Was it a good idea going with the i7 over the 8350 for future proofing?

[SycoSight]

I have been using the 6300 for quite some time now and needed an upgrade pretty badly. It was holding back my 770 by quite a few frames based on some benchmarks that I have seen. I had to choose between the i7 4770k or 8350 and I picked the i7 because I have been seeing more and more games use the hyper threading (which is like adding on an extra four cores to make it identical to the 8350). Most of the benchmarks I have seen have the i7 inching away from the 8350 and keeping the minimum frame rate away from the drastic dips. I also plan on getiing sli 770s a year down the road and I figured the 4770k would handle them better. With games like watch dogs (developer recommended i7 4770k to play ultra) and the witcher 3 coming out, was the i7 a better choice over the 8350?

 

[logainofhades]

The 4770k is definitely a faster CPU. I would have probably went the non overclock route with a Xeon 1230v3, giving me more money to spend elsewhere.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

Pardon my French:

Hell yes!

The 8350 is an okay CPU at best and offers no upgradability. Not that upgrading is something you need to worry about with the 4770K. Regardless, you will see a significant performance increase and will be able to power through most every game for a long time. (Especially if you overclock)

I would have personally gone with the 4670K, as it offers nearly identical FPS in gaming as the 4770K, but it can't hurt to have the hyperthreading, especially if you are video editing (or something similar).

 

[maddogfargo]

First, it doesn't matter what platform you go with, 'futureproof' is never guaranteed.

Overall you wouldn't disappointed by either CPU. They are both very solid performers and can be overclocked nicely with the right supporting components.

In gaming it's nearly a tie between both CPUs. We're talking a 3-5% difference (* in gaming) with the i7 being slightly ahead in most cases, but not by much.

The reason some people go FX 8350 is for cost and overclockability. I personally can't justify a 50-60% cost increase for a 5-10% overall performance increase. Buit that's what sales and discounts are for. 😉

But seriously, don't worry about i7 vs FX 8350. At this performance level and for the multi-threaded games you're talking about they are both so close it doesn't really matter.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

First, it doesn't matter what platform you go with, 'futureproof' is never guaranteed.

Oh, okay. There's no point in upgrading because it'll be outdated someday. By that logic there's no point in living.

Overall you wouldn't disappointed by either CPU. They are both very solid performers and can be overclocked nicely with the right supporting components.

The 8350 isn't even close to 4670K/4770K performance levels.

In gaming it's nearly a tie between both CPUs. We're talking a 3-5% difference (* in gaming) with the i7 being slightly ahead in most cases, but not by much.

Where are you pulling these numbers from? That's not true at all. You'd be correct if you were comparing the 4670K to the 4770K, but you're not even close with the differences between 8350 and 4770K.

But seriously, don't worry about i7 vs FX 8350. At this performance level and for the multi-threaded games you're talking about they are both so close it doesn't really matter.

Again, I would love to see where you're getting this idea that the 8350 even remotely competes with the 4770K.