Going from i7-4770 to i5-4690k. Smart or not?

[Dive5885]

I had my i7-4770 for about a year now. The i7 works great but I want to overclock and that's something I can't do with a locked cpu. (Before you tell me I can, I tried and it can only go up to 4.067Ghz.)

 

I've talked to a friend of mine comparing a i7 to a i5 for gaming, and he said a i5 is plenty for gaming.

 

So my question is, Would it be worth dropping down to a 4690k for overclocking or should I just keep the locked i7?

 

Let me know.

 

Thanks!

[Jack02]

I'd just keep the locked i7.

[themctipers]

not smart, wait for next generation.

 

[Imakuni]

Not worth imo. HT kinda makes up for the difference in clock speeds; it'll be better when playing some games, worse than others. If I was you, I'd just keep the 4770.

[Damocles]

Keep the i7, no need to upgrade. However, the i5 may get slightly better performance, so unless you have money to waste, I wouldn't recommend wasting the i7

[Dive5885]

6 minutes ago, Savant82 said:

I'd just keep the locked i7.

 

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

not smart, wait for next generation.

 

 

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Not worth imo. HT kinda makes up for the difference in clock speeds; it'll be better when playing some games, worse than others. If I was you, I'd just keep the 4770.

 

1 minute ago, Damocles said:

Keep the i7, no need to upgrade. However, the i5 may get slightly better performance, so unless you have money to waste, I wouldn't recommend wasting the i7

Thanks for the replies.

 

I guess I will be keeping the i7!

[Jack02]

1 minute ago, Dive5885 said:

 

 

 

Thanks for the replies.

 

I guess I will be keeping the i7!

Yes that is the smart choice. Glad to help.

[themctipers]

2 minutes ago, Dive5885 said:

 

 

 

Thanks for the replies.

 

I guess I will be keeping the i7!

if possible, maybe try to get an i7 7xxx series if you want

there will be a tiny bit more preformance, but if your gpu is lacking (under a 1080, new cpu and mobo would cost about the same price as a 1080) you should get the 1080.. well whatever card nvdia/amd is releasing and is at your price point and has great preformance.

 

[Dive5885]

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

if possible, maybe try to get an i7 7xxx series if you want

there will be a tiny bit more preformance, but if your gpu is lacking (under a 1080, new cpu and mobo would cost about the same price as a 1080) you should get the 1080.. well whatever card nvdia/amd is releasing and is at your price point and has great preformance.

 

I doubt that my i7 would bottleneck a 1080 or even a Pascal Titan X..

 

The only reason I wanted a K'Sku is for overclocking.

[themctipers]

Just now, Dive5885 said:

I doubt that my i7 would bottleneck a 1080 or even a Pascal Titan X..

 

The only reason I wanted a K'Sku is for overclocking.

no, what im trying to say is if your gpu is >1080 you should upgrade to that instead of upgrading to a new cpu.

basically im agreeing with what you're saying, but trying to suggest purchasing a new gpu to run games better and  at higher settings

but if your gpu isn't a potato you might want to upgrade to a 7xxx intel cpu

sorry if its a bit confusing, its 2am for me and i havn't slept for 12 hours or so.

[Dive5885]

Just now, themctipers said:

no, what im trying to say is if your gpu is >1080 you should upgrade to that instead of upgrading to a new cpu.

basically im agreeing with what you're saying, but trying to suggest purchasing a new gpu to run games better and  at higher settings

but if your gpu isn't a potato you might want to upgrade to a 7xxx intel cpu

sorry if its a bit confusing, its 2am for me and i havn't slept for 12 hours or so.

Oh okay.

 

I understand now.