i5 4690k or i7 4790k for gaming?

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Can't decide between the two for a mainly gaming oriented build.

Fallout 4 has shown pretty decent improvements with the i7 over the i5, although, to be fair, this is with a Titan X and 980Ti so I'm fairly certain my R9 280 won't come anywhere near being held back by an i5 anyway.

Are there enough games at the moment making use of hyper threading to make the i7 a worthy choice? Or will the hyperthreading extend the life of the CPU and be worth the £70/$106 anyway?
 
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It's only games within the last year that have a minimum requirement of a quad core, this took years. It will be quite a long time before games require more than a quad core. There are so many i5s out there a company would have no player base if they required more. You're fine to go i5.

Not only that but developing multi-threaded game engines is not easy, developing 8 threads would be a royal pain in the ass. Specially when no one can play it.
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Go for the i7, I personally love having that extra power. If you ever want to run any sort of video editing software or anything like that it makes a world of a difference. Plus with Directx 12 out, it should start to utilize those threads.
 
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i5-4690k is still much better value for gaming compared to the i7-4790k, especially when the only demanding stuff you'll be doing is gaming.

Im running 1080p@60fps and not a single fps drop with an i5-4690 processor. Seems just fine with a good i5.
 
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I agree with RCFProd, if your core use is gaming the i5 is by far the best choice in the performance/ dollar category. Yes the i7 will give you the possibility of better video editing, but unless you actually pursue video or graphic design you probably will be paying for hardware you don't need.
 
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Will the addition of the i7's hyper threading increase the longevity of the CPU for gaming though? Will more games start using hyper threading relatively soon?

This is whats tripping me up.
 
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It's only games within the last year that have a minimum requirement of a quad core, this took years. It will be quite a long time before games require more than a quad core. There are so many i5s out there a company would have no player base if they required more. You're fine to go i5.

Not only that but developing multi-threaded game engines is not easy, developing 8 threads would be a royal pain in the ass. Specially when no one can play it.
 
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