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Is an i5 4690k a good cpu  to buy right now?

 

(Can't afford an i7

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yes if you are upgrading and if you are just gaming it isnt worth it to get an i7. if you are getting a new motherboard, ram and everything i would recommend going skylake

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2 hours ago, spartaman64 said:

yes if you are upgrading and if you are just gaming it isnt worth it to get an i7. if you are getting a new motherboard, ram and everything i would recommend going skylake

I plan on getting it for my first build

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4 minutes ago, TechGuyMark said:

I plan on getting it for my first build

then you might want to go with a skylake i5 because it has a better upgrade path

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1 hour ago, TechGuyMark said:

I plan on getting it for my first build

In that case I would look into getting a skylake build as above suggested.

Please quote my post, or put @paddy-stone if you want me to respond to you.

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At current prices I'd only recommend the 4690K if you already had DDR3 memory laying around. There isn't much reason not to get the i5-6600K instead if you're buying new.

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