i5 4690k or i5 6600k or i7 4770k ..

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

hello ,

i m trying to buy the components in next 2 to 3 dayz . i m confused on which 1 to choose as they come at similar price range around 40k inr (indian market). it will be mainly for gaming purpose. i want it to last for another 3 to 4 years.

option 1 :
i5 4690k + asus z97 k + 8gb corsair veng 1866mhz + 1tb wd blue + intel 530 240gb (40500 inr)

option 2:
i5 6600k + asus z170-P + 8gb kingston hyperX 2133mhz + 1tb wd blue (40300 inr)

option 3:
i7 4770k + asus z97 K + 8gb corsair veng 1866mhz + 1tb wd blue. (41500 inr)

plz help me choose the right 1 and what benefits will i get from that option ..

thank u .

cdabc123 · Oct 3, 2015

the i7 will preform the best out of them all by a significant margin.

Calvin3200 · Oct 3, 2015

Get a 4790k - it's an excellent processor, goes on the z97 board, and it will stay excellent for a very long time - meaning you won't want or need to replace it within the next several years.

And yes, it will perform better than the list you have.

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

in terms of gaming doesnt i5 and i7 performs the same ... this configuration is mainly for gaming .. so is i7 really needed .. i already have r9 280x as gpu from my previous build

Calvin3200 · Oct 3, 2015

No, it isn't "needed"... but for overall performance, and the ability to stay relevant in the coming years.... then yes. Spending an extra couple $$ right now, will save you hundreds in replacing it and the mother board in the future.

SteelCity1981 · Oct 3, 2015

the core i7 4770k has 4 cores and hyerthreading vs the core i5 6600k with 4 cores and no hyperthreading so in this case the advantage goes to the core i7 4770k. now the core i5 6600k is based on the new skylake arch that supports DDR4. where has the core i7 4770k is based on the older haswell arch that only supports DDR3. So in that aspect the advantage goes to the core i5 6600k, because it supports newer hardware technology. either way they are both good cpu's and both of them will be plenty enough to play even the most demanding games. if I was building a new gaming rig i'd opted to just building a skylake gaming rig over a haswell gaming rig myself.

sizzling · Oct 3, 2015

Very few games see any advantage of an i7 over the i5 and those that do it only give very few extra fps, the benchmarks I have seen have all been 0 - 5 fps different.

Now there is a thought that it might be more future proof if games start using more threads in the future. I have my doubts about this, I really cant see game developers rushing to produce games that require more threads until the mainstream hardware has more threads as standard otherwise it will impact sales. Also by the time games may start needing extra threads my guess would be any CPU out today will be considered obsolete by that time anyway.

There is also DX12 which should become mainstream over the next few years and is supposed to push some work off the CPU and onto the gpu.

This is of course all theory as no one really knows what will happen with future games

AdGo · Oct 3, 2015

momo eric :

Dude !!! All those are worthless without a decent GPU if you are gonna use it for gaming

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

SteelCity1981 :

the core i7 4770k has 4 cores and hyerthreading vs the core i5 6600k with 4 cores and no hyperthreading so in this case the advantage goes to the core i7 4770k. now the core i5 6600k is based on the new skylake arch that supports DDR4. where has the core i7 4770k is based on the older haswell arch that only supports DDR3. So in that aspect the advantage goes to the core i5 6600k, because it supports newer hardware technology. either way they are both good cpu's and both of them will be plenty enough to play even the most demanding games. if I was building a new gaming rig i'd opted to just building a skylake gaming rig over a haswell gaming rig myself.

is asus z170 p mobo decent for oc , i have h100i .?

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

AdGo :

momo eric :

Dude !!! All those are worthless without a decent GPU if you are gonna use it for gaming

already have r9 280x from previous build . was using the gpu on fx 4100 which was pain ,

cst1992 · Oct 3, 2015

1. You don't really need the 1866 MHz RAM, a 1600MHz is fast enough.
2. Where's your power supply?
3. This setup is pretty powerful, so make sure you have a good case with a lot of room and good airflow.
4. A i5 processor is fast enough. A i7 is basically an i5 with hyperthreading, which has zero benefit in games. In other words, you can actually convert an i7 into an i5 through your BIOS.
Go with the i5 4690k.
5. Skylake is new, and I'd personally wait for it to mature before making the shift. Basically it's more expensive than Haswell, and you can't install Windows 7 through USB on it. Yours is a setup that's pretty powerful, it'll last a long time.

