New gaming build: 5820K vs 4790K

Then get option 2, option one is for professional renderers etc, a i7 4790k will be more than enough to keep you going for at least 5 years

u know ddr4 ram is cl15 ? if u want to go for newest platform i would wait for stabilised prices, more choice and new gpu chips

with i7 4790k u will be ahead of 95% players anyway
and games r made for masses so u will run every single game ultra

If you upgrade frequently then option 2 would be best (in terms of cost/performance).

Upgrading that frequently and just gaming? Then go with the I5 4690k. It makes no sense to take 2133 mhz cl15 ddr4 ram opposed to 2133 mhz cl9 ddr3 ram, by the way. I'd wait for ddr4 ram to yield real performance increases (something like 3732mhz ram or higher).

The 4790k is by far a better value and should last you at least 5 years. A Haswell-E build is overpriced for a gaming rig.

I would say 4690k and use savings towards GPU.

It is a tough decision. A bit more single core performance to extract a few more fps on games, or future proofing your new investment and yielding the expanded feature set.

This is my current build and my person recommendation for a future proof system (Gaming should not be too bad either):

ASRock X99M Extreme4 LGA 2011-3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $250.07
Corsair CX500 V2 CX Series CP-9020047-US 500W Power Supply - 80 Plus Bronze, 120mm Fan, Active PFC, Single +12V Rail $49.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4-19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15Q-16GRB $269.99
Intel Haswell-E Core i7-5820K CPU - Six Cores, 3.6GHz, Unlocked, 15MB Cache, 4 Channels DDR4, 140W, Socket 2011-v3 $389.00
Noctua NH-U12 S for Intel LGA 2011,1156,1155,1150 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/3+,FM1/2 Sockets, U Type, 5 Heatpipe,120mm CPU Cooler $61.90
Samsung 850 Pro MZ-7KE128BW 128 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SATA - 256 $108.20
Samsung 850 Pro MZ-7KE128BW 128 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SATA - 256 $109.99

Grand Total w/o Case & Video Card $1,239.14


I'm running a GTX-260 that I had lying around in the meantime and have never seen it run as good as it has in the past. Also using a XION Black Colored Gaming Case for $39.99 which is of great quality for the price; It has water hose ports in the back if you wanted to water cool, its ready.

Note: I went with the Micro-ATX MB and Case to save weight and space. I am upgrading the video and PSU later.

Memory is overclocked @ 2667 on 1.36 volts perfectly stable. I even lowered the command rate to 1T and all the timings down to 14, and it works with superiority. My CPU cores are also overclocked from 3.3 to 4.5ghz (i7-5820, Vcore 1.36v, 1.920 input volts). So it seems this memory works great considering I'm pushing my system significantly further than normal. I went with a an ASRock motherboard and I love how this G.Skill blue colored memory matches it perfectly! I didn't really need the Killer LAN so I went with the X99M Extreme 4. This MB also tied for #1 in OC performance, offers a speedy M.2 slot, and is priced very well. I didn't even need water cooling with the awesomely quiet and cool Noctua Fan.

Ran Passmark 10x sequentially and temps rose slightly, maxing out after 7 runs and I stopped at 10.
Avg Temperatures (Idle): CPU = 37C/98F, MB = 37C/98F
Under Full Load: CPU = 76C-83C (Max of 10), MB: 41C (Max of 10)

So I am blasting this thing with performance and staying well below 105C and see no benefit to water cooling at this point. I'm scared of water anyway. 8 ]

Passmark Rating: 4363
Passmark CPU Rating: 17,398
Passmark Memork Mark: 2900
Passmark Disk Mark: 4454


Haswell-E overclocks better from what I've seen so far around town...

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-5820K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790K/2579vs2384

Looks like the 4790K may be better for gaming as they use less cores, but I would look at more CPU benchmarks to be sure if the difference is really worth it. You may be able to make it up with more overclock ability with the ASRock X99 Extreme Motherboard.