How much longer will a 4770K @ 4.4Ghz remain a viable CPU for gaming?

DragonQ · 11 Jun 2016 at 15:11

Telecaster said:
Unless something new gets released from the chipset point of view that you really must have on a new mobo, then I'd say the 4770k will last for many years to come.

It can only be SSD developments, really, like a successor to M.2 when that gets saturated (although it's PCIe based so I doubt that'd happen any time soon). USB 3.1 is very new and PCIe 3.0 won't be a bottleneck for a long time. Anything GPU related won't affect chipsets (for gamers at least).

A new CPU instruction set might appear at some point that drastically improves performance for certain workloads, but this again usually doesn't help gamers or prosumers. It's more for server or specific workstation applications.

Doug73458 · 11 Jun 2016 at 16:41

2 years minimum I reckon, still such a great CPU... waiting for the price to drop for the new ones myself

Brazo · 11 Jun 2016 at 20:50

The latest and greatest Intel equivalent CPU is about 5% faster than a 4770k clock for clock so don't worry.

easyrider · 11 Jun 2016 at 22:17

5.354654345668765456768898532324565456645898644546 years

gailjon · 11 Jun 2016 at 22:26

5.354654345668765456768898532323872456645898644546 years

I corrected your error...

Cromulent · 11 Jun 2016 at 22:29

I'm still rocking an i7 3930k so I wouldn't worry. I will upgrade next year but that is more to do with the new features on motherboard chipsets rather than a speed thing. If I upgraded my 980Ti to a 1080Ti when it is released I could quite easily see my PC lasting until 2020 at least.

DIABLO · 12 Jun 2016 at 01:17

My i7 920 at 4Ghz does not seems to be bottle necking my games the only thing that might be slightly is the GPU to MoBo interface.

Moleyman · 12 Jun 2016 at 10:39

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for all taking the time to reply.

I have been thinking about handing this PC in question down to my son as he is now about to start high school and was hoping that it would last him the next 4 years or so as a gaming machine and also for school work; from all of your answers it seems like it will do him fine with a xx80ti hand-me-down in a couple of years.

Many thanks again and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Moley

Jamielicious · 12 Jun 2016 at 14:36

Probably good for a good 5 years. I'm sure by 2021 8-core and 16-thread will be the norm if only because AMD are slowly starting to compete and catch up with I"can't be bothered"tel.

easyrider · 12 Jun 2016 at 14:41

gailjon said:
5.354654345668765456768898532323872456645898644546 years

I corrected your error...

Thanks

Telecaster · 12 Jun 2016 at 17:20

Jamielicious said:
Probably good for a good 5 years. I'm sure by 2021 8-core and 16-thread will be the norm if only because AMD are slowly starting to compete and catch up with I"can't be bothered"tel.

Quite possibly it will be the norm, actually needing an 8c/16t CPU however is a totally different ball game.

I bet 99% of all desktop users would get by with an i5 for the foreseeable future, so how on earth they're going to convince people they need a 16 thread CPU is beyond me.

Combat Fighter · 12 Jun 2016 at 19:57

5+ years EZ

XeNoNF50 · 12 Jun 2016 at 22:46

I think we'll be alright with that processor

Tommy_Here · 13 Jun 2016 at 09:23

I've got a 4790k at 4.7ghz in my system and will do 4.9 when I start seeing it sruggle, reality is though these are fantastic cpus and the way things are going 10% boost each release they'll do for the next 4+ years. It's not always the cpu that's a bottleneck either sometimes it's just the game engine unfortunately and how it reacts to high fps

linktoinsanity · 13 Jun 2016 at 11:30

I'm still using a 3770K at stock and to be honest I am seeing no need to upgrade right now.

Probably will not either for another 3 or 4 years (or so).

Glanza · 13 Jun 2016 at 12:26

Still rocking mine and no plans to change it just yet.

silversurfer · 8 Aug 2016 at 14:39

I think something like Arma or a game with a lot of AI would appreciate more cores but I might be wrong, depends how its made

This site compares with game specs, sorry for the later reply

I was wondering this question myself, seems the 2500k with oc will last a while, i7 920 is energy inefficient and thats one of the main reasons for upgrading

http://www.game-debate.com/cpu/inde...re=xeon-e5-2670-vs-core-i7-4770-4-core-3-4ghz

Safetytrousers · 8 Aug 2016 at 15:03

eazyrider said:
What comes after silicon?

Silicon-germanium enables a 7nm process which allows for about 10 times the number of transistors compared to the present 14nm silicon process.
Silicon is set to go down to 10nm before that though.
Intel bumph states they are aiming for a 50% power/performance improvement at 7nm over 10nm.

That's all over an uncertain time scale and price point though, if indeed it is ever commercially viable. Certainly don't hold your breath on it.

JamesH85 · 8 Aug 2016 at 16:24

Still rocking my [email protected] ghz. It doesn't skip a beat in anything I throw at it, if a lot more people in the world overclocked, and had the knowledge these forums do, I'd like to see how it would have affected the Intel sales in current gen!

Dave2150 · 8 Aug 2016 at 17:31

silversurfer said:
I think something like Arma or a game with a lot of AI would appreciate more cores but I might be wrong, depends how its made

This site compares with game specs, sorry for the later reply I was wondering this question myself, seems the 2500k with oc will last a while, i7 920 is energy inefficient and thats one of the main reasons for upgrading

http://www.game-debate.com/cpu/inde...re=xeon-e5-2670-vs-core-i7-4770-4-core-3-4ghz

Completely wrong, Arma is entirely CPU speed/IPC based. Additional cores make absolutely zero difference.

Please only post facts and not your own personal assumptions.