i7 4790 to R7 1700?

[Narrack]

I've been thinking of upgrading my set-up. Is it worth upgrading now or is it best to wait for Zen+ which is supposedly targeting 5 GHz?

Current rig
i7 4790 (non k)
Msi H-87 G43
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
RX 480 (8GB)

and if I do would it be best to replace my PSU (Corsair CX600M)

 

[malachi]

Coming from a person who has 2 gaming PC's. One is a 4790k and other is R7 1700.

My answer is no, not worth the upgrade unless you have money to burn.

 

[Kelt]

If your main priority is gaming then no, invest your monies in a better graphics card.

 

[Narrack]

Thanks for the replies, Guess I'll wait a while longer then.

 

[gavinh87]

I came from a 4770 non k to a 1700. In gaming the results are the same or slightly better for ryzen. But certainly not £500+ better, that money would be better spent on a GPU.

 

[eyetrip]

If all you do is gaming, while not running other apps/tasks, probably not.

But generally, even for a gaming system I would say yes, if your system has a lot of background tasks, etc.

Where it has let me down compared to 4790k is lightroom. That doesn't use multiple cores as well as it could.

 

[DarkHorizon472]

I would wait unless you are having real problems.

 

[BRIGGBOY81]

I came from a 4820k and gaming does feel better, but like the others have said you would be better upgrading that gpu.

 

[mistersprinkles]

I've been thinking of upgrading my set-up. Is it worth upgrading now or is it best to wait for Zen+ which is supposedly targeting 5 GHz?

Current rig
i7 4790 (non k)
Msi H-87 G43
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
RX 480 (8GB)

and if I do would it be best to replace my PSU (Corsair CX600M)

Why you need? You are gamer, yes?

 

[IvanDobskey]

For gaming don't bother.

Get a better GPU instead.

 

[Narrack]

I'll wait to see what RX Vega brings then, Thanks for the advice guys.

 

[harney]

If its for gaming only then no stick with 4790

 

[jabbz]

With games my 6600k is still good for everything so I would wait. I would like a 1700x but for the difference it's just not worth it yet.

 

[StarShock]

I went from a 4790 to a 1700x and can confirm, basically identical in gaming. Though very noticeably better in streaming which is why I upgraded, so that's good.

 

[Phage]

I posted some stats here and other forums on the relative performance from a 4770k to a 1700x
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/3770k-paired-with-1080ti.18783920/page-2

 

[jabbz]

I do render video some times and so a 1700x would be nice, but for the extra money I just make do with what I have and wait longer for renders.
One day though I will treat my self when there is a much bigger upgrade to be had. If I can make this last another year or 2 then I think it will be worth
the wait.