i5-4570 vs i7-3820 vs i5 4590

[roymand]

I was going to buy an i7 3820, but the problem is that the upgrade path for the LGA2011 socket doesn't look too pleasing, but the path of the LGA1150 socket does. I need threads (so hyperthreading is great) for gaming while streaming and recording gameplay, as well as video editing and programming (programming isn't intensive, I know) but will I be better off going i5 and upgrading to an i7 later? Or will the i7 3820 do me fine as well as upgrades? These processors are second hand because of my tight budget, and upgrades won't come for another year.

Plus, is the difference between the 4590 and the 4570 enough to justify exceeding the i7's price? or will i be better off with the 4570 or i7?

 

[JimmoR3M]

Id' say go down the path of the 1150 socket for sure. As you've said there's a lot more options available.

Also to answer your second question, it depends really. The 4590 wants to be overclocked, it was born for it. If overlocking is you jam then it's the way to go. Otherwise, no, not really.

 

[Shneiky]

In reality you do not really have an upgrade path on any platform. The LGA 2011 is already end-of-life. And the LGA 1150 with the already existing Devil's Canyon is the best you would get on that socket. Broadwell will not do much to change the LGA 1150 high-end lineup. The only real upgrade from LGA 1150 is LGA 1151 - or in other words - Skylake.

What you will be better off is getting a 4790K and call it done for the next few years. Getting an I5 and then upgrading to I7 is a large waste of money. Better jump on an I7 from the start. The new Broadwell I7s will not be that amazing to justify this move.

Spare yourself the trouble and get a 4790k or wait for Skylake I7s. LGA 1150 does not have any real "upgrade" options.

 

[roymand]

In reality you do not really have an upgrade path on any platform. The LGA 2011 is already end-of-life. And the LGA 1150 with the already existing Devil's Canyon is the best you would get on that socket. Broadwell will not do much to change the LGA 1150 high-end lineup. The only real upgrade from LGA 1150 is LGA 1151 - or in other words - Skylake.

What you will be better off is getting a 4790K and call it done for the next few years. Getting an I5 and then upgrading to I7 is a large waste of money. Better jump on an I7 from the start. The new Broadwell I7s will not be that amazing to justify this move.

Spare yourself the trouble and get a 4790k or wait for Skylake I7s. LGA 1150 does not have any real "upgrade" options.

that is way out of budget, and I am not upgrading for another year or so but it is nice to know that there are higher end options to upgrade to without a new mobo