i7 4790 worth in 2018/2019?

[Mateus Montemor]

Hello there, i currently have a i5 4670, r9 290x and 16GB 1600 Mhz and i was wanting an upgrade to a GTX 1070, but ive seen in many places that my i5 will bottleneck the GPU, so i was searching and here in Brasil i can find a i7 4790 OEM new for around 351$ while a brand new i5 8600k or ryzen 2700x here costs 405$ and i would still have to up the MOBO and memory(DDR4 is very expensive here), so i was wondering if the i7 4790+gtx 1070 i would be ok for the next 3-4 years of 1080p 60 FPS gaming

[Fasauceome]

At that price it's not really worth it. It would be worth it at like $250 instead

[gbergeron]

3 minutes ago, FazBEBETO said:

Hello there, i currently have a i5 4670, r9 290x and 16GB 1600 Mhz and i was wanting an upgrade to a GTX 1070, but ive seen in many places that my i5 will bottleneck the GPU, so i was searching and here in Brasil i can find a i7 4790 OEM new for around 351$ while a brand new i5 8600k or ryzen 2700x here costs 405$ and i would still have to up the MOBO and memory(DDR4 is very expensive here), so i was wondering if the i7 4790+gtx 1070 i would be ok for the next 3-4 years of 1080p 60 FPS gaming

Yes it will but it looks a bit expansive to buy the CPU new. 

Try to find it used at a good price if price doesn't matter I guess you would buy all new mobo cpu ram etc.. so that's why I say that

 

But to answer the question 4790 with 1070 is fine combo for 1080p 60 hertz yeah sure

[Mateus Montemor]

7 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

At that price it's not really worth it. It would be worth it at like $250 instead

But the i5 with New mobo, ram  would be worth It?

[Raudi_]

I'm personally still using a i7 4770 and a GTX 970 and I still find it more than enough at 1080p. If you can find a i7 4790(K) used for a fair price jump for that and keep your system how it is. Otherwise it might be worth upgrading depending on what your usage situations are.

[Mateus Montemor]

7 minutes ago, gbergeron said:

Yes it will but it looks a bit expansive to buy the CPU new. 

Try to find it used at a good price if price doesn't matter I guess you would buy all new mobo cpu ram etc.. so that's why I say that

 

But to answer the question 4790 with 1070 is fine combo for 1080p 60 hertz yeah sure

Like, i have the money for the i7 + 1070, but not the i5+mobo+ram+1070, so i would be with my current i5 4670 +1070 and only getting 8th/9th gen i5 in 6-8 months, so whats better:i7 now/i5 4th gen(bottleneckling) for 8 months and New i5?

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, FazBEBETO said:

But the i5 with New mobo, ram  would be worth It?

Not sure what you mean by this exactly but if you're comparing platform cost then yeah, the DDR3 platform is cheaper. If you can find a used CPU or sell your old one for a good price then it would make for a better buy.

 

also, don't forget a bios update for your motherboard

[Mateus Montemor]

2 minutes ago, KingCry said:

I'm personally still using a i7 4770 and a GTX 970 and I still find it more than enough at 1080p. If you can find a i7 4790(K) used for a fair price jump for that and keep your system how it is. Otherwise it might be worth upgrading depending on what your usage situations are.

I only use for games and i invest in my Pc in 4 to 4 years,u think i7 4790+ 1070 Will ok for the Next four years of 1080p 60fps gaming? 

[Raudi_]

Just now, FazBEBETO said:

I only use for games and i invest in my Pc in 4 to 4 years,u think i7 4790+ 1070 Will ok for the Next four years of 1080p 60fps gaming? 

It should be fine you will notice it will be struggling in titles as time goes on and they launch, but I personally think it would be fine.

[Mateus Montemor]

5 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Not sure what you mean by this exactly but if you're comparing platform cost then yeah, the DDR3 platform is cheaper. If you can find a used CPU or sell your old one for a good price then it would make for a better buy.

 

also, don't forget a bios update for your motherboard

Like, i have the money for the i7 + 1070, but not the i5+mobo+ram+1070, so i would be with my current i5 4670 +1070 and only getting 8th/9th gen i5 in 6-8 months, so whats better:i7 now/i5 4th gen(bottleneckling) for 8 months and New i5?

