i5-4670k vs i7-4770k

[edd677]

Dear all,

I am currently putting together a new build, and cannot decide whether I should spend £90 more and purchase the i5-4670k or the i7-4770k.

A few points:

I will use the system almost exclusively for gaming, although maximum all-round speed is essential.
I want the system to be as future proof as possible (if there is such a thing in tech).
I am unlikely to overclock the CPU.

Thanks!

Edd677

 

[siddharthmukul007]

if you want it to last 2-3 years...better go with the i7 4770K

 

[Supahos]

if you want it to last 2-3 years...better go with the i7 4770K

Bologna nothing will require anything more than the 4670k in order to run very well for many more than 2-3 years. There may be games that won't get 100 bagillion FPS like everyone seems to pretend you need on the 4670k but to date there is only a single game that shows any real benefit to the I7 (well maybe two, BF4, and GW2.. but its b/c the game stinks and make the cpu make calculations that should be on the GPU side)

 

[Sevenater]

I agree with sidd, but if you are looking for a CPU that will work for gaming, I think that either CPU is great. I am running the i5 3570k, and it runs flawlessly, also it's so easy to safely overclock the k series if you are looking for more speed. For the most part it is unnecessary to get a really good CPU if you are just gaming on it, some games will benefit from having a better CPU, but with Gaming, the GPU should be your main part.

All comes down to user preference though.

Hope this helps.

-Sevenater

 

[siddharthmukul007]

@Supahos....i expect that small list of games to grow in the years to come

@edd677....why would you need a "k" processor if you plan not to oc????????

 

[Supahos]

@Supahos....i expect that small list of games to grow in the years to come

I do too, but the point is no company is going to require a Processor that less than 3% of the CPU market owns in order to have good performance in a game. I don't doubt that the I7 will show increased performance in more games but certainly doesn't mean the i5 is going to be a hunk of junk in 2 years as you made it sound on the first post.

 

[InvalidError]

I'm skeptical about a significant number of games making meaningful use of 4+ threads within the next five years so I personally would keep the extra cash and stick to the i5-4670 non-k and a h87 motherboard if you have no plans to SLI/CF either.

By the time you might wish you had an i7-4770k, it will probably be too slow and your platform too old to really save your build anyway but at least you are £90 ahead on funds for your rebuild... and if multi-threaded programming really catches on that much by then, the i5-7xxx might be 8-cores.

 

[siddharthmukul007]

@Supahos.....absolutely true. and with a already shrinking pc market, it makes even more sense

 

[navyboy887]

I'd stick with the i5 4670k. I've got an i7 4770k and right now I don't think there are many games that can take full advantage of 8 virtual cores. You'll likely upgrade in the next few years and if I was in your position I would save the money and buy a nicer GPU or SSD.

 

[edd677]

Thank you all!