i7 4770k vs i7 4790k. need help

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xunsungwar

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4790 is latest version then 4770k. For sure we should go with 4790 since its upgraded version. But why do ppl ask me to go with 4770k? Did they not know that 4790k is already on market or 4770k is actually better then 4790?

Going with asus rampage iv black edition motherboard.
 
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The other CPU you were told to look at was the i5, but if you want an excellent gaming machine I'd get the 4790K.
 
No. A Rampage IV (4) is a socket 2011 motherboard, the chip in question is socket 1150.
You would either need:¨
Intel i7-3930K/4930K/4820K/4960X and Rampage IV (4) or
Intel i7-4790K (or i5-4690K) and Rampage VII (7)

Option #2 is way cheaper and much better, unless you need more than 4 physical cores and 20 PCI lanes.
 
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Jiniix said:
No. A Rampage IV (4) is a socket 2011 motherboard, the chip in question is socket 1150.
You would either need:¨
Intel i7-3930K/4930K/4820K/4960X and Rampage IV (4) or
Intel i7-4790K (or i5-4690K) and Rampage VII (7)

Option #2 is way cheaper and much better, unless you need more than 4 physical cores and 20 PCI lanes.
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Its no where near better, and 1150 has 24 pci lanes. Hes planning on using 780SLI, so thats 32 lanes by itself. This thread is duplicated.
 
Okedokey said:
Its no where near better, and 1150 has 24 pci lanes. Hes planning on using 780SLI, so thats 32 lanes by itself. This thread is duplicated.
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So.. what is yr recommendation? Because I really love asus rampage black edition. Unless there is better motherboard that allows my 4790k fit in. Any motherboard recommendation? Can be better then rampage black but please do not recommend anything below rampage black.only asus.
 
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Okedokey said:
Its no where near better, and 1150 has 24 pci lanes. Hes planning on using 780SLI, so thats 32 lanes by itself. This thread is duplicated.
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I was pretty sure it was 24 lanes, but I recalled X79 to have 40, so I guessed it was 20.
Do you really think a 4960X is better for gaming than a 4790K? I doubt it, even if clocked at the exact same speed. It's the same at best. And then there's price/performance.
And where does it say that he will run SLI? No where? How should I know then?
You can easily run 780Ti SLI on 1150, especially if you have an ROG (any ROG) board from ASUS. You will see exactly 0 FPS drop if you run it at 8x + 8x, rather than 16x + 16x.

I know SLI isn't the same as CrossfireX, but I've run quad HD 5770 1GBs in a variety of configurations on an older 790FX motherboard.
Also an overclocked 6950 2GB crossfire configuration in 8x + 4x. No drop compared to 16x + 16x.

He will save hundreds of dollars by going 1150, he will have SATA express, M.2 etc, and we will lose 1-2 FPS at most with everything taken in to account.
 
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spirit said:
Sounds like you want the Rampage and the 4790K. Just get 'em... :rolleyes:
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The rampage is a 2011 socket and the 4790K is a 1150 socket. If you already have the 4790K then get a 1150 motherboard, but if not get the 4820K and the rampage....:eek:

Jiniix said:
I was pretty sure it was 24 lanes, but I recalled X79 to have 40, so I guessed it was 20.
Do you really think a 4960X is better for gaming than a 4790K? I doubt it, even if clocked at the exact same speed. It's the same at best. And then there's price/performance.
You can easily run 780Ti SLI on 1150, especially if you have an ROG (any ROG) board from ASUS. You will see exactly 0 FPS drop if you run it at 8x + 8x, rather than 16x + 16x.

I know SLI isn't the same as CrossfireX, but I've run quad HD 5770 1GBs in a variety of configurations on an older 790FX motherboard.
Also an overclocked 6950 2GB crossfire configuration in 8x + 4x. No drop compared to 16x + 16x.

He will save hundreds of dollars by going 1150, he will have SATA express, M.2 etc, and we will lose 1-2 FPS at most with everything taken in to account.
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Nonsense, i have tested it with my setup. In the bios i can switch between pcie 2.0 x16 = PCIe 3 x8 and i get 10 -20% difference in games like Skyrim and other high texture games. PCIe 2.0 x 16 bottle necks even the GTX 680.
 
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Okedokey said:
Nonsense, i have tested it with my setup. In the bios i can switch between pcie 2.0 x16 = PCIe 3 x8 and i get 10 -20% difference in games like Skyrim and other high texture games. PCIe 2.0 x 16 bottle necks even the GTX 680.
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Well that's just wrong. I recently bought an ASUS GTX 780. With my 2600K @ 4.4GHz and PCIe 2.0 x16 compared to my dads new workstation (4790K @ 4.4GHz and my GPU with same clocks in PCIe 3.0 x16) I saw exactly the same performance in a variety of games in 1440p.
World of Warcraft Ultra Immersius and Malkorok (most intensive fights in end game)
Battlefield 3, 4 and Hardline Beta all at max
Counter Strike: GO at max

In a few instances, the 2600K was a few FPS worse, but still within margin of error (+/- 3FPS).
I was testing to see if it was worth upgrading my mobo+CPU, which I concluded it wasn't.
 
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Okedokey said:
Nonsense, i have tested it with my setup. In the bios i can switch between pcie 2.0 x16 = PCIe 3 x8 and i get 10 -20% difference in games like Skyrim and other high texture games. PCIe 2.0 x 16 bottle necks even the GTX 680.
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Nonsense.

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There may be a 1-5% difference, but hardly noticeable.
 
i have decided to buy Asus ROG Rampage iv black edition(LGA 2011)

i will have to decide between this 3 core.

4820k-base clock @ 3.7GHz/ Quad core(4) 325usd
4930k-base clock @ 3.4GHz/ Hex core(6) 566usd
4960x-base clock @ 3.6GHz/ Hex core(6) 1050usd

no budget limit but don wish to pay for overpriced item at the same time it has to be as powerful as possible...
 
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Okedokey said:
Nonsense, i have tested it with my setup. In the bios i can switch between pcie 2.0 x16 = PCIe 3 x8 and i get 10 -20% difference in games like Skyrim and other high texture games. PCIe 2.0 x 16 bottle necks even the GTX 680.
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WRXGuy1 said:
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Okedokey said:
Thats a 2011 benchmark with a GTX 680. A very different prospect to 780Tis.
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I just showed you how little of a difference there is between x16 and x8 on a 680 and a 7970.
 
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