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which Intel CPU ?

Mal X

Mal X

Mal X

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i'm looking to upgrade, but i'm getting a bit confused reading all the Intel reviews, i have a few easy questions

1....which is the best CPU.....over mine, that's relatively cheap/ great for overclocking....i dont need loads of cores....i'll need about a 4.6 OC

2.....which is the best of the high end CPUs from 200 to 260 quid


BASICALLY i'm looking for a more modern version of mine.....thanks :cool:
 
The 4690k is the today's version of your current CPU,

4790k is the higher end of the mainstream market.

But personally I don't think there is any point changing, your current CPU is still fairly good.
 
thanks, i was surprised to see that mine is still ok

i intend to stick to 1080p so i dont need anything too crazy, but i might go Crossfire; i'm not sure yet.

these ones you quote are the Devil's canyon....the 4690 is cheap enough not to worry me too much
 
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the 4690k is an i5 the 4790k is an i7.

I have a 2500k still and its still going well..

I don't think you need to upgrade, unless you go to a higher monitor res, 1440p, 4k ect..
 
Doomedspeed said:
the 4690k is an i5 the 4790k is an i7.

I have a 2500k still and its still going well..

I don't think you need to upgrade, unless you go to a higher monitor res, 1440p, 4k ect..
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thanks, I doubt i'll game via 4K TV, because i'm tv only :cool:

but the newer version will probably be more future proof, if you see what i mean
 
according to Windows my bottleneck is the Seagate Hybrid hard drive, it only got a score of 6.2 compared to everything else at about 7.8....but i think the ASrock MOBO is slow too....because my rig takes ages to start up, it keeps flashing up Steam and the OCing software, i need to really look at this next time
 
Mal X said:
thanks, I doubt i'll game via 4K TV, because i'm tv only :cool:

but the newer version will probably be more future proof, if you see what i mean
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The 4690k won't futureproof you much, it may give you another year of higher FPS gaming but.

I'd be waiting until a new architecture of CPU before upgrading.
 
David Bisset said:
If it's flashing up software then you could streamline your windows to start up less stuff, make it faster for free :)
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i've done it many times, i use AVG PC TURBO, but it still flashes up Steam and the ASrock stuff.

but the worst is Steam, it does ``updating Steam files`` before the rig has finished starting up, so it adds about 20 seconds straight away
 
Open steam, open preferences, turn off 'load steam on startup' or whatever it's called. It's annoying, but loads of programs add themselves to your startup list for no good reason. msconfig can be helpful to remove unwanted startup items too, but always start by looking at the program to see if you can turn it off there first :)
 
Doomedspeed said:
the 4690k is an i5 the 4790k is an i7.

I have a 2500k still and its still going well..

I don't think you need to upgrade, unless you go to a higher monitor res, 1440p, 4k ect..
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Surely at higher resolutions you will need a bunch more GPU grunt before running into a CPU bottleneck?
 
Mal X said:
i've done it many times, i use AVG PC TURBO, but it still flashes up Steam and the ASrock stuff.

but the worst is Steam, it does ``updating Steam files`` before the rig has finished starting up, so it adds about 20 seconds straight away
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It's probably best to clean your startup programs manually, AVG won't know what needs to startup on your specific PC.

Also AVG itself is an absolute dog to startup times. After installing it, mine doubled on an SSD so I completely unistalled it as after using it for years it never did anything but scan and find no problem files or get hissy at false positives.

Right now, for your system, I would upgrade to an SSD. They are getting so cheap and are so much better than HDDs for windows and programs that there is no excuse with that money to spend on an upgrade.
 
Disco_P said:
Surely at higher resolutions you will need a bunch more GPU grunt before running into a CPU bottleneck?
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You right but if you have a GTX 780 already and upgrade to 4K and add a second GTX 780, your CPU will hold the cards back.

High resolutions also require a bit more general CPU Grunt too, but the GPU bottleneck is the main thing. :)
 
Doomedspeed said:
You right but if you have a GTX 780 already and upgrade to 4K and add a second GTX 780, your CPU will hold the cards back.

High resolutions also require a bit more general CPU Grunt too, but the GPU bottleneck is the main thing. :)
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exactly......... it's not the card i'm worried about, it's modern games that tax my old i5 too much, because both Wolfenstein and sniper elite struggle a bit.

this isn't just a new Card, the whole rig needs replacing
 
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