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Martin9744

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Lets say i7 processor

What does the numbers mean? Like i7-2700 and i7-4890
What does 2700 and 4890 mean?

Also, what is recommended for a high end gaming pc, and what socket is the go to?
 
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Eduello
i7-4770k:
4 = generation
7 = tier
7 = sub-tier (usually a higher number means that the clockspeed is higher)
0 = filler, doesn't really mean anything (can also have 1, which means that the clockspeed is a bit higher)
There can also be a letter in the end. K and X mean that the CPU can be overclocked, while S and T mean that the CPU is clocked lower to save power.

LGA1150 is currently recommended for gamers.
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i7-4770k:
4 = generation
7 = tier
7 = sub-tier (usually a higher number means that the clockspeed is higher)
0 = filler, doesn't really mean anything (can also have 1, which means that the clockspeed is a bit higher)
There can also be a letter in the end. K and X mean that the CPU can be overclocked, while S and T mean that the CPU is clocked lower to save power.

LGA1150 is currently recommended for gamers.
 
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Think of those numbers as differentiating between generations(similar to cars Mazda RX-7, then RX-8). For intel, 2XXX is second generation, 3XXX is third generation. i3 economy, i5 middle, i7 elite.

The go to socket is intel 1150.
 
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I just learned something new
 
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Martin9744

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Recommended for gamers? Do you mean that it's better? Or is the 2011 better, but uneccessary for gaming?

 
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@ Martin9744

Martin if you are asking these questions because you're considering a build from scratch to build yourself a high end gaming machine, you might want to wait a little while and do some further investigation, because as of August 29th DDR4 system memory will be available, it is already listed at Newegg.

Meaning we are soon to see some major hardware changes as the next step is motherboards that will support DDR4 memory and the next generation of Intel arriving on the scene, none of us know for sure exactly when this is going to happen, but they're not soon to release DDR4 system memory modules for nothing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... 600521523&IsNodeId=1&name=288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM

Change is on the horizon and I would not even consider a new build right now until we see what's coming!

I also would like to say that a high end gaming machine unless the game is CPU intensive is always best performance in the GPU corner, no matter if the CPU is 2nd, 3rd, or 4th generation Intel or AMD FX for that matter.
 
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