i5 4670k or i7 4770k

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Xaviolo99

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Hi, I have an intel core i5 750 and it is getting too old and bottlenecking the gpu (gtx 770) so I want to buy a new CPU, so what I should buy, a i5 4670k or a i7 4770k (or something different)?

I want to upgrade the gtx 770 in about 2 years, so I want a processor that don't bottleneck something like an hypothetical gtx 980.

I use the computer for basically for gaming.
 
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enemy1g

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The i5-4670k would be the ideal choice, but why not stick it out with what you have for another year at least? And if you're looking to "upgrade" to a 770 in 2 years... that's a long time in tech years and while the 770 is a good card, the newer series would likely blow it outof the water.

Basically, if you're looking to upgrade in 2 years, you should be looking to upgrade to current tech, not 2 generations old tech. Same goes for the processor. DDR4 is around the corner as well, so there's a lot you could be getting if you can just be satisified with your current rig.
 
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Generally they perform similarly in most games.

The 4770K is starting to edge ahead in games that use more than 4 cores and allow use of its extra 4 hyperthreads. Even so, the difference is surprisingly small.

http://hardwarepal.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BF-4-1920-x-1080-Ultra-settings-GTX-770-vs-7970.jpg There's a benchmark with the 4670K, 4770K and GTX 770 in BF4 multiplayer (that uses 8 threads). As you can see it's pretty similar.

I'd expect the 4770K to maybe be relevant for a year over the 4670K when they start showing their age if multithreading takes off. Both are at the top of the game.

In either case, you'd need a new LGA 1150 motherboard so factor that into the cost.
 
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Blecter

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i5-4670k for a gaming focused rig. If you're into doing some video rendering/etc like I've been playing with, then the i7-4770k would be the one to go to. Occasionally I regret that I didn't.
 
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You can actually find i7-4770k's for around 260.00 if you live near a microcenter. That's where I purchased mine, if you're just going to game and don't plan on doing any rendering or multitasking stick with the i5 in my opinion.
 
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