Is this a worthwhile upgrade?

[cheekboys]

I have an i5 4670K right now and I was wondering if I were to upgrade it, should I go with the i7 4790K or this ( http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I7-6700K-MAXIMUS-Motherboard-Bundle/dp/B0158APNEO ) My current Motherboard is a Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H.

[shanmu54321]

What do you use it for? 

If gaming, no.

If intensive tasks like video editing, yes.

[Stardar1]

Go for Skylake if you re going to upgrade

[TheRandomness]

Your i5 is still VERY capable, you wouldn't really need any upgrades at all imo. If you wanted tho, that motherboard is overpriced and a better deal can be made like with the 6700k and Z170-A.

[Mr.Tech.Qc]

What do you use it for? 

If gaming, no.

If intensive tasks like video editing, 

Yeah that wraps it up pretty well !

[SPAS-ID]

go with 4790K

[SPAS-ID]

Yeah that wraps it up pretty well !

please give Solution / Opinion / something else, if you do agree with someone then just like the post

[manikyath]

What do you use it for? 

If gaming, no.

If intensive tasks like video editing, yes.

it'll be an upgrade, yes.

 

is it worth the money tho?

[Mr.Tech.Qc]

please give Solution / Opinion / something else, if you do agree with someone then just like the post

ok

[Nena Trinity]

Do you need 8 treads? If yes then sure go for it!

[cheekboys]

The main reason I wanted to upgrade my CPU is because Fallout 4 recommends an i7 4790K and some games seem to be very reliant on a good CPU. Bad thing about this is my CPU cannot be overclocked whatsoever it just isn't overclocking at all without BSOD.

[i_build_nanosuits]

The main reason I wanted to upgrade my CPU is because Fallout 4 recommends an i7 4790K and some games seem to be very reliant on a good CPU. Bad thing about this is my CPU cannot be overclocked whatsoever it just isn't overclocking at all without BSOD.

it will run perfectly fine on the core i5, don't even worry about it

GPU is perfectly fine too the GTX780 will run it on very high settings at 1080p and 1440p.

You will have an epic experience playing that game on your current hardware, they always recommend latest i7 for no good reasons.

[MageTank]

The main reason I wanted to upgrade my CPU is because Fallout 4 recommends an i7 4790K and some games seem to be very reliant on a good CPU. Bad thing about this is my CPU cannot be overclocked whatsoever it just isn't overclocking at all without BSOD.

Like the others have already stated, your current i5 is more than enough. Those game recommendations are absolutely absurd for the sake of being absurd. Hyperthreading is not magic, and if you clock a 4690k and a 4790k at the exact same clock speeds, those extra 4 threads do little to nothing for you. Some games like AC:U might see slightly better minimum frames, but not enough to justify the extra heat, or $100 price difference.

 

Your CPU will be fine for gaming for a few years, do not worry. I know people that still game on sandy bridge i5's and they even run 780 Ti's on them, and are not bottlenecking them yet. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Like the others have already stated, your current i5 is more than enough. Those game recommendations are absolutely absurd for the sake of being absurd. Hyperthreading is not magic, and if you clock a 4690k and a 4790k at the exact same clock speeds, those extra 4 threads do little to nothing for you. Some games like AC:U might see slightly better minimum frames, but not enough to justify the extra heat, or $100 price difference.

 

Your CPU will be fine for gaming for a few years, do not worry. I know people that still game on sandy bridge i5's and they even run 780 Ti's on them, and are not bottlenecking them yet.

the truth is, i play A LOT of different games and i do like to try different settings and even at 3.2ghz without HT which would be the equivalent of the i5-2500 every games i play still max out my GPU which is the GTX780 overclocked it's pretty strong and it's still fine even at 1080p so even an i5-2500 or i5-4430 would be perfectly adequate for every modern AAA titles you can think of out there...in some games HT give a slight boost but in most games the difference is indeed nowhere to be found...honestly.

[MageTank]

I have an i5 4670K right now and I was wondering if I were to upgrade it, should I go with the i7 4790K or this ( http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I7-6700K-MAXIMUS-Motherboard-Bundle/dp/B0158APNEO ) My current Motherboard is a Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H.

This video will help illustrate my point:

 

 

Both clocked at 4.7ghz, Watch and compare the differences.

 

EDIT: Watch at the 3:30 second mark for Far Cry 4

 

EDIT #2: Looks to be an average difference of 10% FPS in FC4 between the two. You tell me if 10% FPS is worth 40% more money (4690k is $240, 4790k is $340 as of righting this message, comparing USD on PCPartpicker)