I want the fastest single core performance to play ARMA III. Which CPU?

Jak_Sparra · Jan 12, 2015

Hi,

I currently run an i7 920 @ 3.6Ghz on an Asus RAMPAGE II EXTREME, and am looking at upgrading. I'm after the fancy new (very expensive) Asus Rampage V Extreme Intel X99 motherboard and was looking at the Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (4.4GHz on turbo). But I read that even though it is a 'K' version it does not overclock very much at all.

The game ARMA III needs a good GPU (I have a Sapphire R9 290 [tri-x]) but it is also a pig of a game that needs a single fast thread.

Is there a CPU where I can pretty much guarantee 5GHz?

I will of course be water cooling and do not think I need more than 4 cores.

Any experiences/suggestions/ thoughts/advice/warnings/comments etc are welcome.

rockie_ · Jan 12, 2015

Intel Core i7-4790K wont run on that mobo , since it is 1150 socket and needs something like Asus Z97-A . Get i7 4790K .it s an awesome processor and can handle even two high-end video cards . i7 4790K is more than 2x faster than i7 920 . Even overclocked , i7 4790K overclocked would be faster.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

melonhead · Jan 12, 2015

although it is CPU intensive, and horribly optimized, you do not need 5ghz to run this game. the 4790k will run it fine with stock settings, but so will the i5.
the 4790k has many successful reports of getting a stable 4.8 ghz in the overclock portion of the website, but is not necessary. i have this processor, and run this game fine on stock CPU speeds

CTurbo · Jan 12, 2015

The 4790k uses the LGA1150 socket and the X99 is LGA2011 so they're not compatible with each other.

The 4790k has the best single core performance of any cpu on the market.

Jak_Sparra · Jan 12, 2015

Thank you for setting me straight on the compatibility of the CPU and motherboard. I have just seen the new 6/8 core cpu's that use the x99 motherboards have much slower cores so they are out of the question.

Can you recommend a good motherboard for the i7 4790K please? I needs to have great sound and at least 10x SATA 3 connectors and USB 3 (at least 4),. Would it be possible to get one that supports those new M.2 SSD's because I want fastest boot time possible and fastest start time for Eve-Online (incase of being in middle of fight and the program CTD) and also a quick start for BF4 and the best frame rate I can get on ARMA3. I would like to keep the price of the motherboard to around £300 give or take £50 or so.

OR should I wait until they bring out a 4.4GHz CPU for the new X99 motherboards?

melonhead · Jan 12, 2015

stop looking at the speeds. speeds arent as important as they were at one time.
the intel chips work better than you would think if you are focused on speed alone. the i5 4690 is more than enough for arma 3 even with the sub 4ghz speeds.

Rakanyshu · Mar 22, 2015

mike321 :

Are you just trolling or something?

Jak_Sparra · Mar 24, 2015

As you can see in my signature, I upgraded my PC. I't brilliant.

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