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Upgrading 4790K to 9700K worth it?

krpao

krpao

krpao

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Hi, I'm tempted to upgrade my 4790K to a 9700K. I recently got a 2070 Super, and everything is running fairly well, except that in some games I feel that the cpu is holding me back when I'm dropping below 50 fps or experiencing stuttering. A new cpu would have course bring those minimum numbers up in more cpu demanding games. After all mine is more than 5 years old.

I don't really HAVE TO upgrade, but it could always run better and I really feel like building a PC again, it's been many years. And for the past 10 years I've had the same chassi.

I'd have to get a CPU, motherboard, Ram and a case. Everything else is fine. Will also sell my old stuff of course.

It's just a question of whether it's worth it going from a 4790K (running at stock) to a 9700K? I'm mostly gaming, and I'm doing it on 1440P 144hz. Will the 9700 perform the same as a 9700K (stock)?
I mean, I know it really isn't worth it, it's going to cost quite much. It's more for the fun of building a PC and upgrading...
I was just looking for your opinions on this, is it a better choice to wait? Are there new Intel cpus coming soon? Do you think AMD is the better choice and so on?
I didn't really like AMD back when I had it and for some reason since I went to intel I've been sort of anti-AMD.

I sort of have my mind set on purchasing this now, I've got the money to spend and I'm tempted. The reason why I'm making threads like this is for you to maybe talk some sense in me. Maybe It's a complete waste of money etc. I'm known to make rushed decisions and regret it later... :)
 
Hi,

How much budget? Better consider something like Ryzen 7 3700X instead.

And yes, your i7-4790K is bottlenecking your system.
 
4K8KW10 said:
Hi,

How much budget? Better consider something like Ryzen 7 3700X instead.

And yes, your i7-4790K is bottlenecking your system.
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I was thinking something like 600-800.

Why is it a better choice? It's roughly the same price as the 9700K while the 3900X is a lot more expensive, and they both perform worse in the game tests that I've seen
 
krpao said:
I was thinking something like 600-800.

Why is it a better choice? It's roughly the same price as the 9700K while the 3900X is a lot more expensive, and they both perform worse in the game tests that I've seen
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Ryzen is the better choice because you have future upgrade path to 12-core and 16-core processors, because it is cheaper, you get more threads (8-core/16-thread) and because you will get PCIe 4.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £587.42 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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If you would like, you can add a NVME M.2 SSD:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £677.41 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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As i have said before, i aint too impressed with the 9700 - its only an 8 thread processor as it doesn't have HT and its going to be far behind something like the 3700/3800 or 9900k because of that regardless of how well it does in old games with its 8 real core threads.
 
pastymuncher said:
Not worth it in the slightest. I went from a 4790k @4.6Ghz to the 9600k @5Ghz I have now (spec in siggy) and to say the upgrade sidegrade is disappointing would be a understatement. Do what I should have done and go with Ryzen.
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I know I am sort of an Intel-fanboy, but the 3700x is like on par with your 9600K in games while the 9700K is better than both. Isn't the 9700K a better choice then?
So the 3700X i better because I have the option to upgrade only the cpu later, without having to buy a new motherboard?
 
krpao said:
I know I am sort of an Intel-fanboy, but the 3700x is like on par with your 9600K in games while the 9700K is better than both. Isn't the 9700K a better choice then?
So the 3700X i better because I have the option to upgrade only the cpu later, without having to buy a new motherboard?
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For £600 you should be looking at a 3800X for £800 a 3900X. Both chips offer massively more than a 9700K.
 
krpao said:
I know I am sort of an Intel-fanboy, but the 3700x is like on par with your 9600K in games while the 9700K is better than both. Isn't the 9700K a better choice then?
So the 3700X i better because I have the option to upgrade only the cpu later, without having to buy a new motherboard?
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Fan boy or not, you should be sensible and look at the numbers. Their next gen i5 will have HT but Intels platform is dying...you wanna invest in that?
 
Are you struggling now (I mean LowFPS, not the upgrade itch as I used to have).

