Unlocked vs Locked (Intel)

[Flashport]

The in-game performance is great after I overclock my AMD chips, but I've never used Intel.

Last week I purchased a z97 mobo (was drunk, oh well) and now I need to add an 1150 chip to it or it is useless lol.

 

So my question is, if I go with an i5-4460@3.2Ghz instead of the 4690k@4.5Ghz (after OC) will I regret it?

I'm asking because from all the in-game footage I can find, it seems like 5-7 frames is what the 4690k gets over the 4460.

 

any intel users that can confirm? If an OC'd 4690k is overkill for my 1080p@60fps setup, please tell me. I'm not upgrading to 1440p until I make a skylake build, and I dont want ddr4 just yet.

my current graphics card is an EVGA GTX 760 SC. the board I purchased for the intel chip is a z97, I also have 2x8GBs ddr3 clocked at 2133Mhz. (so 16GBs in dual channel)

 

as far as demanding tasks, gaming is the only one. I don't render/encode videos, but if I did it would be 1080p@60fps maximum and I can wait 20mins for a 10min clip if need be.

I might stream, maybe. so how does the 4460 perform while streaming when compared to the 4690k?

 

any help is appreciated!

 

 

Thoughts: I realize that the price difference between the two CPUs is $50, but $50 goes a long way for me. I also don't want to owe anymore than I do (not borrowing) and next week I have some serious bills. If i don't purchase it this week, I'll be staring at this motherboard until mid November/beginning of December

[Samppa221]

Well you bought a Z97 board so it would be ideal to go with the 4690k  and it holds up better when streaming

[ZetZet]

If you have z97 board you should buy 4690k. It's a waste if you don't.

[Flashport]

I know guys, I know shhhh! :'(

but how much performance loss are we talking?

10%?

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

I know guys, I know shhhh! :'(

but how much performance loss are we talking?

10%?

If you overclock were talking wayyyyy more then 10%

 

Then what was the point of getting z97?

[Flashport]

If you overclock were talking wayyyyy more then 10%

 

Then what was the point of getting z97?

it was to get the 4690k, but like I said. I didn't check my bills. it was all in the moment thing

I'd have to wait a month to get it now -__-'

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

it was to get the 4690k, but like I said. I didn't check my bills. it was all in the moment thing

I'd have to wait a month to get it now -__-'

Ask your parents to lend yo some money

[Flashport]

Ask your parents to lend yo some money

I already owe them and half my neighborhood haha. honestly, thanks for the input guys, I'll probably end up getting into more debt. its the american way, isn't it?

[Tac127]

If you overclock were talking wayyyyy more then 10%

 

Then what was the point of getting z97?

if you decide to buy a unlocked chip later

[Raccatography]

Options:

 

Sell that board and purchase a cheaper one to accomodate a i5 4460

 

Buy a used 4670k or a used 4690k for cheap. Just make sure it was taken care well and it has no issues.

[SansVarnic]

Ya an H board would have been the better call than a Z board if your not going to OC.

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

if you decide to buy a unlocked chip later

That's a waste

[Flashport]

shiiit! Microcenter has the 4690k for $200 YESS :DD

I don't have to compromise! my life, renewed!! :DD

 

ty guys

[SteveGrabowski0]

shiiit! Microcenter has the 4690k for $200 YESS :DD

I don't have to compromise! my life, renewed!! :DD

 

ty guys

 

God damn I wish I had a Microcenter nearby. Yeah, 4690k is the minimum CPU I'd go for after buying a Z97 board. I recommend the 4460 and 4590 all the time since they perform great with a cheap board, but if you already have an expensive board and you already have aftermarket cooling, the extra money for the 4690k is justified since it'll outperform a locked i5 near the end of your ownership, to help put off a CPU upgrade a little longer. With the expense of the board and the aftermarket cooler taken out, the 4690k (or 4790k) is an obvious buy.

[SteveGrabowski0]

And forget doing a Skylake build, what a waste of money if you already have a strong Haswell system. Skylake has some nice IPC and power consumption improvements over Haswell, but nothing groundbreaking to justify a new CPU + board + RAM for small incremental improvements.