Stumped on what CPU to buy, i5K or i7K Haswell?

Austinomical · Apr 24, 2014

I am building a gaming rig, a pretty beastly one at that

But I don't want to spend money on something I don't need. I know an i7 will not help for gaming now, but will it all anytime soon? I also just want to be able to multitask fast, so should I get an i7 for that reason? Here's my build---->

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Austinomical/saved/4lnh

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($728.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($225.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2026.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:06 EDT-0400)

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 24, 2014

The 4670K is still the best option.

Your PSU is overkill.

Here this is more than enough.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $99.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 21:11 EDT-0400)

Deemo13 · Apr 24, 2014

I personally do not think that the i7 will help in the future; by the time that the i7's multiple threads become useful I feel the architecture of the processor will become obsolete.

Austinomical · Apr 25, 2014

I will be buying another 780 for SLI

JOOK-D · Apr 25, 2014

If I were you I'd wait until the new Devil's Canyon chips from intel are released.

Then grab a Z97 motheboard and one of the new i5's. They will most likely overclock much further due to the improved TIM.

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Rally0078 · Apr 25, 2014

Just go for i7 and dont use that PSU

bicycle_repair_man · Apr 25, 2014

Deemo13 :

I wholeheartedly agree.

Also bear in mind that the i7 is not an octa-core processor, it's a quad-core with hyper-threading. A core and a thread are not the same and software will utilise them in different ways.

If game developers wanted to utilise hyper-threading, they'd have done so by now. It's been around long enough.

Austinomical · Apr 25, 2014

JOOK-D :

Oh dang, good idea! They are almost here then. Should I also wait for nvidias 800 series as well you think?

JOOK-D · Apr 25, 2014

Austinomical :

I can't say, I don't know too much about them.

Up to you. If they release around the same time as the new intel chips then I don't see why not.

shnuhh · Apr 25, 2014

Keep the i7 and get an 850W PSU (Which will suffice for 780 ti sli) You would only need 1000W+ if you do 3-way Sli

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