I5 and futureproofing

xxvolwarexx · Dec 28, 2013

Hey guys

Well I've been doing some reading online and im hearing all about the future benefits of the i7 4770k and its hyper threading. About 10 days ago I ordered the i5 4670k from newegg and d I love it, but im worried that if the new consoles are optimized for 8 cores, I should have bought the i7. I'm kinda new at this stuff so deal with me xD

Is it possible to rebox the CPU and return it to newegg for my money back then get the i7?
Or is my OCD just making me not think right? (is the i5 truly going to last me for more than a few years?)

VenBaja · Dec 28, 2013

xxvolwarexx :

I could build a race track and claim it's "optimized" for the Dodge Grand Caravan. That doesn't mean that the minivan is suddenly going to smoke a Ferrari on it.

The reality is that the next-gen consoles are running on the equivalent of last-gen PC hardware, as is always the case. So any enthusiast desktop parts are going to beat them like a drum.

xxvolwarexx · Dec 28, 2013

That's true and all, but do you believe that the i5 4670k will keep me "future proofed" for a while? People DO say that the i7 makes a difference in bf4 over the i5.... I don't want to upgrade my stuff for a while

VenBaja · Dec 28, 2013

xxvolwarexx :

I have the 4770k and seem to be getting pretty similar framerates to 4670k users who post Youtube videos of their gameplay. I mainly went with the i7 for recording gameplay and rendering the video afterwards. If not for that, I would have gone the i5 route.

xxvolwarexx · Dec 28, 2013

But in terms of actual longevity of the CPU itself, would I be able to keep the i7 longer than the i5? In just general cases, would I notice any differences between those two?

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