Upgrading From i5-4690k

[kiemo]

Hey,

So i have currently a i5-4690k about 2 1/2 years now, and i saw an ad for an i7-4820k and Rampage iV black edition for about $700AUD. Is it worth the upgrade?

To put into context i game heavily about 5-7 hours a day when i have time.

Thanks

[tp95112]

No find a 4770/4970k. 

[tp95112]

Just now, Jorgen297 said:

Do you mean 4790K? But I agree, that's still a solid upgrade path.

Yes 

[Froody129]

If you're only gaming then honestly your i5 is fine. Save for a bigger upgrade later

[Bazilias]

If you're only gaming then go for the AMD Ryzen 15 1600 instead. You won't see a huge performance increase when you buy the i7.

[Froody129]

5 minutes ago, Jorgen297 said:

It depends on GPU and resolution. Anything above a GTX 1070 should be paired with an i7 at 1080p. 

 

Well yeah but he already has an i5. Is the very small difference in frames worth the money for ani7 on an old platform?

[kiemo]

I currently have a gtx 970. So i go sli 970s?

[Bananasplit_00]

24 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

If you're only gaming then honestly your i5 is fine. Save for a bigger upgrade later

that really depends, mine wasent doing all too great even at 4.7GHz paired with my GTX 970. BDO, MC, CIV-V and anything CPU heavy will see a nice boost from an upgrade to an I7 4790K which is what i have got now.

 

25 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

If you're only gaming then go for the AMD Ryzen 15 1600 instead. You won't see a huge performance increase when you buy the i7.

side grade, not an upgrade.

12 minutes ago, kiemo said:

I currently have a gtx 970. So i go sli 970s?

no, sell your 970 and get an R9 Fury or better, some games dont support SLI and in some its just a broken mess. 

 

14 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

Well yeah but he already has an i5. Is the very small difference in frames worth the money for ani7 on an old platform?

the I7 4790K isnt really much behind the current gen once both are overclocked. with decent cooling both reach around 5GHz even and then the IPC diferance isnt that much. the I7 4790K is still a great chip and seeing as he already has the motherboard and RAM and all that its much better to get it.

[kiemo]

14 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

no, sell your 970 and get an R9 Fury or better, some games dont support SLI and in some its just a broken mess

The thing someone was selling one for $275 thats why i ask about sli. I cant find any R9 Furys.

[Bananasplit_00]

29 minutes ago, kiemo said:

The thing someone was selling one for $275 thats why i ask about sli. I cant find any R9 Furys.

$275 is almost doubbt what you should sell a GTX 970 for, they sell used for about $120. R9 furys can be found new on Amazon for about that price lol. they are a bit of a rarer card seeing as the 980TI kind of took its shine but if you find them used they are a steal basically.

[JJVGaming]

ok i just looked at used r9 furys and their pricing are insane atm, some asking even $1000 on ebay... werent they like $250 new before?

[vong]

33 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

$275 is almost doubbt what you should sell a GTX 970 for, they sell used for about $120. R9 furys can be found new on Amazon for about that price lol. they are a bit of a rarer card seeing as the 980TI kind of took its shine but if you find them used they are a steal basically.

970's don't go that cheap in Australia bud.

[Lt.Speirs]

2 hours ago, RaptorCandy said:

If you're only gaming then go for the AMD Ryzen 15 1600 instead. You won't see a huge performance increase when you buy the i7.

No, if he's only gaming then he should stick with his current i5. He'd be flushing money down the toilet otherwise. No reason to get a new platform in that case.

[Bazilias]

3 minutes ago, Lt.Speirs said:

No, if he's only gaming then he should stick with his current i5. There's absolutely no point in changing platforms.

The Ryzen 5 is better than his current i5 and will handle games much better.

[Lt.Speirs]

Just now, RaptorCandy said:

His current i5 won't handle games at 4K very where the Ryzen 5 1600 will run it without problems.

Uh, what are you talking about? This is why misinformation spreads like wildfire on here.