And my BIOS is the latest version of the gigabyte z87-HD3, is the f8 version in the site It says It supports the i7 4790

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, FazBEBETO said:

Like, i have the money for the i7 + 1070, but not the i5+mobo+ram+1070, so i would be with my current i5 4670 +1070 and only getting 8th/9th gen i5 in 6-8 months, so whats better:i7 now/i5 4th gen(bottleneckling) for 8 months and New i5?

And my BIOS is the latest version of the gigabyte z87-HD3, os the f8 version in the site It says It supports the i7 4790

If this is the case then I think the i7 is a good move

[Princess Luna]

3 minutes ago, FazBEBETO said:

I only use for games and i invest in my Pc in 4 to 4 years,u think i7 4790+ 1070 Will ok for the Next four years of 1080p 60fps gaming? 

Yup it's enough, just take that time to adjust your in game settings as even he 1070 will need going easy on that ultras in few games to get 60fps.

 

The CPU by all means will be neough for 60fps experience for a good time... it's gaming performance is comparable to a stock Ryzen 5 1600...

It is understandable though why it's a bad deal unless you already have the motherboard and memory since a Ryzen 5 2600 brand new in Brazil is cheaper than the second hand i7 4790 out there, you'd be looking at another R$900 for motherboard and ddr4 8gb memory while the i7 is 'just' around R$200 more expensive and will by all means eliminate any handicap the i5 is causing as it has higher clock boosts and Hyper-Threading.

[Mateus Montemor]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

If this is the case then I think the i7 is a good move

Thanks man, im kinda of a newbie when its about hardware and u helped me a lot in this and the other post i made monday, so i guess i Will look for better prices and go for the i7+1070...

[Mateus Montemor]

19 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Yup it's enough, just take that time to adjust your in game settings as even he 1070 will need going easy on that ultras in few games to get 60fps.

 

The CPU by all means will be neough for 60fps experience for a good time... it's gaming performance is comparable to a stock Ryzen 5 1600...

It is understandable though why it's a bad deal unless you already have the motherboard and memory since a Ryzen 5 2600 brand new in Brazil is cheaper than the second hand i7 4790 out there, you'd be looking at another R$900 for motherboard and ddr4 8gb memory while the i7 is 'just' around R$200 more expensive and will by all means eliminate any handicap the i5 is causing as it has higher clock boosts and Hyper-Threading.

Yeah, prices are weird here in Brasil,as i told the other guys I have the money for the i7 + 1070, but not the i5(8th/9th gen)+mobo+ram+1070, so i would be with my current i5 4670 +1070 and only getting 8th/9th gen i5 in 6-8 months, which is better, be at bottleneckling for 8 months and get the new config, or up to the i7 and only worry about upgrading again in 3-4 years?

 

[Mick Naughty]

$300 plus is a lot for a cpu like that now. Given the games I play, I cant use it for much. Id save up for something better for that card.

[hohoho fun]

You can try the BIZARRE i7-4980hq from taobao.com

[rickrude22]

Hey I know this is a bit old, but I had the same question as you did.  My system was running a Core i5 4690, 16gb ram and GTX 1070.  I bought a used core i7 4790 (non K) on ebay for $150 and my system felt like it was 1000% faster.  The difference was night and day.  I was skeptical of purchasing a used processor especially since I don't know where it came from, but with Ebay's consumer protection I was comfortable with it.  I bought the processor back in November 2018 and it's still going strong today.  No regrets whatsoever.

[Mateus Montemor]

On 5/1/2019 at 5:21 PM, rickrude22 said:

Hey I know this is a bit old, but I had the same question as you did.  My system was running a Core i5 4690, 16gb ram and GTX 1070.  I bought a used core i7 4790 (non K) on ebay for $150 and my system felt like it was 1000% faster.  The difference was night and day.  I was skeptical of purchasing a used processor especially since I don't know where it came from, but with Ebay's consumer protection I was comfortable with it.  I bought the processor back in November 2018 and it's still going strong today.  No regrets whatsoever.

I did the same thing hahaha, and no regrets also, too much stuttering with the i5, the i7 was a worthy upgrade