Best CPU for LGA 1150 socket?

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TiernO

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Hi everyone,

I know this question is already posted a few times on this forum but I am gonna ask it again in case between now and then there has been some newer and or cheaper CPUs that can be recommended. Basically all I play on my PC is modded minecraft, I currently have an i5 4460 which at the time of getting it handled any modpack easily. But since then newer minecraft versions have come out and better modpacks have been made with a lot more mods and content and now my CPU is struggling. Modded minecraft is heavily CPU intensive and it requires little from the GPU which mine is a Sapphire R9 280x which I'm sure is more than enough for minecraft. I also have 8GB of RAM which I might upgrade to 16GB, I always allocate 5gb to minecraft which I think is enough. Anyway, obvioulsy like stated I have an Asus Z97 Plus motherboard which has an LGA1150 socket. Did a bit of research and the best I found is the i7 4790k but I'm sure people here can have other suggestions because I don't trust my own judgement haha

Thanks!

By the way I don't have a budget (which doesn't mean I have the money to be upgrading everything :p)
 
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but if you are buying used, the devils canyon i7-4790K is likely to have seen lots of voltage and heavy OC'ing. If you are buying new then you are paying over $300 for an old platform. (I've thought about this a lot, I have a system built of spare parts and a $100 MB + Pent Anniversary combo. Swapping in an i7-4790 makes that a strong PC, but... for $300 an i5-8400 and non-OC MB in the spring seems much smarter).

For me the slightly cheaper non-K i7 sku is a better used CPU purchase. It's definitely slower, especially if you plan to OC. Much safer though, it will be a pull from some HP desktop.
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but if you are buying used, the devils canyon i7-4790K is likely to have seen lots of voltage and heavy OC'ing. If you are buying new then you are paying over $300 for an old platform. (I've thought about this a lot, I have a system built of spare parts and a $100 MB + Pent Anniversary combo. Swapping in an i7-4790 makes that a strong PC, but... for $300 an i5-8400 and non-OC MB in the spring seems much smarter).

For me the slightly cheaper non-K i7 sku is a better used CPU purchase. It's definitely slower, especially if you plan to OC. Much safer though, it will be a pull from some HP desktop.
 
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