Intel CPU suggestions

[SirWendall]

I'm wanting to upgrade really soon to a new PC. I'd be mostly streaming and gaming on it. Will a i7-4790K be enough for my purposes? If so whats a good mobo to overclock this with?

[Oberon.Smite]

An unlocked i7 is more than enough, just make sure you have adequate cooling.

[SirWendall]

An unlocked i7 is more than enough, just make sure you have adequate cooling.

I'm planning on using the Cooler Master Nepton 240M

[The Cool n00B]

The 4790K will be fine. Just get a Z97 mobo for the best OCs and they generally have good caps. I'm kind of an ASUS mobo fanboy, so I'd point you toward a Z97-A from ASUS.

[The Cool n00B]

I'm planning on using the Cooler Master Nepton 240M

That'll be fine.

[SirWendall]

The 4790K will be fine. Just get a Z97 mobo for the best OCs and they generally have good caps. I'm kind of an ASUS mobo fanboy, so I'd point you toward a Z97-A from ASUS.

I like Asus too

[SirWendall]

That'll be fine.

This will be my first time using a intel chip so could I get a powerful overclock with that cooler?

[Bl00dgod]

you could also pick an asus z97 AR it doesnt have the "old" vga or dvi ports

only hdmi and dp

AAAAAND it got the better colors black/silver

[yannickverc]

Can confirm 4790K with asus Z97-a mobo is a really good choice

[The Cool n00B]

Increased cost of an unlocked CPU, Z97 motherboard and $130 aftermarket AIO I don't think is worth the extra 0.5-1GHz at the most.

Better than the 6300 he has now.

[SirWendall]

Better than the 6300 he has now.

I'm not really losing much money here. The only thing I'm buying new is the CPU,mobo, and CPU cooler. I'm moving everything else to the new build

[The Cool n00B]

I'm not really losing much money here. The only thing I'm buying new is the CPU,mobo, and CPU cooler. I'm moving everything else to the new build

Yeah but the i7 is $300 (ish), the mobo is $140 (ish) and the cooler is $120. At least in America. That's a total of $560, which isn't worth it imo unless you won't upgrade for a few years. A better price to performance would be a Xeon E3-1231 V3, but that can't be overclocked unless you hit the FSB but then you only get .1-.2 GHz extra since the Xeons throw out pretty much everything ever.

Edited October 16, 2015 by The Cool n00B

[Majestic]

If you're buying now, get Skylake. Significantly better for gaming especially. Don't understand why people are still recommending Haswell. People didn't recommend 3570K's during the Haswell period either. 

 

Makes no sense.

[SirWendall]

Yeah but the i7 is $300 (ish), the mobo is $140 (ish) and the cooler is $120. At least in America. That's a total of $560, which isn't worth it imo unless you won't upgrade for a few years. A better price to performance would be a Xeon E3-1231 V3, but that can't be overclocked unless you hit the FSB but then you only get .1-.2 GHz extra since the Xeons throw out pretty much everything ever.

It'd be an improvement for my use. I can't stand walking in towns in DayZ (a hard game to run anyways) or in H1Z1 and get like 25-30fps. H1Z1 isn't too bad about that but I'd like to have a better gameplay experience.

[The Cool n00B]

It'd be an improvement for my use. I can't stand walking in towns in DayZ (a hard game to run anyways) or in H1Z1 and get like 25-30fps. H1Z1 isn't too bad about that but I'd like to have a better gameplay experience.

yeet that 6300 is def bottlenecking but as @Majestic said, if you can afford a more expensive CPU then I'd go Skylake, since some mobos are DDR3 and some are DDR4, so you could at least keep your RAM. the Z170-A is sexy level over 9000, but it's more expensive than the Z97-A and needs DDR4. But yeah, the ASUS Deluxe boards are 10/10

[SirWendall]

yeet that 6300 is def bottlenecking but as @Majestic said, if you can afford a more expensive CPU then I'd go Skylake, since some mobos are DDR3 and some are DDR4, so you could at least keep your RAM. the Z170-A is sexy level over 9000, but it's more expensive than the Z97-A and needs DDR4. But yeah, the ASUS Deluxe boards are 10/10

I think I'll go with Skylake then. The cost difference just between the 4790k and the 6700K is only $30-$40.

[The Cool n00B]

I think I'll go with Skylake then. The cost difference just between the 4790k and the 6700K is only $30-$40.

Are you gonna go with a DDR3 mobo then?

[SirWendall]

Are you gonna go with a DDR3 mobo then?

Maybe? I can't find a board though. If I have to I'll get a DDR4 board

[The Cool n00B]

Maybe? I can't find a board though. If I have to I'll get a DDR4 board

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5488#ov

 

I'd go with DDR4 since you'll be able to reuse it down the road, whereas DDR3 has pretty much hit the end of it's lifespan for the mainstream.

[SirWendall]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5488#ov

 

I'd go with DDR4 since you'll be able to reuse it down the road, whereas DDR3 has pretty much hit the end of it's lifespan for the mainstream.

I think I'll just go ahead and get the Asus Z170-A

[App4that]

If you're buying now, get Skylake. Significantly better for gaming especially. Don't understand why people are still recommending Haswell. People didn't recommend 3570K's during the Haswell period either.

Makes no sense.

People aren't suggesting Skylake because it isn't that much better. Especially since the DDR4 does nothing for gaming and that's the benefit of Skylake over Haswell. Skylake is a workstation upgrade, not a gaming upgrade.

[Majestic]

People aren't suggesting Skylake because it isn't that much better. Especially since the DDR4 does nothing for gaming and that's the benefit of Skylake over Haswell. Skylake is a workstation upgrade, not a gaming upgrade.

 

Yes, people seem to repeat that without realising how wrong that statement is.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/443567-lets-put-this-to-rest-build-über-4k-pc-now-or-wait-for-pascal-arcitc-island-direct-x12-vs-mantle/page-4#entry5946965

 

 

Look at games like GTA 5 or other cpu-bound games. In some cases the 6700K is 20+ fps ahead of the 4790K.

[App4that]

Yes, people seem to repeat that without realising how wrong that statement is.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/443567-lets-put-this-to-rest-build-über-4k-pc-now-or-wait-for-pascal-arcitc-island-direct-x12-vs-mantle/page-4#entry5946965

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sx1kLGVAF0

Look at games like GTA 5 or other cpu-bound games. In some cases the 6700K is 20+ fps ahead of the 4790K.

Thats an interesting test. I get flamed for saying a 4690k isn't enough for gaming so I guess I can't win but seeing that if you can cover the cost why not.

Edit# I still wouldn't suggest going from Haswell to Skylake though, there the extra cost is not rewarded. But if you're having to buy a Motherboard I will concede to there being evidence that Skylake offers benefits.

[SirWendall]

Yes, people seem to repeat that without realising how wrong that statement is.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/443567-lets-put-this-to-rest-build-über-4k-pc-now-or-wait-for-pascal-arcitc-island-direct-x12-vs-mantle/page-4#entry5946965

 

 

Look at games like GTA 5 or other cpu-bound games. In some cases the 6700K is 20+ fps ahead of the 4790K.

Skylake without a doubt. About to order my Z170 board

[Majestic]

Edit# I still wouldn't suggest going from Haswell to Skylake though,

 

 

Neither Am i. But if you're buying a new platform anyway, or upgrading from a 6300 in this case... get skylake.