Upgrade from i-2600k to i-4790k? Worth it?

[chiptouz]

Hi all,

Just wondering how much improvement I will get upgrading from i-2600k (oc'ed on air @ 4.4) to an I-4790k overclocked comparably. Rest of the system is in the sig below. As a side note I will be adding an SSD for OS and raiding a storage drive. Will also be using an msi Z87-g45 mobo.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Nope, 4.4Ghz is fast enough for ANY modern day job you want to do with 4790k, unless you OC Haswell to extreme levels, and more importantly, run apps which can be benefitted alot by that difference in OC, it's a waste of money. For gaming, even if you get 4.8Ghz on 4790k, there'd be virtually no difference.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yes, haswell is fast enough to make a upgrade reasonable. However, get a Z97 motherboard, it has m.2 SSD natively and fully confirmed future compatibility with broadwell.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Nope, 4.4Ghz is fast enough for ANY modern day job you want to do with 4790k, unless you OC Haswell to extreme levels, and more importantly, run apps which can be benefitted alot by that difference in OC, it's a waste of money. For gaming, even if you get 4.8Ghz on 4790k, there'd be virtually no difference.

That's true, I forgot he was overclocking. But I still disagree that sandy bridge and haswell i7s are still nearly as fast as each other.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

In any CPU based app, there's no difference in a year old 4.4Ghz quad core HT CPU and 3 year old 4.4Ghz HT CPU. Provide some proof and explaination to contradict my statement.

 

[TechyInAZ]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4770k-haswell-review,3521-15.html

Sure both CPUs are quite close, but I disagree that the speed difference is still unnoticeable.

 

[chiptouz]

Thanks all. That is what I was afraid of.

 

[logainofhades]

Only thing I could see really worth doing to your system is maybe a nice SSD. Your GPU's should still be pretty solid for gaming. They would be pretty much identical to GTX 760's, in 2x SLI.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

I still don't see any need to upgrade, not even if he was on stock clocks. And I agree with logainofhades.