I7 4790 or I5 4690?

[deckardb26354]

Hi all,

Building a new rig shortly.

Going for the new Z97 chipset and just wondered what are peoples opinions on both the processors above?

Dont know which to get really. The I5 is .1ghz less on turbo and clock speed.... Should i save myself £70.00 and go for the I5 or is the new I7 worth it?

Im not contemplating the 4770k- its dearer than the new chipsets and 4ghz turbo on the i74790 is fast enough. Overclocking just isnt needed.

I plan to game at 1080p on ultra settings on all games with a dual 760 in SLI and want 100 fps. Nothing more.

Thanks a lot.

 

[logainofhades]

If not overclocking, pick up a Xeon 1230v3. i7 4770 performance for less.

 

[rgd1101]

If you want to save a few bucks i5.

 

[geofelt]

For either the 4790 or 4690, you could use a cheaper H97 motherboard since you will not be overclocking.
Few games can use more than 2-3 cores, making the i7 hyperthreads useless.

I would use the i5-4670K which is $100 less than the 4770K and can conservatively oc in the 4.0+ range.