i7 4790k still good choice?

[Darew]

Currently I have the AMD FX 6300. Eventhough it can handle most games, well, let's say...at least playable, I just notice how this CPU is just not good enough for gaming nowadays (I'm probably not saying anything new to you).

So, I have an mATX-case and DDR3-RAM, which I don't want to change. So I googled a bit and found the i7 4790k to be the best CPU that supports that. Now I am thinking about upgrading to it.
Question is: would that be a good choice? Are there cheaper DDR3-CPUs that are still good and will be for the next years? Or should I really go for some DDR4-CPUs? (But I really want avoid that. I bought 16GB RAM one year ago. Would really like to use that for a longer time)

[zombie cat]

ddr3 is at the end of its life pretty much in terms of newer cpus supporting it..soo if your thinking of getting anything new it should be a cpu that has support for ddr4. unless you can get the 4790k and a z97 board for a good price..i would say just wait for ryzen 5.

[Omega]

You should just go with DDR4. DDR3 era parts are starting to get outdated.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Avoiding it why? You'll have to do it eventually.
Best bet is put your Motherboard + CPU + DDR3 up for sale. Someone would most likely see that as better than what they have, and an affordable upgrade for what it is they wish to do.

Best bet to upgrade would be:
B250M or Z270M Motherboard (MicroATX boards so you could re-use your Case)
7th Gen LGA-1151 CPU; such as i5-7500 or better
DDR4-2400 or better
-or-
B350 mATX Motherboard
AM4 CPU such as R5 1500 or better
DDR4-2400 or better

Don't have any SSD for OS drive? It's time to look towards getting one.
What Windows are you on for Gaming? Download and use Win10 64bit

[upcoast]

http://www.techspot.com/review/1041-intel-core-i7-6700k-skylake/page10.html

You might as well have all perspectives ^ if you really want to reuse your ddr3.

But yes you can sell off your current FX/mobo/ddr3 and start over or go with an i7 4790k and reuse the ddr3 ram but you'll still need a new LGA 1150 mobo.

There're some half decent budget ryzen chips coming out on the 11th maybe wait for some more official reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6tcnrZfqQ0

i7 4790k is still a strong gaming cpu ^.

[Darew]

OK, maybe I think about selling my DDR3-RAM. I wanted to avoid it because I bought 16GB only one year ago to have enough for a while and not to buy new one already one year later. But Back then I didn't want to Change my Motherboard, so...
If I go with DDR-4, I would also think about other CPUs and probably really wait for Ryzen5 Benchmarks. I was thinking about Ryzen anyway in the first place, but then I saw it's DDR-4 only...

Btw. I already have an SSD, but still Win7. I'm actually still quiet confident with it.

[Mossy Snake]

Автор сообщения: Darew

OK, maybe I think about selling my DDR3-RAM. I wanted to avoid it because I bought 16GB only one year ago to have enough for a while.
If I go with DDR-4, I would also think about other CPUs and probably really wait for Ryzen5 Benchmarks. I was thinking about Ryzen anyway in the first place, but then I saw it's DDR-4 only...

Btw. I already have an SSD, but still Win7. I'm actually still quiet confident with it.

Neither Ryzen or Kaby-Lake work on W7. You have to get Windows 10.

[Darew]

Hm, strange, as far as I know, at least Ryzen also runs at Win7...

[Big Boom Boom]

Автор сообщения: MossyRathalos

Автор сообщения: Darew

OK, maybe I think about selling my DDR3-RAM. I wanted to avoid it because I bought 16GB only one year ago to have enough for a while.
If I go with DDR-4, I would also think about other CPUs and probably really wait for Ryzen5 Benchmarks. I was thinking about Ryzen anyway in the first place, but then I saw it's DDR-4 only...

Btw. I already have an SSD, but still Win7. I'm actually still quiet confident with it.

Neither Ryzen or Kaby-Lake work on W7. You have to get Windows 10.

They work on W7. Ryzen actually runs faster on W7 than W10 until Microsoft fix it. They are not "officially supported", not that they don't work.