I have a 4790k @ 5GHZ +Titan Xp and though I may get a little gain I see no point in upgrading right now unless it blows up.

I was an AMD fanboy back when they were solely AMD making great CPU's after winning the 1GHZ race. and only I went to Intel when the Core"Duo came out and took crown back from AMD but even today I would not build an AMD rig (throwing more and cores out is not a gaming solution, added to the compatibility issues you can read in this forum) and will wait it out till Intel get there head in the game as I said I can sit on this hardware for another 2 years easily.
 
b00merang69 said:
Are you struggling now (I mean LowFPS, not the upgrade itch as I used to have).

I have a 4790k @ 5GHZ +Titan Xp and though I may get a little gain I see no point in upgrading right now unless it blows up.

I was an AMD fanboy back when they were solely AMD making great CPU's after winning the 1GHZ race. and only I went to Intel when the Core"Duo came out and took crown back from AMD but even today I would not build an AMD rig (throwing more and cores out is not a gaming solution, added to the compatibility issues you can read in this forum) and will wait it out till Intel get there head in the game as I said I can sit on this hardware for another 2 years easily.
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How're you getting 5ghz? Under water?
 
Not 12-100+ cores like AMD seem intent on doing, puts me in mind of whan Intel thought it was all about the GHZ and tried to aim for 10GHZ CPU down the line and look how that Netburst crap ended.

4-6 or 8 is OK now but I ideally would take 8-10 today with HT also.
 
b00merang69 said:
Are you struggling now (I mean LowFPS, not the upgrade itch as I used to have).

I have a 4790k @ 5GHZ +Titan Xp and though I may get a little gain I see no point in upgrading right now unless it blows up.

I was an AMD fanboy back when they were solely AMD making great CPU's after winning the 1GHZ race. and only I went to Intel when the Core"Duo came out and took crown back from AMD but even today I would not build an AMD rig (throwing more and cores out is not a gaming solution, added to the compatibility issues you can read in this forum) and will wait it out till Intel get there head in the game as I said I can sit on this hardware for another 2 years easily.
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Well yes and no, nowadays I'm not as picky with the graphics quality, If I feel my FPS is not satisfactory I will just lower some settings. It's not fun but I value fps more.
Then I bought a new GPU and now that some games are still held back just a little bit by my CPU, I want to upgrade, but I absolutely don't have to. It's fine with my current setup, so it's mostly just and itch to upgrade. I really just feel like building a new PC in a new case, and while I'm at it, I also want to make changes to my desk etc. Just fun stuff to do, but it's an expensive hobby of course...
 
b00merang69 said:
Are you struggling now (I mean LowFPS, not the upgrade itch as I used to have).

I have a 4790k @ 5GHZ +Titan Xp and though I may get a little gain I see no point in upgrading right now unless it blows up.

I was an AMD fanboy back when they were solely AMD making great CPU after winning the 1 GHZ race. and only I went to Intel when the Core"Duo came out and took crown back from AMD but even today I would not build an AMD rig (throwing more and cores out is not a gaming solution)and will wait it out till Intel get there head in the game as I said I can sit on this hardware for another 2 years easily.
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Yep. My 4770K was at 4.7GHz. I did not see the point upgrading to an expensive Intel CPU. The only CPU that interested me in the slightest is the 3600 due to the great price for performance you get with it. Windows feels similar, maybe slightly snappier but nothing to write home about. I have zero improvement in games unsurprisingly as even my 4770K was not being used 50% in games due to being a 4K gamer and always being GPU bound.

The reasons I did the upgrade was because I fancied something new after over 6 years with the 4770K, wanted to get away from the numerous security issues with it and finally to get a new mobo that is more up to date with the latest specs.

Selling and upgrading cost me around £230 as I recall. Which ain’t to shabby when you consider that you get a two extra cores which is a 50% increase, a huge IPC improvement, all the extra cache and all the extras from the mobo. Oh and let’s not forget a much more secure cpu :D
 
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