Ok, before I start, I know that under normal circumstances, an upgrade from an i5 to i7 does not yield much in gaming ( at least right now).
With that said, I found a sale on the i7 4790k for right around $225-ish, brand new! Thats i5 4670k territory right there! (Matter of fact, the same site is selling the 4670k for $15 more than the i7 i have listed.)
I know that I'd have to shell out for a motherboard too since I'd be going from a 1155 to 1150. Even with Skylake coming around this year, I have never ever seen an i7 K-series CPU go for that cheap brand spanking new. I was gonna wait for Skylake to come out, but with the 4790k going for so cheap, it seemed like a good move to move in on that deal.
I don't do anything crazy in terms of CPU computing like rendering, decoding/encoding, and pretty much use the comp for gaming and movies.
Titles that I am currently playing are GTA V, Shadow of Mordor, CoD: AW, and Dying Light (not so much lately). I read one source that showed GTA V, Dying Light, and Shadow of Mordor showing noticeable improvements to fps between a 4790k and 3470.
In case you're all wondering, I am running a CM Hyper 212 EVO cooler.
Current system specs:
Intel i5 3470
AsRock Extreme4
G.Skill Ares 2133mhz 8GB RAM
G1 Gaming GTX 970
NZXT HALE82 750W PSU (single rail)
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB and 250GB SSDs
WD Blue 1TB HD
With that said, I found a sale on the i7 4790k for right around $225-ish, brand new! Thats i5 4670k territory right there! (Matter of fact, the same site is selling the 4670k for $15 more than the i7 i have listed.)
I know that I'd have to shell out for a motherboard too since I'd be going from a 1155 to 1150. Even with Skylake coming around this year, I have never ever seen an i7 K-series CPU go for that cheap brand spanking new. I was gonna wait for Skylake to come out, but with the 4790k going for so cheap, it seemed like a good move to move in on that deal.
I don't do anything crazy in terms of CPU computing like rendering, decoding/encoding, and pretty much use the comp for gaming and movies.
Titles that I am currently playing are GTA V, Shadow of Mordor, CoD: AW, and Dying Light (not so much lately). I read one source that showed GTA V, Dying Light, and Shadow of Mordor showing noticeable improvements to fps between a 4790k and 3470.
In case you're all wondering, I am running a CM Hyper 212 EVO cooler.
Current system specs:
Intel i5 3470
AsRock Extreme4
G.Skill Ares 2133mhz 8GB RAM
G1 Gaming GTX 970
NZXT HALE82 750W PSU (single rail)
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB and 250GB SSDs
WD Blue 1TB HD
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