I7-4790K Devil's Canyon vs I7-4790 Haswell

[Mesut Ozil]

i'm going to upgrade my processor so should i get Intel Core I7-4790K Devil's Canyon or Intel Core I7-4790 Haswell ? bearing in mind that i have the money for the haswell and i heard that there isn't a big difference in performance so can u help me

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You can overclock the 4790K. Also by stock it turboes to 4.4Ghz and the 4790 only goes up to 4.0Ghz on turbo.

 

[Sakkura]

They're both Haswell CPUs, the 4790K just has higher stock clocks and can be overclocked. The 4790 is locked to its stock clocks of 3.6-4.0 GHz (vs. 4.0-4.4 GHz on the 4790K).

 

[Ezo Legendz]

i7 4790K its base clock is 4ghz

 

[Mesut Ozil]

yeah i know i just wanna make sure that the value for money is with the 4790 and the performance isn't huge i normally wouldn't overclock it cause of the warantey and selling issues

 

[franky1219]

i think the "K" version is unlocked so you can overclock it

 

[KKAW]

If your not going to overclock it there is no reason to get the K it will make a difference but since you will not overclock it the money spent wont be worth it.

 

[Mesut Ozil]

another question it won't bottle neck nvidia 980ti right ?

 

[BiggerBluer]

if you get the i7 4790 just spend the extra cash and get the 4790k or if you want to save money get the i5 4690 (if you dont want to oc) or get the i5 4690k (if you want to oc)

 

[turkey3_scratch]

If your not going to overclock it there is no reason to get the K it will make a difference but since you will not overclock it the money spent wont be worth it.

Actually there is a reason, 400Mhz higher clock rate even without OC is a big jump.

 

[Sakkura]

another question it won't bottle neck nvidia 980ti right ?

Not in any way that could be alleviated by getting a different CPU, at least. Even a Core i5-4690K would be plenty to keep up with a GTX 980 Ti in almost all games, and getting the 4790K means you've pretty much got the best CPU on the market for gaming (and even the 4790 is very, very good).