Jump to content

Multi tasking with i5 4690k?

qwest
By qwest
in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
 Share
Go to solution Solved by Clear17Mud,

An I5 should be fine for doing that.

Posted

Wondering how multi tasking is with this CPU. Will it be enough for playing games like overwatch, star wars battlefront and others with programs like skype/ts, spotify and youtube open without much performance loss in gaming? Gonna be paired with a GTX 970. If not would it be better to go with an i7 4790k and a 380x? I would probably be able to upgrade my gpu to pascal by the end of the year if I go that route.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't want to sound mean, but it's an extremely stupid question

Location: Kaunas, Lithuania, Europe, Earth, Solar System, Local Interstellar Cloud, Local Bubble, Gould Belt, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Milky Way subgroup, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Laniakea, Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex, Observable universe, Universe.

Spoiler

12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't want to sound mean

Well you failed in that didn't you? :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

An I5 should be fine for doing that.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I5 with 4 cores is plenty and multitasking will be fine. I would get a 390 though.Unless you need cuda or shadowplay.

AMD Ryzen R7 1700 (3.8ghz) w/ NH-D14, EVGA RTX 2080 XC (stock), 4*4GB DDR4 3000MT/s RAM, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming-3 MB, CX750M PSU, 1.5TB SDD + 7TB HDD, Phanteks enthoo pro case

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It'd be better to go with an i5 with an R9 390 instead of a 970 unless you really need nvidia's features or CUDA.

Yeah, i considered the 390 at firsr but need the CUDA and was planning on using shadow play
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Wondering how multi tasking is with this CPU. Will it be enough for playing games like overwatch, star wars battlefront and others with programs like skype/ts, spotify and youtube open without much performance loss in gaming? Gonna be paired with a GTX 970. If not would it be better to go with an i7 4790k and a 380x? I would probably be able to upgrade my gpu to pascal by the end of the year if I go that route.

You will get better multitasking from an i7 due to the HyperThreading, but the i5 should still be fine with what you intend. So if the price difference between the i7 and i5 is reasonable (in your opinion), I'd say to go for it. Otherwise, just make sure you've got plenty of memory.

Wife's build: Amethyst - Ryzen 9 3900X, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200, ASUS Prime X570-P, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 12GB, Corsair Obsidian 750D, Corsair RM1000 (yellow label)

My build: Mira - Ryzen 7 3700X, 32GB EVGA DDR4-3200, ASUS Prime X470-PRO, EVGA RTX 3070 XC3, beQuiet Dark Base 900, EVGA 1000 G6

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

×