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I5 4670k to I7 4790k

adger1971

adger1971

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Hi all,I've had the I5 for a while now and thinking about this upgrade
My maximum CPU I can use on my board is the I7 4790k.
My i5 is oc to 4.2 ghz ..would the i7 be a worthwhile upgrade?
Or would it not make much of a difference.
Thanks for any replies..cheers
 
adger1971 said:
Hi all,I've had the I5 for a while now and thinking about this upgrade
My maximum CPU I can use on my board is the I7 4790k.
My i5 is oc to 4.2 ghz ..would the i7 be a worthwhile upgrade?
Or would it not make much of a difference.
Thanks for any replies..cheers
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What do you use your PC for?
 
Upgrading your gpu would be a far better option.

Of course I don't practice what I preach and did the same albeit from a 4670k. Very few games offer any tangible benefits but I do score higher in benchmarks......;)
 
Youd get a very slight gain in games that utilise hyperthreading, of which there arent an awful lot. Also with multi gpu but again in certain situations. For gaming with any modern single card the i5 is still fine.
 
Brazo said:
Upgrading your gpu would be a far better option.

Of course I don't practice what I preach and did the same albeit from a 4670k. Very few games offer any tangible benefits but I do score higher in benchmarks......;)
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Very close at the moment to upgrading to a 1070 or even possibly a 1080 Brazo. Just wondering wether to sell my i5 and upgrade to the i7 mate. I think your correct I don't think (after doing a bit of research) that in games theirs much of a difference between both CPUs ..thanks all
 
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setter said:
Youd get a very slight gain in games that utilise hyperthreading, of which there arent an awful lot. Also with multi gpu but again in certain situations. For gaming with any modern single card the i5 is still fine.
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Thanks Setter,you've confirmed my findings, do you think more and more upcoming titles could use Hyperthreading mate?
 
adger1971 said:
Thanks Setter,you've confirmed my findings, do you think more and more upcoming titles could use Hyperthreading mate?
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They may do, i made a similair move a few years ago. 3570k to 3770k, but only as i was running sli gtx 670's. It helped with my situation in games such as bf3/4 and crysis 3. Theese being ones of note that benefit from ht with sli.
 
Thanks mate..it's certainly given me something to think about. I'm going to see what I can get on flea bay for the i5 and maybe take it from there.
 
Think im going grab a 1080 first (i currently have no GPU in my system).
Then in a couple of months il grab the I7 4790k
Thanks all
 
I went from a 4690k to a 4790k I use it for compressing videos etc, so the additional threads do help their. It also helps the fact the i7 at the same volts is a better clocker 4.5ghz on the i5 vs 4.7ghz on the i7 in games I've noticed all threads do get utilized though the performance is around the same though instead of 80-90% cpu usage in some games it's now gone down to around 40-50% so with future games I'd recommend the i7 vs the i5
 
Tommy_Here said:
I went from a 4690k to a 4790k I use it for compressing videos etc, so the additional threads do help their. It also helps the fact the i7 at the same volts is a better clocker 4.5ghz on the i5 vs 4.7ghz on the i7 in games I've noticed all threads do get utilized though the performance is around the same though instead of 80-90% cpu usage in some games it's now gone down to around 40-50% so with future games I'd recommend the i7 vs the i5
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Thanks for the Info Tommy. Yeah ive just gotta grab me a new card 1st,then hopefully within a month or 2 il grab the i7.
Thanks
 
I swapped my I5 4690k for an I7 4770k had both running at 4.4Ghz and so far ive noticed an increase with Gta V and it runs so much smoother.

the I7 does run cooler at the overclock ( its been delided ) so im going to try for a bit more just for fun.
 
Hi guys sorry i forgot about this thread :)
Yep ive noticed a fair speed and smoother gameplay increase since installing the I7 4790K,now ive got it paired with a EVGA 1070 FTW its fantastic.

A great double act :D
 
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