 

The higher your resolution - the less likely your cpu will be your "bottleneck". Lower resolutions are easy for graphics cards, so the limiting factor is how fast your CPU can calculate data. Higher resolutions stress the graphics card so the CPU isn't the limiting factor..

[Bazilias]

Just now, Lt.Speirs said:

Uh, what are you talking about? This is why misinformation spreads like wildfire on here.

 

The higher your resolution - the less likely your cpu will be your "bottleneck". Lower resolutions are easy for graphics cards, so the limiting factor is how fast your CPU can calculate data. Higher resolutions stress the graphics card so the CPU isn't the limiting factor..

Wrong post changed it lel.

[Lt.Speirs]

Just now, RaptorCandy said:

Wrong post changed it lel.

You're a fool. Everyone here should take everything you say with a grain of salt.

 

People of LTT - do your due diligence.

 

That is all.

[Bananasplit_00]

21 minutes ago, vong said:

970's don't go that cheap in Australia bud.

ahh...  well ebay?

 

53 minutes ago, JJVGaming said:

ok i just looked at used r9 furys and their pricing are insane atm, some asking even $1000 on ebay... werent they like $250 new before?

well thats just stupid, you can get them new on Amazon for like a quorter of that

[Bazilias]

5 minutes ago, Lt.Speirs said:

You're a fool. Everyone here should take everything you say with a grain of salt.

 

People of LTT - do your due diligence.

 

That is all.

Lol what are you talking about? If he wants to upgrade or side grade he can go for the Ryzen 5 1600 or i7 4790K. although if he buys the i7 4790K he won't see a big performance increase in gaming (maybe in some heavy CPU demanding games but not overall). He can stick to his current i5 but will upgrade eventually.

[JJVGaming]

4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

ahh...  well ebay?

 

well thats just stupid, you can get them new on Amazon for like a quorter of that

nah they are $500 in Amazon, at least in the US

[Lt.Speirs]

5 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

Lol what are you talking about? If he wants to upgrade or side grade he can go for the Ryzen 5 1600 or i7 4790K. although if he buys the i7 4790K he won't see a big performance increase in gaming (maybe in some heavy CPU demanding games but not overall). He can stick to his current i5 but will upgrade eventually.

Regarding your other statement: 

Quote

The Ryzen 5 is better than his current i5 and will handle games much better.

 

 

The difference is negligible at best and doesn't warrant changing platforms. This really isn't up for debate, mate. It's a silly move if you're just gaming nonetheless.

[Bazilias]

5 minutes ago, Lt.Speirs said:

The difference is negligible at best and doesn't warrant changing platforms. This really isn't up for debate, mate. It's a silly move if you're just gaming.

If he only plays at 1080p he can just stick with the i5. But if he can get an i7 for a good price then why not upgrade it? If he wants to play at a higher resolution like 4K(which won't happen i think) he can get a 1080ti and pair it with the i7 4790K and it would handle it just fine. It's still worth to upgrade imho.

[Bananasplit_00]

5 minutes ago, JJVGaming said:

nah they are $500 in Amazon, at least in the US

what the actiual fuck has happaned to the R9 Fury price? you sure thats not the Fury X?

 

9 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

Lol what are you talking about? If he wants to upgrade or side grade he can go for the Ryzen 5 1600 or i7 4790K. although if he buys the i7 4790K he won't see a big performance increase in gaming (maybe in some heavy CPU demanding games but not overall). He can stick to his current i5 but will upgrade eventually.

he wont see ANY preformance gain with the 1600 tho

 

3 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

If he only plays at 1080p he can just stick with the i5. But if he can get an i7 for a good price then why not upgrade it? If he wants to play at a higher resolution like 4K(which won't happen i think) he can get a 1080ti and pair it with the i7 4790K and it would handle it just fine. It's still worth to upgrade imho.

definatly worth the upgrade if he can get the I7 for $250 or something(dont know the AU prices)