4690k is worth?

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Tommynew

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Well, im thinking about going a little budget and get an 4460.
But first i want to know if there is a big difference in performance with 4690k.
I know i have to overclock to get the true power of the 4690k, but what is this difference like?
It worth the extra money?
Thank you.
 
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To be honest, no.
Unless you are a serious over clocker, you won't see a huge performance. I have the 4570, my mate got your one, he gets 1-2 fps better in Landmark than I do stock. If he OC's it, he gets another 2fps.

So to my mind I can't see why the extra $$$ and risk to the chip (by overclockng it) is worth it for the realistically small amont of extra FPS you get - my advice wuld be sink the extra dosh into a better GPU.
 
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I agree with cromisa... heavy overclocking is for users that want to get the most up to the last drop of performance out of a CPU... because we can :).
You are better with a 4460 and spending more on GPU if anything...
 
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It can handle them for sure, I wouldn't say it is specifically for them.
I was more thinking about an upgrade path for you - those boards will last through another round of CPU's, if you just get a MB that supports your current CPU, then upgrade time means new MB & CPU.

If you get the z97 (or something like it) then in a years time, you could easily plonk in a better CPU ya know.

Just my thoughts =)
 
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Yes, its worth it. For instance : I asked myself the same question 2 years ago when i bought my 2500k. I'm still using it with a beastly overclock of 4.8Ghz and chip still rocks. If i dint i would be stuck at 3.3ghz.

If you thinking overclocking in the future go for it, if not 4460 will do the job.
 
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Yes Z97 boards are "for" K chips even though non K chips can be ran on z97. They allow overclocking and memory profile modification and a handful of other overclocking centered features that would go entirely wasted on non K CPU's. They also command a higher price point due to all these features so if you cant make use of them, why pay from them ?
 
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Well,there isn't a huge difference,the only think that changes is the frequency.While the 4460 ranges from 3.2 to 3.4 ghz,the 4690k ranges from 3.5 to 3.9 ghz and it can be overclocked higher if you want to.However,I'm building a gaming pc and instead of 4460 I am thinking of using the 4690,which has the same features as the ''k'' but it can't be overclocked.Hope this helps ;)
 
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The z97 boards are a requirement if your ever intending on going high end and not just with your CPU.

For e.g my RAM Crucial Ballistix Elites are at 1866Mhz in speed, I need an OC board just to be able to run them because 1866Mhz is considered an OC which needs Bios adjustment which a non K board won't allow.

It all depends on your requirements, if you have no intention of OC'ing and don't have high end RAM then don't pay more for what you don't need however it will limit your upgrade path if you don't.
 
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