Better CPU vs Better GPU

TheTurtleTitan · Apr 28, 2015

Hey everyone.
Considering the imminent arrival of DirectX 12, Which one of these (General, Brands not important atm) build should I go for? I must choose one of these configs based on my budget.
1st:
A 4790K, 16GBs of RAM and a GTX 970.
2nd:
A 4690K, 8GBs of RAM and a GTX 980.
I will mostly be using this system for gaming and medium-intensity content creation.
So, What do you think? Is DX12 going to be that effective that it's worth the GPU sacrifice? Or should I go for the 980 build?

P.S. No, I'm not gonna wait a freaking year for Skylake.

dextermat · Apr 28, 2015

Depends on what games and applications:

If you play CPU intesive games or GPU.

Swordkd · Apr 28, 2015

Well, a lot of things play in this answer. If you are gaming at 1080p, it doesn't matter since the 970 will max settings at that resolution anyways. For graphics, it's always better to get a better video card. You won't see much difference in *most* games between the Cpu's. There are some that'll perform better with the 4790k though, literally a handful.

I'd vote second build.

andy_Man · Apr 28, 2015

This is a simple answer, i5-4690k with the gtx 980.
Both the i5 and the i7 are unlocked and overclock to similar frequencies. The i7 has hyper threading, which does not help gaming. The i7 also as an extra 2mb cache, but this is not enough to make it worth it.

Gaming only needs 8GB of ram right now.

Derza10 · Apr 28, 2015

i5 + 980 would be best... I thought the dx12 made it so the CPU was used less, not more. Making it more important to focus on GPU for gaming.

TheTurtleTitan · Apr 28, 2015

Mostly CPU Intensive Games.(GW, WoW, etc. MMOs in general, and AAA releases)
And for the applications, it'll be UDK and Unity.

TheTurtleTitan · Apr 28, 2015

Derza10 :

DX12 is going to benefit from HT, ergo the i7 talk.

Derza10 · Apr 28, 2015

TheTurtleTitan :

It will be a long time before dx12 is supported in most/all games - probably by that time you will be looking to upgrade your computer again, that being said i'd get the more balanced system for the games out right now.

What resolution do you play at?

timeconsumer · Apr 28, 2015

Also, what is the refresh rate of your monitor? If you have a 144Hz monitor @ 1080p I would get the i5 and 980 without a doubt.

Bossyfins · Apr 28, 2015

Or. 1231 v3 with a z97 board and a 970, then get another 970 down the road.

Quixit · Apr 28, 2015

i5 + 980. DirectX 12 may support multithreading but it also lessens the CPU load so it will actually mean you need less CPU power, not more.

Skylake is scheduled for 2H 2015, not 2016. But I don't think it will be totally revolutionary. The next big jump will come from the next generation of GPUs (the 10nm ones), but they're not going to be out for a year or so.

TheTurtleTitan · Apr 28, 2015

Quixit :

We've seen how Intel lives up (!) to it's promises mate, when they say second half, they mean by the end of the year!
And it takes a bit of time for the new components to actually get to my country, about 2-3 months.

Anyways Thanks for the input guys, i5 980 it is!

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