i7-4930k for gaming?

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Blue Damon

Blue Damon

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Hello all,

I'm a retail sales associate and therefore have access to an Intel website called "Retail Edge". Currently, Retail Edge has a deal where I can pick up an i7-4770k for $99, OR an i7-4930k for $179. I was wondering if, for gaming purposes) it would be worth it to shell out the extra 80 bucks so I can use the extra 16 gigs of 1600 Corsair Vengeance RAM I've got laying around (4 sticks, so 8 sticks total on X79 board) which would give me a grand-ol' total of 32 gigs of RAM vs 16. Overkill? Yes. Necessary? No. But it would make good use of RAM that's otherwise not being used.

Now, my real question is whether or not the 4930k will perform better than a 4770k in terms of gaming to warrant $80. I don't do any video editing at the moment, but I'd like to keep that option open. I also have a GTX 670 2GB with plans to SLI in the future. Thoughts?

Cheers!
 
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If I was in your position I'd buy both if I could and sell one on :lol: but you did specify "OR".

For the price, I'd go for the 4930k, I just wouldn't be able to pass it up. It's a 6 core with hyper-threading so it would destroy any task you gave it. You might see a slight boost in games that support more than 4 cores (unfortunately not many at the moment, may change in the next few years) but not enough to warrant $80. However, that CPU currently retails at over $500. It would last you for years on years on years, no matter what you threw at it. I'd go for the 4930k, even though it's currently overkill. Might as well use the extra RAM you have laying about. Also it will have no trouble at all with SLI.
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If I was in your position I'd buy both if I could and sell one on :lol: but you did specify "OR".

For the price, I'd go for the 4930k, I just wouldn't be able to pass it up. It's a 6 core with hyper-threading so it would destroy any task you gave it. You might see a slight boost in games that support more than 4 cores (unfortunately not many at the moment, may change in the next few years) but not enough to warrant $80. However, that CPU currently retails at over $500. It would last you for years on years on years, no matter what you threw at it. I'd go for the 4930k, even though it's currently overkill. Might as well use the extra RAM you have laying about. Also it will have no trouble at all with SLI.
 
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Blue Damon

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You make a valid point, although after crunching some numbers I've discovered that I'll be paying right around $60 on top of the $80 for a X79 mobo over a Z87, plus an additional $40-80 on a new cooler. All things considered, for the minimal difference in power I think I will go with the 4770k. I didn't realize that as far as gaming goes the 4930k doesn't offer a realistic advantage over the 4770k. If I was a hardcore video editor I would jump all over the deal but for my needs I think I've found my solution. Thank you all for sharing your input!
 
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I would still go with the 4930k. It will last you longer than the 4770 going forward as games become more multithreaded. People that bought the Sandy-E 3930k still have a system that holds its own well and, in some instances, beats the Hawell 4770k. It is a spend a little more now so you won't have to later situation.
 
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