i am thinking bout getting a i7 4790k it has the same performance as the i5 7600k but is a bit better, i was wondering should i go for the older cpu or the newer which would be better for the long run, i am planning to have the system for the next 5 years or more. im doing it for gaming and possibly in the future minor video rendering.
new or old cpu , i7 4790k or i5 7600k
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i do not already have one but have two pcpartpicker builds and the two pcs come within
£40 pound of each other
both have 1080 asus strix
i5 - 8gb ram : i7 - 16gb ram
i5 - Gigabyte - GA-Z270-Gaming K3 ATX : i7 - Gigabyte - GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX
both have ssd and share all the rest
theonerm2
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You will probably only be able to upgrade to 7700K max. So we're talking about upgrading from a 7600K to a 7700K here which will cost an extra $300 on top of the 7600K. Why do that when you could have the 4790K from the start? The 4790K is only 10% slower than the 7700K and it will cost you a lot less to just go with the 4790K. Is the extra money it would cost to upgrade to the 7700K worth the 10% performance you would gain? If you would have to sell your 7600K to upgrade to the 7700K would it be worth the hassle for a 10% performance boost vs the 4790K? I think not.
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