Shuld I Buy?****

[Pnmerk]

Should I buy an i7 7700k and ASUS Maximus board, NIB.  (less than $400USD)  already have 16Gb of DDR4 laying around    but I have a 4770K and MSI z170 that I am really happy with (probably can recuperate some of the money selling aforementioned used parts )  truly undecided   

[davyre89]

3 minutes ago, Pnmerk said:

4770K and MSI z170

How can these 2 with different sockets fit?

[Pnmerk]

1 minute ago, davyre89 said:

How can these 2 with different sockets fit?

sorry, my mistake 4790k  im going to bed

 

[Sfekke]

It isn't a huge leap, I myself have 2 systems running on a 4790K. While I'm very happy with them, I personally would prefer higher core counts.

But they are blazing fast in single core tasks and gaming is not a problem, you could also overclock these given that you install a beefy aircooler or liquid cool the chip.

[Pnmerk]

Just now, Sfekke said:

It isn't a huge leap, I myself have 2 systems running on a 4790K. While I'm very happy with them, I personally would prefer higher core counts.

But they are blazing fast in single core tasks and gaming is not a problem, you could also overclock these given that you install a beefy aircooler or liquid cool the chip.

just remembered that 7th gen has a casting feature that seemed cool.  now I just wonder if its any good? off to google I go!

[Sfekke]

11 minutes ago, Pnmerk said:

just remembered that 7th gen has a casting feature that seemed cool.  now I just wonder if its any good? off to google I go!

May I ask what you mean by casting?

If you mean video encoding with H.264, the 47XX also has that. You just need to enable Intel HD graphics and set it up properly in Open Broadcaster Software or XSplit. Most recent CPU's from Intel have a feature called Intel QuickSync. I believe that is what you mean. Though I'm not sure..

 

Just keep in mind a 7700K isn't much of an improvement over previous Quad-Core chips from Intel.

You could stick with what you have, or go for Coffee Lake/AMD Ryzen.

Do you mainly game or is there more to it? Running VM's/Streaming/Encoding/Recording/Editing Video-Audio?

Edited November 28, 2017 by Sfekke
Mentioned Intel QuickSync since that is more known then "H.264 Encoding"

[Pnmerk]

Just now, Sfekke said:

May I ask what you mean by casting?

If you mean video encoding with H.264, the 47XX also has that. You just need to enable Intel HD graphics and set it up properly in Open Broadcaster Software or XSplit.

Just keep in mind a 7700K isn't much of an improvement over previous Quad-Core chips from Intel.

You could stick with what you have, or go for Coffee Lake/AMD Ryzen.

Do you mainly game or is there more to it? Running VM's/Streaming/Encoding/Recording/Editing Video-Audio?

No there's a feature like chromecast. I went to some Microsoft party and in the schwag bag was said device but needs 7th gen or higher   

[Pnmerk]

I just thought up an idea to hand down my setup to a buddy going down a rough patch right now. 

now I want to make A Star Wars theme for him.

[Sfekke]

4 minutes ago, Pnmerk said:

No there's a feature like chromecast. I went to some Microsoft party and in the schwag bag was said device but needs 7th gen or higher   

Never heard of it, anyhow I think I've said enough/everything.

Just pick what seems good to you  

[Sfekke]

1 minute ago, Pnmerk said:

I just thought up an idea to hand down my setup to a buddy going down a rough patch right now. 

now I want to make A Star Wars theme for him.

Maybe get some sleep before doing that hahah  

*Not judging but .. you get what I mean*

[System Error Message]

chromecast is not limited to 7th gen, only the hardware DRM thing. Its the same with the requirement to watch netflix at 4k, nothing to do about CPU power.

[Pnmerk]

its called Microsoft wireless display adapter,  had to look it up

[System Error Message]

4 hours ago, Pnmerk said:

its called Microsoft wireless display adapter,  had to look it up

microsoft wireless display adapter is a chipset feature, available on laptops since the 1st gen iseries came out.

[Stefan Payne]

5 hours ago, Pnmerk said:

Should I buy an i7 7700k and ASUS Maximus board, NIB.  (less than $400USD)  already have 16Gb of DDR4 laying around    but I have a 4770K and MSI z170 that I am really happy with (probably can recuperate some of the money selling aforementioned used parts )  truly undecided   

No, why should you?
Makes no sense whatsoever. You waste ~400 bucks for what? 5% more performance?
IPC of Skylake isn't much better than Haswell, only memory bandwith increased.

ANd also there is Broadwell. If you can get your hands on one of those chips, it would be the best option.

 

But going from a relatively new 4 Core CPU with SMT to another 4 Core CPU (with SMT) just makes NO SENSE at all!