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grimmjow660

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Is the I7 4790k worth it? Or should I wait until DDR4 memory comes next year when the compatible CPUS that have 8 cores are released?
I like the way the I7 4790k sounds because it has a stock clock of 4.0 which sounds good to me because I'm not much of an overclocker and I use the AMD FX 8350 and I know the FX line and am3+ are dead now.
I mainly do heavy gaming with games on ultra, I also have a gtx 770 2gb in case you needed to know GPU. I also want to switch because I hear intel is much better, and everything is basically better than an 8350
 
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What games do you play? CPU-intensive games like Skyrim would benefit if you switch from an FX 8350 to an i7 4790k, but other games might not show a significant difference. Haswell-E with DDR4 support is expected to release Q3 2014 (ref http://www.techpowerup.com/201936/intel-desktop-cpu-roadmap-updated.html), so you might not have to wait as long as you thought for that.
 
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Like Watchdogs, Tomb Raider Old Republic, Crysis 3 etc.
I also want to take advantage of PCIE 3.0 which AMD boards don't have I believe. Will the DDR4 and Haswell E processors and motherboards be expensive?
 
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For gaming your setup is fine, I would wait for awhile till more fresh tech is about. If you want to better yourself overclock the FX and get a R9 290/x/GTX 780/ti.

EDIT: Don't pay to much attention to GHZ, a Q6600 @5GHZ is slower than a i7 4790k @4GHZ
 
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Spat is right about the GHZ, I remember when Celeron first came out with higher GHZ but slower performance overall.

For your overall question, here is my current experience:

I recently built a gaming system on a m-itx mobo which sports an i5-4670k and an Asus Direct CU II Geforce GTX 770 2gb and 8gb of 1600 RAM. I currently play most if not all games on Ultra and it does a super good job of doing it. One of the reasons is because the system never overheats. I stress tested the CPU for over an hour for it to reach 60c and the GPU got stressed for the same amount of time for about 65c.

I highly suggest you check out the heat issues of an i7 before jumping straight into it. The CPU is amazing but you will absolutely need an aggressive cooling solution or the CPU will throttle. The stock/air cooling solution will not be enough even for normal Turbo mode let alone any overclocking you may want to do.

If you have an amazing high airflow case and an aggresive cooling solution and an absolute NEED for hyperthreading right right now then go for the i7, for sure. If not, stick with your high end i5 series until hyperthreading is the norm in a few years and hopefully they have managed the heat issue better.

Go forth and conquer!
 
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Questions are..

1) Think you'll be able to afford the 8 core?

2) "As above also..." do you really need that kind of performance?

If i personally were to wait for the 8core, i'd run a 4x sli/crossfire but would never need the performance capabilities it can extend to,
I think the 4790k would suffice anyone here for a long time coming, unless one was just building it to boast it and show off wallet size

I'm getting an i7 4790k with r9 290 (later 2x crossfire) and will be a budget beast and very future proof efficient with its overclocking capabilities with decent cooling, (noctua d14/enthoo pro in my case)

If "hardcore gaming" and making the jump to a 4790k or 8core even, you should start learning overclocking cpu/gpu/ram to make the most of your hardware rather than upgrading with $$$ often. Though the x99 boards will also offer ddr4 so there's another upgrade you'd want to consider, again, if you really require that excessive performance
 
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