if you have a good graphic card and above 8Gb ram then its good for those purposes.

 

I hope i helped you a litle and im sorry for my bad english.

 

Best of Luck!!!  :)

No problem, the i5 currently is a beast doing my work, if I'm rendering I sit back on the laptop workstation instead. I would love a 4770k but even then the benchmarks wouldn't be that marked of an improvement to what I currently have ... shaving a few seconds isn't worh buying a new cpu and motherboard hence trading is more up my alley.

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Either save up for a 4790k, or stick to your current CPU and quit thinking about upgrades.

I really wouldn't recommend you jump back a platform just to move to an i7.

 

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