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Hi, i am going to upgrade my cpu but i dont know what to get. Im choosing between the i7 4790k (becuse it fits in the same socket on my motherboard and is almost as good as a i7 6700k) and a i7 5820k becuse iv heard dx12 takes advanage of more cores now days (also for braging rights :P).

 

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I'd say used 4790k for a cheap penny.

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If you're not really limited by money I don't see a problem with going with a 5820K.

 

Other than that, 4790K or go broke.

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Really depends on the usage. For gaming, the i7 4790k/6700k are more than enough, even in games taking advantage of more cores. And even when taking accounts the better optimization of DX12 for multi-core CPUs, single threaded performance and clock speed are still the most important things for gaming. You will not see improvement with a 5820k over the two others in gaming. And if you don't overclock it substantially, you might even get worse performance.

 

But for video editing, programming and all multi threaded tasks, yeah, the 5820k will be better. But the extra money isn't justifiable for gaming only

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Just curious, what cpu do you currently have?

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9 minutes ago, xDanielxOossiex said:

Just curious, what cpu do you currently have?

Im using a i5 4460

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17 minutes ago, roylapoutre said:

Really depends on the usage. For gaming, the i7 4790k/6700k are more than enough, even in games taking advantage of more cores. And even when taking accounts the better optimization of DX12 for multi-core CPUs, single threaded performance and clock speed are still the most important things for gaming. You will not see improvement with a 5820k over the two others in gaming. And if you don't overclock it substantially, you might even get worse performance.

 

But for video editing, programming and all multi threaded tasks, yeah, the 5820k will be better. But the extra money isn't justifiable for gaming only

Im doing some programming from time to time but mostly gaming and some general work like photoshop etc

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23 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

I'd say used 4790k for a cheap penny.

 

22 minutes ago, ybriK said:

If you're not really limited by money I don't see a problem with going with a 5820K.

 

Other than that, 4790K or go broke.

i'm leaning toward not going broke

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I think that you should buy the 5820K... Buy the best you can afford now so that it will last you longer...

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I have the 4790k and am really happy with it. CPU heavy games like Arma 3, GTA V and weirdly Rainbow Six Siege all run really smoothly. 

 

Can get a bit warm though, so I would recommend a good cooler.

CPU: i7 4790K @ 4.5ghz | Mobo: Asus B85MG | RAM: Corsair Vengence 16GB 1600Mhz | GPU: R9 390X | 

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6 hours ago, TotaLInsanity said:

Im using a i5 4460

Oh.. and what mobo and GPU?

 

Seems like you shouldn't be upgrading your CPU right now. Feels as if you'd benefit more from a GPU upgrade or waiting a little bit for Zen / Kaby rather than going new right now.

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