Free hardware worth the upgrade...

[User Name]

So at my company we roll out new hardware every 3-4 years, this year in my stack of old PC's I have some that I may want to swap out with my current setup but I dont know if it is worth it. my current setup is a 7700HQ, 16gb ram (alienware laptop) with a graphics amp 980ti. at work i have a few OEM boxes that I may grab because a full desktop CPU and the extra PCI lanes for the GPU may be nice for gaming

What I have:

-I7 3770

-I5 4690

-I5 6400

---all 16gb ram ddr3

you would think the I7 is the way to go but looking at benchmarks the 4690 may be the best choice for a gaming box

[robotsalad]

would you send me the 3770 pls. we could make a post on reddit about how nice the internet is.

[Herman Mcpootis]

i'd pick the 3770 since it's the only one out of the 3 that won't choke in games with a 980ti.

[User Name]

1 minute ago, robotsalad said:

would you send me the 3770 pls. we could make a post on reddit about how nice the internet is.

just sit in front of your mailbox its on the way 

[robotsalad]

5 minutes ago, User Name said:

the 4690 may be the best choice for a gaming box

that is what i would do for a gaming only computer.

[User Name]

4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

i'd pick the 3770 since it's the only one out of the 3 that won't choke in games with a 980ti.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-3770-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3770-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690/1979vs2311

I feel like the I5 in game would be better with the clock speed in gaming 

[79wjd]

10 minutes ago, robotsalad said:

that is what i would do for a gaming only computer.

No. A 3770 would be better than a locked quad core i5. 

6 minutes ago, User Name said:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-3770-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3770-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690/1979vs2311

I feel like the I5 in game would be better with the clock speed in gaming 

The clock speed is basically the same. The 3770 is a much better option and will yield significantly better frame timings with much higher minimums. 

[User Name]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

No. A 3770 would be better than a locked quad core i5. 

The clock speed is basically the same. The 3770 is a much better option and will yield significantly better frame timings with much higher minimums. 

ahh yeah, I guess it does have the same clock speeds. I dont know what I was thinking durr

[robotsalad]

8 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

No. A 3770 would be better than a locked quad core i5. 

yeah i was wrong, i just looked it up.

go with the 3770

[i_build_nanosuits]

I would go with the 3770 as well...

[Zodiark1593]

Go with the 3770 unless you plan on doing emulation (where Haswell is a lot better per clock) or anything that will hit AVX