Uprade help i5 or i7

schau314

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I currently am running a modified hp that I got for free. Here is my current build

My current setup:
amd phenom II x4 810 (non black)
Hp motherboard
4 sticks of 2gb ddr3 1333mhz ram.
A 7200 or 5900 rpm 1tb harrdive.
gtx 760 EVGA
Half 912
xfx 550w power supply

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Now I need an upgrade later this summer. I do not game much right now So I might sell the 760 to fund my next processor and motherboard. I have the os taken care of.

I have a relative who can pick me up something from micocenter, This is where I am troubled. I was going to get a xeon, but now I think I have a few choices.

i7-4790k + asrock extreme 4 for around 410 after tax

i5-4690k + asrock extreme 4 for 320 after tax.

or i5-4670k for 180

or i7-4770k for 260
or the G3258 for fun overclocking.

Also I am planning to do cad and later engineering program work on this pc in the future, nothing crazy.
 
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Those i7 cpus are ridiculously overpowered, they're a real overkill for anything that you throw on them. For most cad apps i5 cpus are more than enough, i've been working with solidworks and autocad on a i5 3470 and i've never seen that cpu suffer (and i tried to make it suffer)
I will say this now I am running an i7 4770k. It can be OC'd. I don't know which CAD app you will be running, but you may or may not need the extra lanes the i7 will give you. Other than having HT, there is little performance difference between the i5 and i7. If you don't need the HT capability, then by all means go with an i5.
 

schau314

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I know. I guess I have that little thought in the back of my head to buy an i7, I thought about getting a xeon until I realized a relative that likes computer lives right next to microcenter and lives downstate. iI guess the question is since I don't really feel the need to overclock but want a rig that will last for a while would the extra 80-100 dollars make any sense for the i7.
 

mlga91

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Those i7 cpus are ridiculously overpowered, they're a real overkill for anything that you throw on them. For most cad apps i5 cpus are more than enough, i've been working with solidworks and autocad on a i5 3470 and i've never seen that cpu suffer (and i tried to make it suffer)
 
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