i7 5820k vs i7 4790k for streaming - Is it worth the extra?

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Paddyward

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Hey guys

I have decided that I need to upgrade my CPU in order to stream some CPU intense games. I have nailed it down to two CPUs - the i7 4790k and the i7 5820k.
The i7 4790k will be cheaper for me because I currently have an i5 4690k, and because the 4790k and the 4690k both use the same socket, I will not need to purchase a new motherboard. Also, the RAM that I have is DDR3, so I will not need to upgrade that either. This total upgrade will cost £250.
Now, to upgrade to the i7 5820k I will need to upgrade my motherboard, and I will need to get some DDR4 RAM. I have worked out that this will cost a minimum of £500, if I am very careful with my money.

However, the i7 5820k is hex core, so it will help tremendously towards streaming. Also, I am planning to overclock it to 4.5 ghz so it will match the single core performance of the 4790k.
This big question is, is it really worth the extra couple of cores? Will this be worth the extra £250?
I have seen other threads, and many of them say to go for the 4790k as it really is not worth it, and some say go for the 5820k because it will make streaming a lot easier and it is future proof for years.

Also, if I get the 5820k, I will be able to possibly build a seperate streaming/encoding pc with the old i5 4690k because I have the motherboard and the RAM for it, and all I will need to purcahse is a capture card and maybe some storage (I have the rest of the parts).
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In my opinion, I think the 4790k is enough for streaming/gaming & other normal stuff simultaneously. Get a nice H20 AIO like the Corsair H100i or one of the other variants, and overclock it as much as you feel comfortable. I have a 4790k and it fairs well with everything I throw at it, AAA titles and streaming, and my H20 AIO is decent, 4.4GHz OC @ 1.15V.

It also sounds like 5820k is a whole different budget bracket since X99, DDR4 & Haswell-E. DDR3 is still cheaper, and you have it already. Z97 is also cheaper than X99. Save yourself some cash, or spent it towards a better GPU.
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In my opinion, I think the 4790k is enough for streaming/gaming & other normal stuff simultaneously. Get a nice H20 AIO like the Corsair H100i or one of the other variants, and overclock it as much as you feel comfortable. I have a 4790k and it fairs well with everything I throw at it, AAA titles and streaming, and my H20 AIO is decent, 4.4GHz OC @ 1.15V.

It also sounds like 5820k is a whole different budget bracket since X99, DDR4 & Haswell-E. DDR3 is still cheaper, and you have it already. Z97 is also cheaper than X99. Save yourself some cash, or spent it towards a better GPU.
 
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Thank you very much for your reply :)

Do you think the 4790k will last for a few more years? I kind of want to future proof myself a certain amount. Also, everything else is pretty much maxed out in my system apart from my CPU, as I have a GTX 970 which I do not plan on upgrading any time soon.
I do think that the 4790k would be a better idea, and even if I find that it begins to drop in performance soon, I could purchase a motherboard and RAM for the i5 and use it as a dedicated streaming PC.

Again, thanks for your reply :)
 
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I think the i7-4790k is future proof for a couple, if not a few years. Not all developers make use of a 6 core cpu, but four is widely used, and the price is right. I would still go Z97 now, and then allocate the budget you saved where you think it will matter the most later on when you see the results from the 4790k. It also, depends on what games you intend to stream, and if they benefit from the added cores.
 
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Thanks for your reply :)

I plan on playing some quite CPU intense games, such as DayZ, ARMA 3 and WoW.
I was just a bit worried and had to ask, as some people from a different thread have said that upgrading from an i5 4690k to an i7 4790k is not worth the upgrade, because the difference is not that large.

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