4790K or 6700 non-k

[The Power of Intel!]

Hello everyone, I'm struggling between choosing a 4790k and a 6700. I'm on a budget and a 4790k plus Z mobo is pretty much at the same price as a 6700 and non Z mobo.

 

I'm mainly gonna use this for autocad, photoshop, sketchup, and other productivity applications.

[AlTech]

4 minutes ago, The Power of Intel! said:

Hello everyone, I'm struggling between choosing a 4790k and a 6700. I'm on a budget and a 4790k plus Z mobo is pretty much at the same price as a 6700 and non Z mobo.

 

I'm mainly gonna use this for autocad, photoshop, sketchup, and other productivity applications.

It wouldn't hurt to use the 6700 so I don't see why not. You'd get better single core (and for that matter multi core) performance with the 6700.

[Wonton]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

It wouldn't hurt to use the 6700 so I don't see why not. You'd get better single core (and for that matter multi core) performance with the 6700.

 

 

Lol it definitely wouldn't hurt getting the 6700 but I think that overclocking will give it more performance and longevity

Edited January 4, 2017 by Wonton

[The Power of Intel!]

1 minute ago, Wonton said:

Lol i definitely wouldn't hurt but I think that overclocking will give it more performance and longevity

My thoughts exactly, but how big of a performance difference will there be between an oc'd 4790k over a stock 6700? Because taking the 6700 with a significantly cheaper H motherboard would really do well for my budget. Also this is my first Desktop Computer

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, Wonton said:

Lol it definitely wouldn't hurt getting the 6700 but I think that overclocking will give it more performance and longevity

I disagree, but that's because the 4790K is already more than 2 years old.

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, The Power of Intel! said:

My thoughts exactly, but how big of a performance difference will there be between an oc'd 4790k over a stock 6700? Because taking the 6700 with a significantly cheaper H motherboard would really do well for my budget. Also this is my first Desktop Computer

Honestly, I think that the 6700 is a better choice and overclocking is overrated anyways.

[Wonton]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I disagree, but that's because the 4790K is already more than 2 years old.

 

Haha alrite lets get into this. If aging hurts why cant the i3 7350k OC 4.4ghz cant beat the aged 2500k which is like 5 yrs old now

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Wonton said:

Haha alrite lets get into this. If aging hurts the i3 7350k OC 4.4ghz cant beat the aged 2500k which is like 5 yrs old now

Whatever dude, the performance gains you get from the 4790K would literally be similar to the IPC improvements from Haswell to Skylake.

[Wonton]

 

17 minutes ago, The Power of Intel! said:

My thoughts exactly, but how big of a performance difference will there be between an oc'd 4790k over a stock 6700? Because taking the 6700 with a significantly cheaper H motherboard would really do well for my budget. Also this is my first Desktop Computer

 

Don't underestimate the power of overclocking my friend. Overclocking will be ahead of the 6700 in the long run while lasting longer and if you get a lucky 4790k then you will be really happy with it for at least 3 years

[The Power of Intel!]

2 minutes ago, Wonton said:

 

Don't underestimate the power of overclocking my friend. Overclocking will be ahead of the 6700 in the long run while lasting longer and if you get a lucky 4790k then you will be really happy with it for at least 3 years

Thanks man, I think I'll stick with the 4790k thank you for your help!

[Wonton]

Case Closed

[Oishter]

24 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I disagree, but that's because the 4790K is already more than 2 years old.

Lol people still happily run 2600ks. Age doesnt matter here, overclocking will increase longevity for a looong time more than the 6700

[AlTech]

4 minutes ago, The Power of Intel! said:

Thanks man, I think I'll stick with the 4790k thank you for your help!

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