Is it worth it to upgrade i5-4460 to i7 4770?
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nah not worth it for the price for gaming the i5 is way better the i7s are not as good as they are cracked upto be stick with your i5 for most modern games your processors has enough power to run them your only gaining hyperthreading with the i7
Max1s
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As plumboby mentioned, the biggest difference between the desktop i5's and i7's is that the i7's have hyperthreading. That means that for every physical core they also have another "virtual core." So both the i5 and i7 are "quad-cores" but the i7 has 8 threads, meaning it can perform multitasking better. However, most games these days aren't able to take advantage of 8 threads, and probably don't even need more power than that of a decent i5. Put your money into a better graphics card ;-)
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It depends on the game, some games perform a bit better both in avg and min fps (less fps dips) with an i7 due to the hyper threading. Most games the ht won't make a lot of difference unless you're also streaming at the same time. It depends on which i7, the 4770 not so much.
The 4790k (even on a non z motherboard) is the fastest out of the box. It's 400mhz faster than the locked 4790 non k, 500mhz faster than the 4770 and 1ghz faster than the 4460. That's pretty significant especially in more cpu bound games like arma and battlefield 1. Whether it's worth the $335 or not is up to you. Selling off your 4460 might be an option, they're currently selling used on ebay for around $140-150.
The 4790k (even on a non z motherboard) is the fastest out of the box. It's 400mhz faster than the locked 4790 non k, 500mhz faster than the 4770 and 1ghz faster than the 4460. That's pretty significant especially in more cpu bound games like arma and battlefield 1. Whether it's worth the $335 or not is up to you. Selling off your 4460 might be an option, they're currently selling used on ebay for around $140-150.
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