intel i5 4690k vs i7 4790k

[Gasser243]

Hey bros,so i'm going to upgrade my pc next month and i can't choose between these two options...should i get the intel i7 4790k with a gtx 980 or the i5 4690k with the gtx 980ti?so which one of these options is better for gaming and video editing since i'm doing both?i'm going to upgrade after 3 years...until then i want to play the latest games on a 1080p 60hz monitor with DSR at max settings @40+fps and video editing till i upgrade again so which one is better?the i5 with the gtx 980 ti or the i7 with the gtx 980?
Thx in advance bros

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Video editing get a i7. However there is one that is the price of a i5 with i7 power. It is the Xeon 1231 v3. It will not be able to overclock but you can save cash with it. I would get the i7 if you want to overclock however. Very obvious solution

Xeon 1231 v3 is your best bet without overclocking.
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $232.99

 

[sizzling]

If it was just gaming I would have gone for the i5 and 980Ti but as you want video editing the i7 will be much better at that and the 980 is still able to max everything at 1080p today but the Ti would have given you extra power for future games

 

[Bros1929]

For most situations the i5 and 980 ti combo will probably be better for gaming because there is not as much of a bottleneck between the cpu and gpu except in very cpu intensive games, but even then the difference will be marginal. If you do go with the i7 and 980 there will be a larger bottleneck between the cpu and gpu but you will have access to 8 threads, which may help with the video editing and will be more than enough for any game you trow at it.

 

[Gasser243]

For most situations the i5 and 980 ti combo will probably be better for gaming because there is not as much of a bottleneck between the cpu and gpu except in very cpu intensive games, but even then the difference will be marginal. If you do go with the i7 and 980 there will be a larger bottleneck between the cpu and gpu but you will have access to 8 threads, which may help with the video editing and will be more than enough for any game you trow at it.

well this pc is mostly for gaming i'm going to do video editing every nw and then but for the most part it's just gaming and i'm not going to oc nw but i will oc after 2 years for better performance

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Xeon 1231 v3 is your best bet. You will not need to overclock it to get 60fps out of any game. With the 980 ti.

 

[Gasser243]

If it was just gaming I would have gone for the i5 and 980Ti but as you want video editing the i7 will be much better at that and the 980 is still able to max everything at 1080p today but the Ti would have given you extra power for future games

well as i said i'm going to do video editing every nw and then but for the most part it's just gaming and i will overclock but not nw maybe after 1-2 years

 

[Gasser243]

Xeon 1231 v3 is your best bet. You will not need to overclock it to get 60fps out of any game. With the 980 ti.

well is this xeon compatible with the parts i'm going to get?here's the specs
cpu:not sure yet
gpu:gtx 980 or gtx 980ti
ram:16gb
mobo:msi z97s sli plus
psu:cm v750 gold
case:cm storm trooper
are all of this parts compatible with the xeon? my budget is 1600$ btw

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

The Xeon is perfectly compatible with the LGA1150 z97 socket.
I can build you a even better build for 1600. Do you need a monitor and os? Also do you have color preferences?

 

[Gasser243]

The Xeon is perfectly compatible with the LGA1150 z97 socket.
I can build you a even better build for 1600. Do you need a monitor and os? Also do you have color preferences?

no i don't need them i have a monitor and the os...i prefer black and red

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Sure thing. And you are from the US right?

 

[Gasser243]

Sure thing. And you are from the US right?

unfortunatley,no...but every thing in the us is available in here i live in egypt btw so there's no problem in getting the things i need right?

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

8 Dollars over and worth it by a lot. You get both i7 and a 980 Ti. You might have to fish around for parts then. I can change the build to make it cheaper since you do not live in USA. Give me a few min to do so.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($679.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1608.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 14:38 EDT-0400

Cheaper build.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($679.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1458.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 14:42 EDT-0400

Even cheaper build with smaller SSD and smaller HDD.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($679.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1407.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 14:43 EDT-0400