i5 4670k @ 4.4 Ghz - any worthy upgrade ?

Brizzles · 26 Oct 2016 at 18:32

Out of touch with current gen.

Currently running :

i5 4670k @ 4.4 Ghz
16gb Dominator Platinum 1866 memory DDR3
GTX 1070

Any upgrade that would be a benefit in gaming ?

Or should i just hold on to my money

Cheers.

pastymuncher · 26 Oct 2016 at 18:51

Hold on to your money, I know I am. There is nothing significantly better to justify spending the money.

Zhuni · 26 Oct 2016 at 20:45

Stick with what you got. That's still a great cpu

AllBodies · 26 Oct 2016 at 23:01

Right now, nothing.

When the i7 7700k is available, it'll be mildly better.

If/when games use 6+ cores all the time, then Broadwell-E and Zen would be good upgrades. But for now that's not a concern.

ED209 · 26 Oct 2016 at 23:04

as others have said, stick to what you have, im still using a I7 950, 6GB of ram and a 390 8GB

JamesM · 27 Oct 2016 at 08:32

Depends if you are noticing any performance drops in games.

I went from a 4690k to a 5820k and noticed an improvement in some titles but it's a fair amount to lay down for an upgrade.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 27 Oct 2016 at 11:12

OP your system is still in the top tier, the only thing I would question is something like BF1. The game can hammer 8 threads on my 6700k.

ScottyJKB · 27 Oct 2016 at 11:25

Brizzles said:
Out of touch with current gen.

Currently running :

i5 4670k @ 4.4 Ghz
16gb Dominator Platinum 1866 memory DDR3
GTX 1070

Any upgrade that would be a benefit in gaming ?

Or should i just hold on to my money

Cheers.

Stick mate, any upgrade right now wouldn't be worth the £££.

Brizzles · 27 Oct 2016 at 18:13

Cheers for the replies

Not much to be gained then for a year or so then.

Might sneak a 2nd 1070 instead if Black Friday is any good

ScottyJKB · 27 Oct 2016 at 21:51

Brizzles said:
Cheers for the replies

Not much to be gained then for a year or so then.

Might sneak a 2nd 1070 instead if Black Friday is any good

For sure! I'm really looking forward to Black Friday, hoping OCUK do some deals...

awaybreaktoday · 30 Oct 2016 at 13:45

scottb777 said:
For sure! I'm really looking forward to Black Friday, hoping OCUK do some deals...

Buy a 1070 now wait for Black friday?

nick2528 · 8 Nov 2016 at 14:54

well 3 weeks ago i'd say nothing but then BF1 came out and it's made me worry if i5 are going to become an issue..... as it totally batters i5 cpus

tres_kun · 8 Nov 2016 at 15:16

What voltage do you need to get 4.4Ghz stable
as my cpu is a very poor clocker

Brizzles · 8 Nov 2016 at 23:52

tres_kun said:
What voltage do you need to get 4.4Ghz stable

1.165v

jbh110tdi · 9 Nov 2016 at 08:11

unless you find a dirt cheap 4770k or 4790k I would hold on.

I had the 4690k and never had any plans but through a deal I got my 4770k for my 4690k and not a lot of cash so I went for it.

ScottyJKB · 9 Nov 2016 at 08:56

tres_kun said:
What voltage do you need to get 4.4Ghz stable
as my cpu is a very poor clocker

Brizzles' 4670k is a hell of a lot better than mine. To get mine 4.4 stable it took 1.220v.

tres_kun · 9 Nov 2016 at 09:22

Mine 1.28V
4.5Ghz with 1.36V
4.6Ghz is so funny i will not mention

ScottyJKB · 9 Nov 2016 at 09:29

tres_kun said:
Mine 1.28V
4.5Ghz with 1.36V
4.6Ghz is so funny i will not mention

4.5ghz took 1.31 for me, I wasn't happy with the temps so went back to the 4.4ghz at 1.22.

pastymuncher · 9 Nov 2016 at 14:04

Brizzles said:
1.165v

If you only need 1.165v for 4.4Ghz then I would be overclocking it a lot more than that. You should easily get 4.6Ghz+. Mine needs 1.275v for 4.4Ghz and then it gets silly after that.

opethdisciple · 9 Nov 2016 at 14:35

Just to chime in with my two pence. I have a 3570k @ 4.4GHz and am noticing hitching in BF1. Mostly during screen changes rather than actual game play. This is paired with 16Gb of Ram and a 970 G1.

I'm kind of thinking its the CPU that's the issue.

And there isn't much in it between a 3570k and a 4670k.