Which CPU is better for gaming, photoshop, after effects and for stuff like that
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M0j0jojo
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The i7 4790k is hands down the ultimate CPU for its price, followed by the i5 4690k. Here is a review of the devil canyon processors by anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/show/8227/devils-canyon-review-intel-core-i7-4790k-and-i5-4690k/3
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As M0j0jojo said the i7 4790k will be your best bet, paired with any z97 board most of them comes with sli/crossfire ready but i bet there are some without sli support that may be less expensive. what version of AE will you use? if you plan to use cuda rendering for 3D raytrace you should check on this list of supported graphics cards https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/system-requirements.html Don't get a Quadro they are just too expensive and only big studios have monitors to get the advantage of a quadro card.
Oh my bad you have picked an amd card so no cuda rendering. Any way for games 8Gb of ram is enough for AE you'll need 16 Gb to get decent ram previews or even 32Gb if you work with high ress footage. Hope this helps a little.
Oh my bad you have picked an amd card so no cuda rendering. Any way for games 8Gb of ram is enough for AE you'll need 16 Gb to get decent ram previews or even 32Gb if you work with high ress footage. Hope this helps a little.
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Cheap alternative for future crossfire
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $339.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Rarely worth it to overclock if you will be rendering for hours on end, a semi expensive CPU cooler will follow. If you can afford the Xeon 1241 get that instead for a very small increase in speed. The programs you mentioned will use up a ton of RAM, 16-32 GB minimum for any type of HD projects (depending on size).
Have you built the PC yet, if you haven't whats your budget?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $339.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 10:14 EDT-0400
Rarely worth it to overclock if you will be rendering for hours on end, a semi expensive CPU cooler will follow. If you can afford the Xeon 1241 get that instead for a very small increase in speed. The programs you mentioned will use up a ton of RAM, 16-32 GB minimum for any type of HD projects (depending on size).
Have you built the PC yet, if you haven't whats your budget?
Rakanyshu
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You should really consider this. That Xeon is hyperthreaded so its almost the same as the i7 without integrated graphics for much less money, the Asrock mobo might be cheaper than Gigabyte, Asus or even MSI but as reliable as all of them.
I wouldn't recommend OC either on a working environment, unless you're a seasoned overclock-er it might cause stability issues you don't want while working on a schedule or tight deadlines.
Finally with the money you save going this way you can pick up a ssd or more ram this will greatly impact performance while rendering in AE specially the ram.
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A short answer would be no, the 5820k runs at a lower clock rate so it actually might be a bit slower for rendering in production software and for gaming. If any of the new 2011-v3 cpus are better is for rendering but only the ones with 6+ cores that would be the only advantage and the ddr4 ram but for what i've read thats not a big difference either. I dont think the 4790k can be beaten by any of the 2011-v3 cpus at gaming, at least not for the price tag.
Rakanyshu
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Yeah my bad on that one it is a 6 core processor. Still I don't think it beats the 4790k at gaming just for the clock speed, maybe in games that make use of all cores and threads it will get a boost but it would be marginal. All the other 2011-v3 cpus are way too expensive that's why I said none will outperform the 4790k for gaming at that price tag.
So yeah I should have expressed myself better, I'm not a native English speaker so ask for a clarification if anything I say seems weird or hard to understand I'll try my best.
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Yes you will notice an improvement on AE rendering times for example and other related software, gaming you will not notice an improvement on many games maybe some will run 1 or 2 frames slower, while others that might use all cores and threads will run better on the 5820k probably newer games will benefit the most. As for future proofing the system it would be somewhat more "up to date" going the x99 path as the 4790k is top of the line for the LGA 1150 socket so you won't have an upgrade-able path that way.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($569.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($502.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1321.85
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($192.24 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($321.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($321.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1238.04
5820k > 3930k > 4790k both price and performance if we were to compare the hexa cores. Both of these beat the 4790k. For rendering you really don't need a very good processor unless you're doing it for money.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($569.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($502.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1321.85
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($192.24 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($321.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($321.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1238.04
5820k > 3930k > 4790k both price and performance if we were to compare the hexa cores. Both of these beat the 4790k. For rendering you really don't need a very good processor unless you're doing it for money.
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You may want to consider how you'll be using after effects. Hyperthreading can help some, but only if you're rendering with the cpu. If you're offloading the rendering to the gpu (much faster) then after affects stops using the virtual cores. Also take a look at the various games you wish to play, there are a number of benchmarks which show loss of performance gaming with ht enabled and performance increases when it's disabled.
Ht can have varying effects.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133121-maximized-performance-comparing-the-effects-of-hyper-threading-software-updates/2
Keep in mind it may not be a huge performance hit but the bottom line is, hyperthreading isn't a one size fits all bandaid performance boost. Even in games, it can vary from game to game and when it comes to the i7's (quad core with ht), ht enabled can actually hurt performance.
http://techbuyersguru.com/CPUgaming.php
Just be aware of what the majority of the work you plan to do is, whether or not ht will actually improve what you yourself are intending to do and whether or not it's worth the price premium. It may not always be worth the premium for everyone especially if you're paying extra for a feature that you gain more performance by disabling.
Ht can have varying effects.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133121-maximized-performance-comparing-the-effects-of-hyper-threading-software-updates/2
Keep in mind it may not be a huge performance hit but the bottom line is, hyperthreading isn't a one size fits all bandaid performance boost. Even in games, it can vary from game to game and when it comes to the i7's (quad core with ht), ht enabled can actually hurt performance.
http://techbuyersguru.com/CPUgaming.php
Just be aware of what the majority of the work you plan to do is, whether or not ht will actually improve what you yourself are intending to do and whether or not it's worth the price premium. It may not always be worth the premium for everyone especially if you're paying extra for a feature that you gain more performance by disabling.
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