Upgrading CPU soon, suggestions?
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So I'm an Intel fanboy and I was narrowing my suggestions of upgrading from an i5 3570k to a 4770k or a 4930k. Suggestions? I'd like to have a better CPU than my current one. Nothing wrong with the 3570k but it's time I retired it and wanted to put it in a home theatre pc project. And have the better processor in my tower.
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Tsujoi
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I think you'd have to get a new motherboard as well, the sockets are different, right?
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Your 3750k use a 1155 socket. If you want to buy a new CPU you have to change the mobo too. The 4770k run on 1150 socket and the 4930k on 2011. I would buy the 4930k but that depends on what you use your PC for and on your budget.
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SneeakyAsian
CTFG Vanguard
It really depends on what you're planning on doing, whether you're willing to pay the premium, do you need the integrated GPU, do you have PSU capacity to spare etc. etc.
And don't forget paying the extra for a 2011 mobo.
In theory, yet surprisingly, the 4930K will last you longer though at this point, I believe that the newer and slightly lower-clocked 5820K is cheaper. I believe that the higher clocked 5930K is cheaper than the 4930K too in some places due to market forces. Careful since both use a LGA 2011 v3 which is not compatible with older LGA 2011 CPUs
But again, since all these CPUs support Hyperthreading, unless you're planning on some incredible rendering or multitasking, the 4 extra logical cores probably won't help much, especially in gaming
Prices I found:
4770K: $400
4790K: $330 (This is a more stable overclocker if you're into that)
4930K: $570
5820K: $380
5930K: $560
And don't forget paying the extra for a 2011 mobo.
In theory, yet surprisingly, the 4930K will last you longer though at this point, I believe that the newer and slightly lower-clocked 5820K is cheaper. I believe that the higher clocked 5930K is cheaper than the 4930K too in some places due to market forces. Careful since both use a LGA 2011 v3 which is not compatible with older LGA 2011 CPUs
But again, since all these CPUs support Hyperthreading, unless you're planning on some incredible rendering or multitasking, the 4 extra logical cores probably won't help much, especially in gaming
Prices I found:
4770K: $400
4790K: $330 (This is a more stable overclocker if you're into that)
4930K: $570
5820K: $380
5930K: $560
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Flaser
OCD Hentai Collector
SneeakyAsian wrote...
It really depends on what you're planning on doing, whether you're willing to pay the premium, do you need the integrated GPU, do you have PSU capacity to spare etc. etc. And don't forget paying the extra for a 2011 mobo.
In theory, yet surprisingly, the 4930K will last you longer though at this point, I believe that the newer and slightly lower-clocked 5820K is cheaper. I believe that the higher clocked 5930K is cheaper than the 4930K too in some places due to market forces. Careful since both use a LGA 2011 v3 which is not compatible with older LGA 2011 CPUs
But again, since all these CPUs support Hyperthreading, unless you're planning on some incredible rendering or multitasking, the 4 extra logical cores probably won't help much, especially in gaming
Prices I found:
4770K: $400
4790K: $330 (This is a more stable overclocker if you're into that)
4930K: $570
5820K: $380
5930K: $560
...and let's not forget that most renderers in 3D modelling apps (Maya, 3D Max even Blender) nowadays support CUDA, which means you'll often times be better off with buying a strong Nvidia GPU if all you want to do is render 3D stuff.
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SneeakyAsian
CTFG Vanguard
Flaser wrote...
SneeakyAsian wrote...
It really depends on what you're planning on doing, whether you're willing to pay the premium, do you need the integrated GPU, do you have PSU capacity to spare etc. etc. And don't forget paying the extra for a 2011 mobo.
In theory, yet surprisingly, the 4930K will last you longer though at this point, I believe that the newer and slightly lower-clocked 5820K is cheaper. I believe that the higher clocked 5930K is cheaper than the 4930K too in some places due to market forces. Careful since both use a LGA 2011 v3 which is not compatible with older LGA 2011 CPUs
But again, since all these CPUs support Hyperthreading, unless you're planning on some incredible rendering or multitasking, the 4 extra logical cores probably won't help much, especially in gaming
Prices I found:
4770K: $400
4790K: $330 (This is a more stable overclocker if you're into that)
4930K: $570
5820K: $380
5930K: $560
...and let's not forget that most renderers in 3D modelling apps (Maya, 3D Max even Blender) nowadays support CUDA, which means you'll often times be better off with buying a strong Nvidia GPU if all you want to do is render 3D stuff.
Granted, but non-3D applications such as movie and music editors do everything through the CPU and even with CUDA acceleration, final product is usually pushed through the CPU