Best CPU and RAM for Gaming and CAD?

[cam1503]

With my own research i've found the i7 4790k to be the outstanding one for Gaming and CAD is there any better should i go down the AMD route?

Only thing is the 4790k only works with ddr3 motherboards, is ddr3 enough in this day and age for gaming and CAD?

 

[kanewolf]

AMD is not the way to go right now, compared to a 4790k. Your graphics card is more important for either gaming or CAD than the CPU once you have a quad core CPU.

 

[azaran]

You'll want to stick with Intel for CAD. While yes DDR4 memory can outperform DDR3, we're not at a point where that's going to seriously hamper your efforts unless you're using this as a professional rig. In which case you'd be wanting to look at an X99 system anyway. If you're building a system from scratch right now, theres not really a reason to not go with a Skylake over Haswell system. If you're looking to upgrade in a direction that allows you to continue to use existing DDR3 memory, stick to Intel. While AMD is cheaper, it doesn't preform as well for CAD applications.