I5 4690k (new) or I7 4770k (used)

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Kaloyan Kalchev

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I have a deal to buy used I7 4770k for the same price as I5 4690k, it wasn't overclocked, and it is 1 year old. The question is, will this i7 4770k be ok? Or should I just buy new I5 4690k?
 
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^ THIS ^ is 100% correct. I7 doesn't give you any benefit in gaming unless you crossfire or SLI your video cards.

Also the i5 4690k is the Devil's Canyon refresh. Thermals are much better over haswell thanks to a TIM update, and as a result they usually start at 100MHz higher stock speeds.

I'd go with the i5, hands down.
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It depends upon how often you wish to upgrade your CPU, and what you're using it for.

If you stream and game at the same time, use photoshop heavily, or other CPU specialized programs, then go with the i7. The extra cores via hyperthreading will probably see better utilization in a couple years for gaming.

If you just play games and will be upgrading within 2 years, then I would go with the 4690k, as it clocks better and has slightly better gaming performance.

Take into account warrantee and seller reputation when buying as well, the difference isn't huge enough that I would buy a used i7 without any sort of return policy.
 
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I am planning to use it just for gaming for like 3-4 years. I am not a gamer, that want to play games on ultra, just want stable 45-60 fps in most new games. Will this I5 4690k will give me the power to handle games on 40-60 fps for next 2 years? My gpu is r9 290
 
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^ THIS ^ is 100% correct. I7 doesn't give you any benefit in gaming unless you crossfire or SLI your video cards.

Also the i5 4690k is the Devil's Canyon refresh. Thermals are much better over haswell thanks to a TIM update, and as a result they usually start at 100MHz higher stock speeds.

I'd go with the i5, hands down.
 
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