i5 4690k + gtx 980 VS i7 4790k + gtx 980

[Kayer Dean]

hey guys i'm about to build a new station after 2 years with no gamin (i was using a laptop), so i have my specs now, but i'm just confused which cpu i'll get i'm between the i5 4690k and i7 4790k , i'll use it for gaming & developing (which sometimes i need some virtual machines) & and graphic design (photoshop , illustrator , and some 3d rendering in blender or something like that (not pro , just a noob)), and i'll put 16 gigs of ram and of course the GTX 980 , voilà ,waiting for your answers guys !

 

[Benab3]

most things you are doing are fairly cpu intensive so I would go for the i7. The main difference apart from a few Hundred MHz clock speed is hyperthreading, giving 2 threads per core increasing cpu performance where available. In a gaming sense the i5 will be just a tiny bit slower in most games AT THE MOMENT. But now games are coming out that can use hyperthreading and a major difference will be noticed.

Another thing about the i7 however is the stock cooler isn't really good enought for it especially of you want to overclock, but even at stock speeds. The cooler master 212 hyper evo is my recommendation.

 

[-HH-]

The only times the i7 will benefit is in content creation due to Hyper Threading. I'd suggest if you have the money an i7 5820K would be best however the 4790K is an option. The 4960K may have a 2-3 fps difference in games.

 

[Unstable Spider]

It depends how much you your work stuff. If you are only doing it every now and then, the 4690K overclocked, will do just fine. But if you are doing it pretty heavily I would look in to getting in i7 4790K. Your choice.

 

[guanyu210379]

For pure gaming, i5 4690k is already more than enough.
i7 4790k or better will not have big impact for most games.
Only very few games can really use more than 4 cores/threads.


We see however other activities like photo/video editing, now, if you do those not that intensively.
It could possible that going i7 4790k will not be worth it.
It is possible too, that if you do those really professionally, you must even go beyond i7 4790k.

The real question is here, will the investment you gonna put worth it considering your activities or not.
You can still do those editing stuffs on i5 4690k, just not as fast as on i7 4790k or beyond.

The speed on editing/rendering process is also depending on the size (resolution) of your pictures, how many pics you will put above each other, how long your edited video gonna be, etc. Up to some points, there is no difference between i5 and i7.
The speed is also depending on the software you are using, if the software can not utilize more cores, than going i7 is also useless.
Now, speed means waiting time, if you do the editing intensively, this means you will wait often but if do it occasionally, you will wait not often. This is also a consideration.

The 16GB RAM is also the same. For games, 8GB is enough, also enough for light photo/video editing.
For real heavy editing, you must even go beyond 32GB.
Like said, again, investment cost vs needs question.

We can not do the decision for you, just consider the investment cost and needs very good before buying.

[edit/added]
If you do not OC, E3-1231V3 could be a good choice too.
It is an i7 4790 (no-k) but without the iGPU, only 100MHz slower.
E3-1231V3 is only as cheap or as expensive as i5 4690k.

 

[Kayer Dean]

thxx benab3 and -HH- for your answers guys ,i've seen the i5 4690k doing very well on games, but i had some doubts about it on virtual machines ..so i'll get the i7 4790k , because i'm doing long term investment too . thanks again guys

 

[Benab3]

no problem
The i7 will be a future proof cpu and is of high spec so your computing tasks will run smoothly, And from a gaming sense it is pretty much the best on the market, hope all goes well!

 

[Kayer Dean]

no problem
The i7 will be a future proof cpu and is of high spec so your computing tasks will run smoothly, And from a gaming sense it is pretty much the best on the market, hope all goes well!

andi'm buying the Cool Master Hyper T4 with it

 

[-HH-]

I would Suggest a Hyper 212 Evo unless you are in an MATX or MITX

 

[Benab3]

Same as above

 

[Kayer Dean]

For pure gaming, i5 4690k is already more than enough.
i7 4790k or better will not have big impact for most games.
Only very few games can really use more than 4 cores/threads.


We see however other activities like photo/video editing, now, if you do those not that intensively.
It could possible that going i7 4790k will not be worth it.
It is possible too, that if you do those really professionally, you must even go beyond i7 4790k.

The real question is here, will the investment you gonna put worth it considering your activities or not.
You can still do those editing stuffs on i5 4690k, just not as fast as on i7 4790k or beyond.

The speed on editing/rendering process is also depending on the size (resolution) of your pictures, how many pics you will put above each other, how long your edited video gonna be, etc. Up to some points, there is no difference between i5 and i7.
The speed is also depending on the software you are using, if the software can not utilize more cores, than going i7 is also useless.
Now, speed means waiting time, if you do the editing intensively, this means you will wait often but if do it occasionally, you will wait not often. This is also a consideration.

The 16GB RAM is also the same. For games, 8GB is enough, also enough for light photo/video editing.
For real heavy editing, you must even go beyond 32GB.
Like said, again, investment cost vs needs question.

We can not do the decision for you, just consider the investment cost and needs very good before buying.

[edit/added]
If you do not OC, E3-1231V3 could be a good choice too.
It is an i7 4790 (no-k) but without the iGPU, only 100MHz slower.
E3-1231V3 is only as cheap or as expensive as i5 4690k.

hi guanyu210379 strange i haven't read you answer , it's nicely explained, but i'll put some more details , the pc that i will build the next two day i will use it for gaming , and for Adobe Photoshop & illustrator i use them but not heavily like a professional studio or something like , i will use them just for logos and photo editing or graphic design from time to time , and as an android developer i need some resource for virtual devices , and i do the same thing under VMWARE for some tests and practice (sometimes i launch 3 virtual machines on the same time) .i hope it's clear now , and thank you !

 

[guanyu210379]

Most games do not need i7
but
for 3 VMs active in parallel, you need definitely an i7/Xeon. You will need any extra cores/HT you can get.
Same goes for RAM, the more the merrier for VMs.