4460 - 4790

[theereal]

So, im thinking of upgrading to a 4790 CPU in the near future, do you think its a worthy upgrade? (its a gaming rig) (not upgrading my MOBO btw)

[Stardar1]

need to know rest of specs, as well as if you are going to OC

[Swndlr]

For games I dont think its worth it

[Naeaes]

Get the K-model. It's worth it even if you don't overclock. They hand-pick more reliable units for them.

[mikat]

need to know rest of specs, as well as if you are going to OC

turn your head a couple of degrees down... voila the specs in his sig...

[theereal]

need to know rest of specs, as well as if you are going to OC

Specs in sign, also im getting the non K version beacuse i dont intend to OC.

[TheConverter]

Get the K-model. It's worth it even if you don't overclock. They hand-pick more reliable units for them.

Get A 6700K

FTFY

[Morgan MLGman]

So, im thinking of upgrading to a 4790 CPU in the near future, do you think its a worthy upgrade? (its a gaming rig) (not upgrading my MOBO btw)

The answer is quite simple if you don't want to overclock: Xeon E3-1231 v3. Costs as much as the 4690k and is basically like the i7-4770 without the iGPU for 100$ less, 4 cores 8 threads as well. There's no better option price/performance wise if you want 8 threads than this Xeon.

[Oberon.Smite]

Specs in sign, also im getting the non K version beacuse i dont intend to OC.

With that board I doubt you will be able to OC.

[Stardar1]

Specs in sign, also im getting the non K version beacuse i dont intend to OC.

i feel like an idiot.

 

no, if your not going to OC and cannot take advantage of more threads, there isnt really a point in upgrading from that CPU unless you want to hop up a generation to broadwell.

[Naeaes]

Get A 6700K

FTFY

I don't disagree about the benefits of 6700K over 4790K but OP said, he's sticking with his old mobo. 

[mikat]

(not upgrading my MOBO btw)

 

 

Get A 6700K

FTFY

bro.. can u read or do i need to increase it to 48

[manikyath]

i5 is the sweet spot for gaming, i7 is for when you're a multitasker, or do multithreaded workloads. (i got my i7 for zip archives)

[manikyath]

bro.. can u read or do i need to increase it to 48

grandma font size best font size.

[theereal]

The answer is quite simple if you don't want to overclock: Xeon E3-1231 v3. Costs as much as the 4690k and is basically like the i7-4770 without the iGPU for 100$ less, 4 cores 8 threads as well. There's no better option price/performance wise if you want 8 threads than this Xeon.

The Xeon is clocked at 3.4Ghz though, and it costs 25$ less.

[Morgan MLGman]

The Xeon is clocked at 3.4Ghz though, and it costs 25$ less.

3,4 with turbo boost to 3,8 I believe? There's like 200mhz difference between the 4790 and the Xeon. If you can find a 1241v3 it's clocked 100mhz higher than the 1231. As I mentioned it's more similar to the 4770 but it's very close to the 4790, you wouldn't feel any real difference

[mikat]

The Xeon is clocked at 3.4Ghz though, and it costs 25$ less.

the i7-4790 is clocked at 3.5 Ghz, not a huge diffrence

[OAcesync]

I wouldn't upgrade if it's just for gaming

[TheConverter]

bro.. can u read or do i need to increase it to 48

 

Well what's the point in getting a 4790 over a i5 4460 then lmao

[theereal]

the i7-4790 is clocked at 3.5 Ghz, not a huge diffrence

Website says 3.6

[mikat]

Well what's the point in getting a 4790 over a i5 4460 then lmao

haipartredung

[mikat]

Website says 3.6

i could be wrong then..

[colinreay]

Not really. The i7 will provide almost no performance gains, maybe a fps or two in rare circumstances. Most gains come in cpu intense processes like video editing/3d.

[arronleeds]

I had an i7 4790 (broke it like a dickhead) and it takes my i5 4690k ocd to around 4.8-4.9ghz to get the same firestrike results.