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SHADY16
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Hello i have been really considering upgrading my i7 950 to the i7 4790k but i am not sure if the upgrade would be worth it for gaming, i have looked into the 6700k but it's slightly out of mu budget due to needing DDR4 Ram, any advice is welcome.   My current specs are i7 950 Asus Sabertooth x58 Stock 12gb Corsair XMS3 ram EVGA 980 SC ACX Samsung 840 evo 120 gb SSD 1TB WD blue HDD

i7 12700k/Asus Tuf z690/32GB Corsair Dominator RGB 3200MHZ/EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB/Asus 2540x1440p 165hz Gsync/Acer 2560x1440p G Sync 144hz

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2 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

Hello i have been really considering upgrading my i7 950 to the i7 4790k but i am not sure if the upgrade would be worth it for gaming, i have looked into the 6700k but it's slightly out of mu budget due to needing DDR4 Ram, any advice is welcome.   My current specs are i7 950 Asus Sabertooth x58 Stock 12gb Corsair XMS3 ram EVGA 980 SC ACX Samsung 840 evo 120 gb SSD 1TB WD blue HDD

neh, my brother-in-law has the i7-950. it works, the only differences will be slightly better IPC and thermals.

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do you feel like something is holding you back in gaming?

have you already tried overclocking?

what kind of games do you usually play?

 

the 4790K by itself is very quick and by a lot more powerful than 950, but depending on games you play it might not provide enough performance diference to justify $400~$500 investment

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @ 4.20 GHz | Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz | GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury (x2 CrossFire)
Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
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well currently its been Final Fantasy XIV ARR bit of the division and various other MMO's i try like Blade & Soul etc. I havent really messed with overclocking as i only have the coolermaster D92 cooler and i dont think thats enough for any overclocking also im not sure how to do it 

i7 12700k/Asus Tuf z690/32GB Corsair Dominator RGB 3200MHZ/EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB/Asus 2540x1440p 165hz Gsync/Acer 2560x1440p G Sync 144hz

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also considering the upgrade since my motherboard only has pcie 2.0 lanes and my 980 uses 3.0

i7 12700k/Asus Tuf z690/32GB Corsair Dominator RGB 3200MHZ/EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB/Asus 2540x1440p 165hz Gsync/Acer 2560x1440p G Sync 144hz

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