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Why does the i7 3770k cost more than the i7 4790k?

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http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3770K

 

Could someone please explain this to me? It's an older processor and doesn't run as well. 

 

Is there some secret I don't know about? I own a 3770k (bought one 2 years ago) 

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The GPU on the 3770 is 2X better

 

Ah, so it's only because of the integrated graphics? Does that really justify such a steeper price? 

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where is t more expensive???

 

Go try to shop for both of them and you'll see that it's more expensive across the board. 

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The GPU on the 3770 is 2X better

no its not...

where the heck did you get that info from

 

Ah, so it's only because of the integrated graphics? Does that really justify such a steeper price? 

the 3770k is out of production

 

but the link you posted still shows the 4790k as more expensive, so idk what youre looking at

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Go try to shop for both of them and you'll see that it's more expensive across the board. 

It's because of low demand and alot of them die by LN2 overclockers due to the fact they are still the best CPU for Superpi

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you mean 5775c?

no... the 3770k had a 2x higher base clock speed on the gpu. Then the turbo puts the 4790k over it by 100MHz

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Ah, so it's only because of the integrated graphics? Does that really justify such a steeper price? 

lol no the integrated graphics is actually better on the 4790k

 

its probably just because stores ran out of stock on the 3770k

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no its not...

where the heck did you get that info from

 

the 3770k is out of production

 

but the link you posted still shows the 4790k as more expensive, so idk what youre looking at

 

Weird. On my screen it lists the 3770k as $450 on Amazon and the 4790k as $383

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http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3770K

 

Could someone please explain this to me? It's an older processor and doesn't run as well. 

 

Is there some secret I don't know about? I own a 3770k (bought one 2 years ago)

3770k is out of the retail market and its no longer mass produced buy intel

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Weird. On my screen it lists the 3770k as $450 on Amazon and the 4790k as $383

amazon.com pricing is always weird

 

its more expensive because there are not that many of them on the market, so supply and demand...

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no its not...

where the heck did you get that info from

 

the 3770k is out of production

 

but the link you posted still shows the 4790k as more expensive, so idk what youre looking at

I'm just getting it from the data displayed there.

 

As for price I think it's just takeing the lowest price it comes up with on amazon. So one could be without the cooler. Also depends on your country.

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no... the 3770k had a 2x higher base clock speed on the gpu. Then the turbo puts the 4790k over it by 100MHz

clock speed don't mean everything

intel tweaked the iGPUs a whole lot from Sandy/Ivy to Haswell/Haswell Refresh. The 4400 is still unusable for gaming but they're better than the HD 4000.

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I'm just getting it from the data displayed there.

 

As for price I think it's just takeing the lowest price it comes up with on amazon. So one could be without the cooler. Also depends on your country.

they both come with stock coolers...

all consumer CPUs come with stock coolers...

 

and the 3770k is years older than the 4790k with an older iGPU that performs worse

maybe the fact that 3770 is smaller than 4790 isnt obvious enough

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they both come with stock coolers...

all consumer CPUs come with stock coolers...

 

and the 3770k is years older than the 4790k with an older iGPU that performs worse

maybe the fact that 3770 is smaller than 4790 isnt obvious enough

Not all cpus come with stock cooler for instance like the new skylake series.

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Because it pulls random information from sites like Amazon for pricing. Since it's not made anymore, it's sold on Amazon at marked up prices.

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The GPU on the 3770 is 2X better

excuse me, what?

 

the hd 4000 isnt 2x faster than the hd 4600.

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Wait, I want to get something straight.

 

Some CPU's get more expensive over time? In theory, you could stockpile CPU's and sell them while making a good profit if this is the case. 

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Wait, I want to get something straight.

 

Some CPU's get more expensive over time? In theory, you could stockpile CPU's and sell them while making a good profit if this is the case. 

No. Companies who still have stock of the 3770k, sell it at marked up prices because they can. The price doesn't go up naturally. 

 

 

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