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Which Intel 1150 CPU 4690k or 4790s

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I need to chosse a new CPU for my mini ATX 1150 mobo, it going to be used manly for Video Editing in Premier Pro and some gaming. My budget is around the £150-70 mark and 2 CPU's i've looked at are a Core i5-4690K and a i7 4790S.

Now the i5 K chip can be overclocked but don't think the i7 S chip can be overclocked as its locked, well so i'm lead to believe.

Any thoughts what people would go for, will the i7 when boosted be better than a OC'ed i5 chip :confused:
 
I need to chosse a new CPU for my mini ATX 1150 mobo, it going to be used manly for Video Editing in Premier Pro and some gaming. My budget is around the £150-70 mark and 2 CPU's i've looked at are a Core i5-4690K and a i7 4790S.

Now the i5 K chip can be overclocked but don't think the i7 S chip can be overclocked as its locked, well so i'm lead to believe.

Any thoughts what people would go for, will the i7 when boosted be better than a OC'ed i5 chip :confused:

Only the K chips can be overclocked, the S chip is 26% more energy efficient according to this site and is normally used on PC's left on 24\7 or laptops.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/603/Intel_Core_i7_i7-4790K_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4790S.html

How much video editing do you do? the I7 K version would be the best bet for this job due to the more threads it has over the I5 which only has 4 threads
 
I personally would go for the i7 , and a nice chunk of ram too :)

nice if you can get an i7 for £150 though :)...mine cost me £300 lol
 
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with small size form factor you will be facing heat constraint anyways so the overclocking will be limited. Go with the i7.
 
I need to chosse a new CPU for my mini ATX 1150 mobo, it going to be used manly for Video Editing in Premier Pro and some gaming. My budget is around the £150-70 mark and 2 CPU's i've looked at are a Core i5-4690K and a i7 4790S.

Now the i5 K chip can be overclocked but don't think the i7 S chip can be overclocked as its locked, well so i'm lead to believe.

Any thoughts what people would go for, will the i7 when boosted be better than a OC'ed i5 chip :confused:

If I was not going to overclock manually I'd buy a 4790k, That's because it's base clock is what the others boost to meaning it's significantly faster than all the other i7's. I've run a 4770k at stock and a 4790k at stock and there is a difference.
 
If I was not going to overclock manually I'd buy a 4790k, That's because it's base clock is what the others boost to meaning it's significantly faster than all the other i7's. I've run a 4770k at stock and a 4790k at stock and there is a difference.

4790k is a extra £100, my budget is £150ish ;)
 
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