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New CPU Upgrade.

baz178

baz178

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Hi,

Next year I want to upgrade my gaming computer but I also want to slowly upgrade as I don't want to spend a lot of money at once. I want to start with the CPU and upgrade to a i7. Could anybody recommend one ?

Specs below

Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor

MSI Z87I Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard

Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive

Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)

BitFenix Prodigy 'Yang' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/White

TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD

OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Corsair Hydro H90 140mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
 
TBH, I'd advise against upgrading to an i7 from your current CPU at this point in time. The 4670k should see you through a couple more years quite comfortably (unless you plan to go SLI, but it should cope quite well with that too). If anything, I'd hold off until Broadwell/Skylake to see whether they bring something more to the table. If you absolutely want to upgrade now, then grab a 4790k. Or better, go the whole hog and buy a Z99 setup with a 5820k;p You won't have to upgrade for a long time;p
 
abui1806 said:
I dont think you will see any significant performance jump by upgrading from i5 4670K to i7 4790K.
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All depends what he's doing with it I guess.

But I agree in most part. Unless he's doing heavy encoding/decoding/unzipping ETC then it's doubtful he will see anything in it at all.
 
ALXAndy said:
All depends what he's doing with it I guess.

But I agree in most part. Unless he's doing heavy encoding/decoding/unzipping ETC then it's doubtful he will see anything in it at all.
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He stated in the 1st post that this is his gaming machine. :)
 
If I was to upgrade to i7 what would you recommend that I would get a few years out off ?

Could you basket it for me please
 
abui1806 said:
He stated in the 1st post that this is his gaming machine. :)
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Yeah but near on every one uses the rig for other things.

I've got a gaming rig. 3970x with two Titan Blacks. But, I have a secondary machine I use for day to day, most don't.

OP - 4790k, really, is your only upgrade path. Well, not unless Intel still make and sell 4770ks but they're not as good.
 
I would get an H100i and push your existing i5 to a higher clock speed.
You will most certainly not see the difference between an i5 and i7 in gaming, especially when running a single graphics card. Since you have a mini ITX board, that's all you are limited to.
 
Nothing is out of the question, it's a matter of whether you deem it worthy. Most in here are telling you that for the money it will cost you won't see a significant increase in performance if you're mainly gaming. I agree with them.

If you're just dying to upgrade then get a 4790k as that will be your most straight forward move.
 
YB2ndBEST said:
Nothing is out of the question, it's a matter of whether you deem it worthy. Most in here are telling you that for the money it will cost you won't see a significant increase in performance if you're mainly gaming. I agree with them.

If you're just dying to upgrade then get a 4790k as that will be your most straight forward move.
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Ok thanks, if you lot think its good for gaming at the moment then I will leave it. :D
 
4790K would be an easy upgrade, but all your really getting is a higher stock clock + 4 threads.

X99 would provide a bigger upgrade. 6/8 cores 12/16 threads and DDR4.

Tbh your PC is fine as it is for gaming, might be better to resist the urge and wait until Skylake + DDR4 comes around.
 
Boomstick777 said:
4790K would be an easy upgrade, but all your really getting is a higher stock clock + 4 threads.

X99 would provide a bigger upgrade. 6/8 cores 12/16 threads and DDR4.

Tbh your PC is fine as it is for gaming, might be better to resist the urge and wait until Skylake + DDR4 comes around.
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Yes I think I will do, when are Skylake + DDR4 out ?
 
baz178 said:
Yes I think I will do, when are Skylake + DDR4 out ?
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Rumored: Skylake -S in Q2 2015, Skylake -K Q1 / Q2 2016. Your setup will be fine until next year. Getting an new GPU (Upcoming AMD / Nvidia) later this year will provide a better gaming upgrade tbh. Then grab Skylake -K next year..
 
Boomstick777 said:
Rumored: Skylake -S in Q2 2015, Skylake -K Q1 / Q2 2016. Your setup will be fine until next year. Getting an new GPU (Upcoming AMD / Nvidia) later this year will provide a better gaming upgrade tbh. Then grab Skylake -K next year..
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So get a new graphics card you say then ? :D
 
baz178 said:
So get a new graphics card you say then ? :D
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You have a good enough computer, so upgrading anything would just be a waste of money for very little gain, if any at all. But if you must, you can

Upgrade to 16Gb Ram
Upgrade to i7 4790K
Upgrade to a 512gb or 1tb SSD so you dont need a spinning disk HDD anymore
Upgrade to a GTX 980

If you wasn't limited by a small motherboard, I would suggest crossfiring the 290 like I did but obviously you cant.
 
An R9 290 doesn't really need upgrading, most will lag *just* behind a 970 but will eat 1080p for breakfast, and even cope with 1440p on their own. I'd agree, grab a nicer set of peripherals (keyboard/monitor/mouse/headset/speakers) instead, your current system is still a beast for gaming!
 
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