Upgrading from i5 to i7

[N640GT]

Hello, currently have a i5 4690k with the evga 1079 ftw edition. I'm wanting to upgrade to a 1151 socket motherboard and upgrade too an i7. I mainly play games, I typically have multiple tabs up at the same time. I think I'd like to spend 450 on both motherboard and cpu. I just need a couple pointers. Thanks!

 

[feelinfroggy777]

If I were you I would buy a used 4790k. It will drop into your current system and is still a very good CPU for your use case. It will be a lot cheaper than $450. I would hold onto the CPU for a year or so and then look at a Intel or AMD 10nm/7nm CPU as they should have a decent performance increase. But right now, the performance increase is very small from your 4th gen CPU.

Additionally, if you do you for a 8th/9th gen Intel CPU, you will need DDR4 RAM so you should consider that in your budget.

 

[WildCard999]

Well newer parts require DDR4 so you'll need to consider that into your cost and the i7-9700K alone is almost your entire budget. For $450 I'd go with this as long as you currently own a decent aftermarket cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $453.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-16 16:35 EST-0500

 

[N640GT]

Well newer parts require DDR4 so you'll need to consider that into your cost and the i7-9700K alone is almost your entire budget. For $450 I'd go with this as long as you currently own a decent aftermarket cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $453.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-16 16:35 EST-0500

So I went ahead and got the i7 9700k, along with the z390 asus tuf series. I'm very happy!