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Any real world differences noticeable between i5 4670 and i7 4770k?

Phonesis

Phonesis

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I placed an order from OcUK earlier in the week for the following Motherboard bundle:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-005-OG

I decided on the i7 option along with 16gb DDR3 2133mhz ram. Unfortunately, it arrived yesterday with the i5 installed (even though I have paid for the i7).

I've called up OcUK and they have said they will pick up the bundle tomorrow via RMA and, once received, will build a replacement with the i7 for me and ship. I very much doubt I'll get this until next week now sadly.

So I'm now faced with a dilemma. Either I take a day off work tomorrow to be in for the collection of the bundle and then wait until next week for a replacement or I simply cancel the RMA, get a refund on the i7 additional cost, and stick with the i5.

What I'm wondering is if I would notice any real gains with the i7? I want this mostly for gaming but also a bit of HD video editing.

Any thoughts?
 
BS Dave said:
Get them to pick it up from your work??
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Yeah it was an option for me but I booked tomorrow off anyway so I get a longer Easter.

I'm very tempted now to stick to the i5. If video editing performance increases are only negligible then I can deal with it. Happy to wait a few more mins etc for a render as long as video quality itself is the same?

I guess my biggest concern is that we start seeing more games support hyper threading such as BF4 etc.
 
For gaming you probably won't notice a lot of difference, but with the video editing the I7 will quite a bit faster. I would stick with the I7 and as BS Dave said look to get the PC picked up from you work?
 
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