- Jul 8, 2014
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Hey guys !
I've been looking to build a new gaming computer, and I'm trying to get to high performances without looking too much at the price (though obviously still caring about differences of over a hundred dollars) Current goal is to be able to play The Witcher 3 at max when it comes out, and run previous games, such as Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light just as well.
Obviously I've been looking for a powerful enough CPU, but I'm still unable to make my mind... Right now I'm finding the i7 4820k quite to my taste, with pretty solid stats and very favorable reviews, which would make me pick it over the 4770k, because I read it has cooling issues. However, I've also been considering the 4930k, which also seems to reportedly have very few issues and hovers around the same speeds as the 4820, but obviously the 2 extra cores and the slightly better cache make it 250$ more expensive (at least on newegg).
Right now, it feels like a hex-core may not make that much of a difference and the 75% increase in price is pretty massive to me. Would you agree with me assuming that a 4820 would do almost as well at the moment, and that its (albeit certainly small) decreasing effectiveness compared to a 4930 in the long run would be compensated by the spared bucks ?
Thank you for your answers !
I've been looking to build a new gaming computer, and I'm trying to get to high performances without looking too much at the price (though obviously still caring about differences of over a hundred dollars) Current goal is to be able to play The Witcher 3 at max when it comes out, and run previous games, such as Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light just as well.
Obviously I've been looking for a powerful enough CPU, but I'm still unable to make my mind... Right now I'm finding the i7 4820k quite to my taste, with pretty solid stats and very favorable reviews, which would make me pick it over the 4770k, because I read it has cooling issues. However, I've also been considering the 4930k, which also seems to reportedly have very few issues and hovers around the same speeds as the 4820, but obviously the 2 extra cores and the slightly better cache make it 250$ more expensive (at least on newegg).
Right now, it feels like a hex-core may not make that much of a difference and the 75% increase in price is pretty massive to me. Would you agree with me assuming that a 4820 would do almost as well at the moment, and that its (albeit certainly small) decreasing effectiveness compared to a 4930 in the long run would be compensated by the spared bucks ?
Thank you for your answers !
At least I know that in a few years when I'll be looking to change my CPU, I'll have cheaper options ^_^
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