i7 4770K Not Good Anymore?

[SKWorkouts]

Hello,

Due to the release of i7 4790k, Did it really overcame i7 4770K in all aspects? I am basically a Gamer and I wanna know, Should I actually upgrade to 4790k? Is there a lot of major difference between these two CPUs?

Or should I just save my money and buy a powerful CPU next year along with an Nvidia Pascal GPU? Please tell me what should I do

 

[tsuneo6]

you shouldnt have to buy a more powerfull CPU for a few years. the 4790k isn't much more powerfull, the main differences are the difference in clockspeed and the thermal packaging. give it a bit of an OC and it's pretty much the same.
but trust me the 4770K will last you a good long while still. no need to upgrade!

 

[i7Baby]

If you have a 4770k stick with it. The 4790k is marginally better mainly because of better clocks.

 

[Gam3r01]

The 4790k is clocked slightly higher, and has better thermals.
Other than that they are nearly identical processors.

I do not recommend you upgrade from the 4770k, that is still one of the top tier processors on the market.

 

[SinxarKnights]

Did you know Toms Hardware has tech articles including CPU ones?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4790k-devils-canyon-overclock-performance,3845.html

sarcasm aside, is it a bit faster but not nearly enough to upgrade.

 

[tsuneo6]

I'd also like to add. for gaming, those new intel CPU's that work with the x99 chipsets arent (much) better for gaming than your current CPU.

 

[InvalidError]

At the rate CPU performance is progressing, I doubt there will be anything really worth replacing an i7-4770 with within the next three years unless you enjoy throwing money out the windows just to have the model of the year.

 

[tsuneo6]

At the rate CPU performance is progressing, I doubt there will be anything really worth replacing an i7-4770 with within the next three years unless you enjoy throwing money out the windows just to have the model of the year.

I couldnt say it better! intell seems to be focussing on adding more cores, they're pretty much at a standstill in getting higher clockspeeds by the looks of it