CPU Worth It?

[Thanatos_G]

I am currently rolling with this rig, and am looking at upgrading to a I7-4790k for the holidays. Although I will

not be able to upgrade Mobo/RAM and was wondering if it would be worth it over my i5-4460. 

[patric_o]

What are you using this PC for? it will all depend on that.

[Thanatos_G]

Just now, patric_o said:

What are you using this PC for? it will all depend on that.

I mainly play CSGO, but I play Witcher 3, Fallout 4, and GTA V. And if possible I might want to stream some Counter Strike but am unsure if that is reasonable with a 970

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Thanatos_G said:

I mainly play CSGO, but I play Witcher 3, Fallout 4, and GTA V. And if possible I might want to stream some Counter Strike but am unsure if that is reasonable with a 970

That'd be fine with a 970. Wouldn't go 4790k though, since you're only rocking a B85 board. Just get a 1231v3

[patric_o]

3 minutes ago, Thanatos_G said:

I mainly play CSGO, but I play Witcher 3, Fallout 4, and GTA V. And if possible I might want to stream some Counter Strike but am unsure if that is reasonable with a 970

An upgrade is an upgrade so you'll see faster boot times and on CPU demanding games you will see an increase in performance. In reality all you need is an i5 to play games but if you have the money then why not. But at the same time if it isn't something you need then put the money to somewhere else. Also as stated before you are running a B85 board, it wouldn't be an ideal situation.

[Moress]

9 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

That'd be fine with a 970. Wouldn't go 4790k though, since you're only rocking a B85 board. Just get a 1231v3

This ^ Get either the 1231v3 or 4790 non K if you can find it, no reasons to pay more for the unlocked one if you cant overclock anyway.

[Moress]

6 minutes ago, patric_o said:

An upgrade is an upgrade so you'll see faster boot times and on CPU demanding games you will see an increase in performance. In reality all you need is an i5 to play games but if you have the money then why not. But at the same time if it isn't something you need then put the money to somewhere else. Also as stated before you are running a B85 board, it wouldn't be an ideal situation.

CPU upgrades don't speed up boot times.

[Thanatos_G]

1 minute ago, Moress said:

This ^ Get either the 1231v3 or 4790 non K if you can find it, no reasons to pay more for the unlocked one if you cant overclock anyway.

In your opinion which would be better? The Xeon or the 4790?

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Thanatos_G said:

In your opinion which would be better? The Xeon or the 4790?

Xeon, it tends to be cheaper, and it's essentially the 4790 without an iGPU.

[patric_o]

On my old setup i saw a 4second increase when updating from a i5 to an i7.

[Castdeath97]

18 minutes ago, Moress said:

This ^ Get either the 1231v3 or 4790 non K if you can find it, no reasons to pay more for the unlocked one if you cant overclock anyway.

The K version of that i7 does come with a clock speed boost even without overclocking if I'm not mistaken.

[Moress]

53 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

The K version of that i7 does come with a clock speed boost even without overclocking if I'm not mistaken.

Yes, but as with the 4590/4690k the base increase does not show an actual difference in gaming