4790k still worth it?

[gadgetguy99]

Is the 4790k still worth purchasing for $250 usd

[0ld_Chicken]

new? definitely! 

 

used?  if you're sure it is in good shape then yes. 

[gadgetguy99]

45 minutes ago, 0ld_Chicken said:

new? definitely! 

 

used?  if you're sure it is in good shape then yes. 

its new in box from my local micro center

[0ld_Chicken]

51 minutes ago, gadgetguy99 said:

its new in box from my local micro center

Not a bad deal then! If your building an entire system then I'd look into skylake though since it is a touch better and usually not much more. I dunno about microcenter though

[gadgetguy99]

4 hours ago, 0ld_Chicken said:

Not a bad deal then! If your building an entire system then I'd look into skylake though since it is a touch better and usually not much more. I dunno about microcenter though

I have a friend who owns an asrock z97 extreme 4 and he sold his chip on ebay when he upgraded to x99 so im buying his board for $45 so its looking to be a good deal for me

[blindspoTT]

Great CPU, great for medium priced builds. I wouldn't be expecting to pay more than $300 second hand though. So $250 is a good price, just make sure it is nice, good condition.

[Simon771]

If you ask me, it's still great CPU.

For that price it seems like great deal.

 

I'm trying to find some i7 4790k for under 300€ in my country but sadly no1 is selling it.

 

i7 6700k isn't that much better. Maybe like 10%.

 

The only real difference would be i7 5820k, but i7 6800k will come in few months, so if you would like to get 2011-v3 CPU + mobo you should wait. But you should know that X99 motherboards start at 200$ price, and i7 6800k won't be under 400$. + you would need to buy new DDR4 ram. So that would cost you 2x more.

 

Do you have specific budget?

[0ld_Chicken]

6 hours ago, gadgetguy99 said:

I have a friend who owns an asrock z97 extreme 4 and he sold his chip on ebay when he upgraded to x99 so im buying his board for $45 so its looking to be a good deal for me

Heck yes! Under 300 for a new 4790k and used mobo is a great deal!  Do itttttt!

[TheRandomness]

6 hours ago, gadgetguy99 said:

I have a friend who owns an asrock z97 extreme 4 and he sold his chip on ebay when he upgraded to x99 so im buying his board for $45 so its looking to be a good deal for me

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes...etc

[gadgetguy99]

9 hours ago, Simon771 said:

If you ask me, it's still great CPU.

For that price it seems like great deal.

 

I'm trying to find some i7 4790k for under 300€ in my country but sadly no1 is selling it.

 

i7 6700k isn't that much better. Maybe like 10%.

 

The only real difference would be i7 5820k, but i7 6800k will come in few months, so if you would like to get 2011-v3 CPU + mobo you should wait. But you should know that X99 motherboards start at 200$ price, and i7 6800k won't be under 400$. + you would need to buy new DDR4 ram. So that would cost you 2x more.

 

Do you have specific budget?

i dont really need x99 features so id rather save the money and buy an ssd later down the road.