I7 4790k and GTX 960 2GB allocated ram, or I7 4790 and GTX 960 4GB allocated ram?

wild_dynamos · Jun 24, 2015

Hi. I'm about to buy a new desktop for gaming and about to buy a 1440p monitor to go with it and I don't know which is better to run on that kind of monitor.. I'm not sure whether or not to go with an i7 4790k GTX 960 with 2GB allocated RAM, or i7 4790 GTX 960 with 4GB allocated RAM.. Help?

IAmTheTofu · Jun 24, 2015

4790 with 4GB. The 4GB 960 has less frame dips and is more stable.

You don't need the K, as it's only for overclocking. The i7 doesn't need an overclock, as it's overkill at stock clock.

madchemist83 · Jun 24, 2015

G3258 and gtx 970

k1114 · Jun 24, 2015

How about e3 1231v3 and 970? Depending on other components you can squeeze some room for it. Or just going with an i5.

wild_dynamos · Jun 24, 2015

IAmTheTofu :

Thank you! So.. the "K" just means you can overclock it? Does overclocking mean you make the CPU run faster in GHz, or does it improve the framerate by a little?

wild_dynamos · Jun 24, 2015

madchemist83 :

What's a G3258?

IAmTheTofu · Jun 24, 2015

wild_dynamos :

Dual Core - it's a Pentium (Worse than an i3)

madchemist83 · Jun 24, 2015

It's not worse then i3 when you overclock it

IAmTheTofu · Jun 24, 2015

madchemist83 :

Yeah, but the cost would pretty much be the same if you were to overclock it that much.

(Cooler cost)

madchemist83 · Jun 24, 2015

Cheapest i3 is 120 bucks. G3258 is 65. You can get a cooler for 25 bucks. Saves you 30 bucks

IAmTheTofu · Jun 25, 2015

"Cheapest i3 is 120 bucks."

Lol.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $108.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-25 00:43 EDT-0400

i3 Also has hyper-threading, which gives it 4 threads, like the i5. Except the i3 has 2 threads per core and the i5 has 1 thread per core. So they both have 4 threads in total.

Meanwhile, the Pentium doesn't have hyper-threading. And overclocking the processor is time consuming, as you need to test it's stability overnight. The processor will also get more hot and it's life will shorten. Plus, it also voids your warranty.

The i3 already guarantees you have good speed and all, with the normal life expectancy. It's also better at multitasking.

And the cooler is 31 bucks including shipping. Hyper 212, I assume.

IAmTheTofu · Jun 25, 2015

wild_dynamos :

Oh yeah, one more thing.

If you want to overclock you must have an unlocked processor (like the i5 & i7 K processors) as well as a Z87 or Z97 motherboard.

madchemist83 · Jun 25, 2015

Congrats for finding one for 10 bucks less from crap website. If you think ocing pc is time consuming then you should by prebuilt pcs from best buy or something. Cause testing overnight is so time consuming. And unless you going for 5 ghz with 1.45 v 24/7 your cpu life is not gonna shorten. Ocing is fun.
Also you don't need k cpus or z boards to oc. You can do it on h81 board just fine

madchemist83 · Jun 25, 2015

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948
here's a list of mobos that are capable of ocing g3258

IAmTheTofu · Jun 25, 2015

madchemist83 :

First off, you need to download a special BIOS to overclock on those boards.

And Ocing is fun? Not everyone has the same opinion.

Oh, and SuperBiiz is not "crap".

And why would you put a G3258 in a 1000 dollar build? lmao

wild_dynamos · Jul 3, 2015

IAmTheTofu :

Thanks dude! Hey by the way, since you seem to know what you're talking about.. Is a GTX 980 w 4GB of RAM allocated the same thing as GTX 980 SLI? I don't know, I've looked up the SLI version but can't come to a conclusion as many of them say different things about each.

k1114 · Jul 3, 2015

Sli is multiple gpus. All the 980 are sli capable. Vram is not stacked so you still have 4gb vram with multiple 980s.

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