Upgrading to Haswell-E or stay with 4670k

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tommo990

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Hey Everyone,
I built my first computer about a year back and put an 4670k in it. I originally thought that I would only be gaming but I've also started using Flight Simulator X on it. It lingered in the back of my mind for a while that maybe I should've gone with the i7. But now I would also like to do some video / photo editing and that made me think: Is my 4670k going to be able to handle all this? As Haswell-E has come out and I was wondering if I should upgrade to the mid / high-level cpu or stick my i5. Would upgrading wipe my OS, drivers and Hard Drives? Also, my build features a 780ti and a AX760i PSU. Would upgrading require more power?
Thanks,
Tom
 
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You're looking at around a bare minimum of $1000 to get into a Haswell-E system at this point, and that's being extremely generous. With a one year old system, that is almost unconscionable to suggest as a good idea. Unless you do crazy amounts of video encoding, 3d rendering, or other heavy processing, your i5 will serve you well until the Broadwell desktop CPUs hit.
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there is no need to get the haswell-E processors for gaming, the only time you should get them is if you are using your machine for lots of graphics design( which you are not) or you are running a 3 or 4 way SLI/Crossfire rig
 
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viewtyjoe

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You're looking at around a bare minimum of $1000 to get into a Haswell-E system at this point, and that's being extremely generous. With a one year old system, that is almost unconscionable to suggest as a good idea. Unless you do crazy amounts of video encoding, 3d rendering, or other heavy processing, your i5 will serve you well until the Broadwell desktop CPUs hit.
 
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tommo990

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Okay thanks everyone for the responses, I will stick with the i5 and overclock it perhaps. So the i5 will be able to handle premiere pro / photoshop fine? Would it be worth upgrading to 4790k? Otherwise I will stick with the i5. Thanks for the help everyone!
Regards,
Tom
 
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You can try the Xeon 1230 v3 (or 1231 v3) if you want. They're basically an i7 with the integrated graphics disabled and have a locked multiplier. They're a lot cheaper than i7 though.
 
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