- Oct 8, 2014
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Hello tech-friends! I am coming to a point in my hobby where my trusty ole AMD System is wearing down on me. My current build is boasting a AMD-A6 5400k APU at 3.6 GHz, which I have had no problems with at all. I have 8 GB of very nice RAM and a GPU that would embarass myself if stated here. But don't worry, it works.
But here is where I am reaching a stall in my decision. I would like to upgrade to an Intel machine. I have read a lot of articles where people make "The Switch" and they do not regret it one bit. And so since 2015 it, I figured it is probably time do get it done. Here is what I would like to do.
My plans for this is to keep my RAM, my storage devices, my case, and all of the other peripherals. This leaves me with the need for a new MOBO, CPU, and GPU. I know what I want regarding MOBO and GPU. I want the Gigabyte Windforce G1 970, and an ASUS Z97. But I have been stressing over which CPU to get, and that is why I cam here.
I have looked at 3 CPU's mainly. The Pentium G3258, the i5 4690K, and, of course, the almighty i7 4790k. The G3258 with a price of 70 bucks seems to good to be true. But with the low core:thread count, I don't know if I can rely on it running recent games. With the i5 and it's core:thread count, it will run recent games, and it seems to be just what I need. But with the 4790k, it seems just what I want. It has a beastly core:thread count which is perfect for multitasking ( I do a lot of ), and can be OC'd to high clocks. It can handle any game thrown at it. And I haven't ran a game in ultra for years.
So my main question is this, what combo of GPU, CPU, and MOBO do you feel is best for what I want to do? I would love to get into the streaming business down the road. And I would love to actually run a game in ultra for once. And I for sure know I would be happy with a 970. SO that leaves me the rest of my money to drop on a CPU and MOBO combo.
Thank you guys and sorry for the long post. I have just been having troubles lately and would love the help of all you people like me out there.
Cheers!
But here is where I am reaching a stall in my decision. I would like to upgrade to an Intel machine. I have read a lot of articles where people make "The Switch" and they do not regret it one bit. And so since 2015 it, I figured it is probably time do get it done. Here is what I would like to do.
My plans for this is to keep my RAM, my storage devices, my case, and all of the other peripherals. This leaves me with the need for a new MOBO, CPU, and GPU. I know what I want regarding MOBO and GPU. I want the Gigabyte Windforce G1 970, and an ASUS Z97. But I have been stressing over which CPU to get, and that is why I cam here.
I have looked at 3 CPU's mainly. The Pentium G3258, the i5 4690K, and, of course, the almighty i7 4790k. The G3258 with a price of 70 bucks seems to good to be true. But with the low core:thread count, I don't know if I can rely on it running recent games. With the i5 and it's core:thread count, it will run recent games, and it seems to be just what I need. But with the 4790k, it seems just what I want. It has a beastly core:thread count which is perfect for multitasking ( I do a lot of ), and can be OC'd to high clocks. It can handle any game thrown at it. And I haven't ran a game in ultra for years.
So my main question is this, what combo of GPU, CPU, and MOBO do you feel is best for what I want to do? I would love to get into the streaming business down the road. And I would love to actually run a game in ultra for once. And I for sure know I would be happy with a 970. SO that leaves me the rest of my money to drop on a CPU and MOBO combo.
Thank you guys and sorry for the long post. I have just been having troubles lately and would love the help of all you people like me out there.
Cheers!
I thank you very much for your help!
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