Hi Community,
I have recently been observing different websites to see if I can get a good deal on a CPU upgrade, I am currently stuck with the 4690K and 4790K, which would be better - Please take note that if I was to get a 4690K it would be brand new, and if I got a 4790K it would be used, so pricing is around the same (£200+/-) Average. Obviously performance wise, the 4790K is definitely better, and with the hyperthreading and extra overclocking it would be even better.
But when I look at it like this, you don't know what the previous owner has done to the CPU, so it cannot be fully trusted, I don't really use any editing software, only benchmarking software and just general games. So is the 4790K overkill? Or would the £200 be worth it.
Both processors are overclockable, and I'm sort of on a £350 Budget (Ish) and I need to buy a Z97 Motherboard, so that is about another £100 off.
I have found one on Ebay (I don't fully trust ebay) that has been used for 8 months and has been claimed to never have been overclocked, but used and stayed well under TJMax.
Basically - Used 4790K or New 4690K
(If I was to get a 1151 Processor (6600K/6700K it would cost me around £500 (CPU, Motherboard + DDR4 RAM)
Ignore this if you like - But if possible, can you recommend me a good Z97 Motherboard that will allow overclocking and goes with my Black/Green colour scheme, this could be fully black, black and green, or black and any colour that compliments green (Purples - I think... - I'm no artist 😛 )
Thanks in advance!
- Dom.
I have recently been observing different websites to see if I can get a good deal on a CPU upgrade, I am currently stuck with the 4690K and 4790K, which would be better - Please take note that if I was to get a 4690K it would be brand new, and if I got a 4790K it would be used, so pricing is around the same (£200+/-) Average. Obviously performance wise, the 4790K is definitely better, and with the hyperthreading and extra overclocking it would be even better.
But when I look at it like this, you don't know what the previous owner has done to the CPU, so it cannot be fully trusted, I don't really use any editing software, only benchmarking software and just general games. So is the 4790K overkill? Or would the £200 be worth it.
Both processors are overclockable, and I'm sort of on a £350 Budget (Ish) and I need to buy a Z97 Motherboard, so that is about another £100 off.
I have found one on Ebay (I don't fully trust ebay) that has been used for 8 months and has been claimed to never have been overclocked, but used and stayed well under TJMax.
Basically - Used 4790K or New 4690K
(If I was to get a 1151 Processor (6600K/6700K it would cost me around £500 (CPU, Motherboard + DDR4 RAM)
Ignore this if you like - But if possible, can you recommend me a good Z97 Motherboard that will allow overclocking and goes with my Black/Green colour scheme, this could be fully black, black and green, or black and any colour that compliments green (Purples - I think... - I'm no artist 😛 )
Thanks in advance!
- Dom.