I own all of the following components, but i haven't decided upon the CPU model yet.
main: GA-B85M-D2V
gpu: Sapphire R9 280
psu: Zalman ZM700-LX 700W
ram: G-Skill 8GB 1600MHz CL7
ssd: Samsung 850 Pro 128GB
CPU: 4460, 4590 or 4690K.
The choice is complicated for me, because of the following reasons:
- i'm not planning to overclock anything in the near future, so the unlocked cpu's don't really benefit me alot
- the price difference is noticeable, but ignorable
- the performance difference is very well matched to the price difference, thus making the choice significantly harder
What i know so far:
- the 4460 has 3.2GHz, adding up to 200MHz in load, to a max of 3.4GHz
- the 4590 has 3.3GHz, adding up to 300MHz in load, to a max of 3.7GHz
- the 4690K has 3.5GHz, adding up to 400MHz in load, to a max of 3.9GHz (and it's the most future-proofed because it's overclockable)
My question is... is my GPU strong enough to be bottlenecked by the 4460 at any time?
Here's my exact card: http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&pid=2194&lid=1
I'm not planning to ever overclock it (except using the EZBoost button for +100 MHz, which i will), and i'm not sure if i would get bottlenecked by the 4460 in games like BF4 or DA3 or supper-modded bethesda games...
A noticeable difference between the 3 cpu's is the added turbo frequencies. One boosts itself by 200MHz, one by 300 and one by 400.
I could afford any of the three, but regarding my current build, is there any reason to spend the extra cash on the 4690K except the overclocking ability?
Thanks!
main: GA-B85M-D2V
gpu: Sapphire R9 280
psu: Zalman ZM700-LX 700W
ram: G-Skill 8GB 1600MHz CL7
ssd: Samsung 850 Pro 128GB
CPU: 4460, 4590 or 4690K.
The choice is complicated for me, because of the following reasons:
- i'm not planning to overclock anything in the near future, so the unlocked cpu's don't really benefit me alot
- the price difference is noticeable, but ignorable
- the performance difference is very well matched to the price difference, thus making the choice significantly harder
What i know so far:
- the 4460 has 3.2GHz, adding up to 200MHz in load, to a max of 3.4GHz
- the 4590 has 3.3GHz, adding up to 300MHz in load, to a max of 3.7GHz
- the 4690K has 3.5GHz, adding up to 400MHz in load, to a max of 3.9GHz (and it's the most future-proofed because it's overclockable)
My question is... is my GPU strong enough to be bottlenecked by the 4460 at any time?
Here's my exact card: http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&pid=2194&lid=1
I'm not planning to ever overclock it (except using the EZBoost button for +100 MHz, which i will), and i'm not sure if i would get bottlenecked by the 4460 in games like BF4 or DA3 or supper-modded bethesda games...
A noticeable difference between the 3 cpu's is the added turbo frequencies. One boosts itself by 200MHz, one by 300 and one by 400.
I could afford any of the three, but regarding my current build, is there any reason to spend the extra cash on the 4690K except the overclocking ability?
Thanks!
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