Question -Best processor for Maximus VII Hero

[earth2me]

hello
I would like to know what's the best processor for Maximus VII Hero.
Atm i have intel core i5 4690K.

 

[shknawe]

I have the 4790k still hangs in there with 2400mhz ram and m2 pcie ssd 800 read 800 write without adapter. Play any game on ultra with gtx 1080.

 

[mdd1963]

4790K is 'king of the hill' on that socket....bar none.

 

[earth2me]

I have the 4790k still hangs in there with 2400mhz ram and m2 pcie ssd 800 read 800 write without adapter. Play any game on ultra with gtx 1080.

thank you
i have R9 290X
i will check out

 

[shknawe]

thank you
i have R9 290X
i will check out

You bet.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Stick with the 4690k , the 4790k won't be a significant upgrade. I own the board.

 

[farookhirani]

5775c if you can find one

 

[earth2me]

Stick with the 4690k , the 4790k won't be a significant upgrade. I own the board.

I need to upgrade so if I want significant upgrade. need to buy new board and cpu.
thank you

 

[earth2me]

5775c if you can find one

can't find it online in my country hehe

 

[RobCrezz]

Stick with the 4690k , the 4790k won't be a significant upgrade. I own the board.

For gaming these days it is.

 

[RememberThe5th]

I have xeon e3-1125v3 with 3.7Ghz oc on it and it does pretty well its job with r9 280.
Even with rx480 maxed out crysis 3 skybox on max 1080p it did 60.