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

seasonic 620w s12 . i have custom-made desk where i use 2 cm sickleflow as in take and 2 as exhaust , along with h100i . i found out that z170-p are basic low level entry mobo which doesnt handle the overclocking well .. and if i m not ocing the cpu it wont be of much use with h100i cooler .. new better mobo means more $$ again .

PCHelper · Oct 3, 2015

I will go with Option two because :-

i5 6600k is available for as low as Rs 20,000

It supports DDR4.

i5 6600k > i5 4690k

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

there arent much mobo option available

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

PCHelper :

i7 4790k price is 22k.....

cst1992 · Oct 3, 2015

PCHelper :

Check benchmarks, DDR4 is currently(in India) twice as expensive and hardly any faster in terms of actual system performance. Future support is good, but not if on a tight budget. I'd personally still get a DDR3 if it were me.

i7 4790k price is 22k.....

People, please get over the notion that the i7 is faster than the i5. Atleast in gaming, that's not the case. 4 cores is more than enough, and it doesn't look like there's a need for the logical 8 in this scenario. It's a pretty useless way to waste 6000 rupees. You're getting the K series, so you could anyway get a good cooler and overclock the CPU for a more substantial performance increase, when it'll actually be needed.

Also, 20,000 is NOT low. It's a lot of money, and a processor costing 20,000 is NOT cheap, unless you regularly sport 5820k's and 5960x's in your rigs, and even then you're in the top 1%.

PCHelper · Oct 3, 2015

Check benchmarks, DDR4 is currently(in India) twice as expensive and hardly any faster in terms of actual system performance. Future support is good, but not if on a tight budget. I'd personally still get a DDR3 if it were me.

DDR4 RAM is available for as low as Rs 8,000. And motherboards are available for as low as Rs 10,000. And I would bet on future support and more and more games being optimized for DDR4 over DDR3. Performance in games is almost the same so why would I not bet on the future?

sammy sung · Oct 3, 2015

DDR4 as it stands now is not faster clock for clock than DDR3 at the same speeds. The low timings just aren't there yet, and the few that are available are overpriced unless you're an overclocker that needs that CL12 2133.

If I wanted to build a tower that was purely gaming purposed today, and ration my funds to afford the strongest graphics configuration I possibly could, I'd go 4690K hands down. The money spared there could easily afford a 980 Ti over a 980 or a 980 over a 970 etc. At the cost of a relative 2-7% processing power in CPU bound titles.

cst1992 · Oct 3, 2015

PCHelper :

Because it doesn't really show promise over current technology.
DDR4 RAM is cheap(relatively, compared to other DDR4 kits) only if one buys a kit of 4 4GB modules or something. Smaller kits are more expensive per gigabyte than that.

Also, could you show me any benchmarks of games released "at this moment", that are optimized for DDR4 RAM? Please show me atleast 20% difference. Else it's not really any optimization, is it?

Skylake takes away EHCI support for Windows 7, which means, among other things, that you won't be able to install your OS via a pen drive. That's a deal breaker for me, as otherwise I don't really need a DVD burner.

Zerk2012 · Oct 3, 2015

momo eric :

LOL how many times are you going to post this ??????
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2815896/4690k-6600k-4770k.html
No matter what any of the above say the i7 4770K is the clear winner for streaming and gaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zerk2012 · Oct 3, 2015

PCHelper :

And I would bet on future support and more and more games being optimized for DDR4 over DDR3
^^^^ This made me LOL real hard games being optimized for specific memory

sammy sung · Oct 3, 2015

Considering the 4690K and 4770K have the same nominal and boost, I'd tip my hat to the 4690K with it's better chances with overclocking potential. I must have missed the part where the OP said he'd be streaming game play, my bad.

Zerk2012 · Oct 3, 2015

sammy sung :

It was in the other post he started before this one.
Their really no advantage on the overclocking potential and overclocking has never been stated.
They got 4.7 with a h100
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i7_4770k/4.htm
The i7 is the clear winner of what he has listed.

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

Zerk2012 :

compare that thread with this .. previous post thread lack variation in answers ... and the price of each product went up as well since $1 = 66 inr as of yesterday .

n i think this thread gave me more rational answer .

momo eric · Oct 3, 2015

PCHelper :

motherboard price is much more than that ...asus z170-p (basic model) is about 13k (approx 200$ could have got asus maximus in US hahha)

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