In fact Microsoft is blocking window 7 update on Kaby Lake. If it doesn't work, why bother blocking? Some conspiracy theorist will tell you it's because W10 sucks (look at Ryzen's case) so Microsoft wants to stop people comparing performance with W7.

[SPANOULIS -7-]

4790k is still king at GAMING. 3rd best CPU in fps behind 7700k and 6700k and only SLIGTHLY.

Imho its DUMB to sell your RAM.

Buy a used Z97 board with 4790k for cheap and you will BEAST gaming for the next 10 years at 1080p and 1440p.

The 4790k overclocked at 4.5ghz on air cooler will run x2 GTX 1080 ti's in SLI no problem.

DDR3 being outdated ?? You got to be ♥♥♥♥♥♥ kidding me when benchmarks in the real world enviroment show little to non difference with RAm speeds in the majority of games.

You can downclock the RAM to 1000mhz and you still get the same fps in 75 out of 100 games.

If you get a 3000mhz RAm the only thing you re doing is spending 5 times the money for RAM.
in other words VERY BAD value for money.

Save your money get a Z97 board and 4790k.

[Vince ✟]

Автор сообщения: trigger.happy

4790k is still king at GAMING. 3rd best CPU in fps behind 7700k and 6700k and only SLIGTHLY.

Imho its DUMB to sell your RAM.

Buy a used Z97 board with 4790k for cheap and you will BEAST gaming for the next 10 years at 1080p and 1440p.

The 4790k overclocked at 4.5ghz on air cooler will run x2 GTX 1080 ti's in SLI no problem.

DDR3 being outdated ?? You got to be ♥♥♥♥♥♥ kidding me when benchmarks in the real world enviroment show little to non difference with RAm speeds in the majority of games.

You can downclock the RAM to 1000mhz and you still get the same fps in 75 out of 100 games.

If you get a 3000mhz RAm the only thing you re doing is spending 5 times the money for RAM.
in other words VERY BAD value for money.

Save your money get a Z97 board and 4790k.

Wisdom.

I am running a dated build with one at 4.7 , 16gb of Mushkin Blackline ram and a 970 oc'd. I run most games at high to ultra in 1440 with no ill effects.

The 1080 is coming next month. nom nom nom..

[Kaihekoa]

Автор сообщения: trigger.happy

Buy a used Z97 board with 4790k for cheap and you will BEAST gaming for the next 10 years at 1080p and 1440p.

The 4790K is good, but saying it's going to be a beast up to 17th generation Intel Core CPUs is absurd.

[SPANOULIS -7-]

Автор сообщения: Kaihekoa

Автор сообщения: trigger.happy

Buy a used Z97 board with 4790k for cheap and you will BEAST gaming for the next 10 years at 1080p and 1440p.

The 4790K is good, but saying it's going to be a beast up to 17th generation Intel Core CPUs is absurd.

YOU RE ABSURD.

I said its gonna beast GAMING not other cpus.

Its a 2014 cpu that 3 years later is still the 3rd best cpu at gaming losing form the other 2 by a small margin , not to mention that the other 2 are essentially the same chip just revised with improvements.

4790K will BEAST gaming for the next 10 years. PERIOD.

[Kaihekoa]

Lol ok bud, still being good after 3 years != good after 10 years.

[Revelene]

Is a 4790K still good? Of course. It is a hell of a CPU. But unless you can get it and a Z97 motherboard for cheap, there is no reason to not go with the latest generation.

[SPANOULIS -7-]

Автор сообщения: Kaihekoa

Lol ok bud, still being good after 3 years != good after 10 years.

You can laugh in 2027 when the 4790K still gets 60+ fps in all games at 1080p / 1440p.

If you re strictly a gamer the 4790K will last FOR EVER with the current meta (game developers programming games to drop the majority of the load at 1-4 cores)

P.S. Thats why many gamers/streamers didnt upgrade from their 4790K to the 6700k and the 7700k and probably half of them wont upgrade to the 8700k either.