18 months ago it was the 4770k...

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Caveman

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Bought the 4770k about 18 months ago to build a "new" rig...

Time and circumstance have kept me from doing so and I'm thinking of either selling the 4770k or using it on another PC, but I still want something similar to the 4770k but in current terms...

What I mean by that is... What is the best CPU that can be purchased right now for under $300 (when on sale) and how much faster then the 4770k will it be?

And yes, I'd like to keep the same MoBo I bought for the 4770k, but I'd alos like to know choices if I deconstrain the question...

Looking for 2 CPU recommendations... Anyone?
 
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eton975

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Do you need to overclock?

If not and you are using a dedicated graphics card, Xeon E3-1231v3 for $257. It's basically an i7 4790 without integrated graphics.

If you need integrated graphics, Xeon E3-1246v3 for $290.

If you DO need to OC and are willing to give up HT, then i5-4690K.
 
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If you want to use your same motherboard then your only upgrade option would be the 4790K. But more than likely your motherboard would need a bios update before you could install that cpu.

I'd just keep the 4770K personally and be happy. It's not like the 4790K is a huge upgrade from it. They are both Haswell technology.
 
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Flapdrol1337

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eton975 said:
Do you need to overclock?

If not and you are using a dedicated graphics card, Xeon E3-1231v3 for $257. It's basically an i7 4790 without integrated graphics.

If you need integrated graphics, Xeon E3-1246v3 for $290.

If you DO need to OC and are willing to give up HT, then i5-4690K.
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Why bother, his current 4770K is faster, just stick with it.
 
flexy

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You're totally fine with your 4770k until we get new Skylake CPUs. 4790k I wouldn't consider a worthy upgrade, not from a 4770k. On stock it would be "a little" faster, when you OC it might clocks about the same or maybe 100/200 mhz more if you're lucky. The main problem of the 4770k, the insane heat when you overclock is still not properly solved with 4790k DESPITE Intel's claims they used better thermal paste etc. The problem of the gap between CPU die and IHS which is the reason for the high temps still persists.

TLDR: Keep your 4770k, it's a great CPU and can still serve you some months.

Edit: And a i5, even a Devil's Canyon i5 is sure NOT an upgrade to an "old" 4770k i7.
 
podspi

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Really, it's either wait or use the 4770K. Not a lot of progress (on this front) in the last 18 months.
 
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Ramses

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come back in two or three years at the rate things are going, might be something dramatically better to upgrade to then.
 
Hulk

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I'm in the same boat with my 4770k. But honestly before I upgraded to the 4770k I was using a 2500k and it was really fine. I'm going to wait until there is something that can give me 25% more performance that costs ~$300.
 
Leyawiin

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About the only people that would benefit a good deal from an upgrade post-Sandy Bridge are AMD users.
 
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Ramses

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Leyawiin said:
About the only people that would benefit a good deal from an upgrade post-Sandy Bridge are AMD users.
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Even at that from expensive personal experience you'd have to be going from a pretty lowish AMD chip and needing some pretty serious gaming.
 
Hulk

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While I can always use more compute this is the first time where I'm not thinking "how much faster would my system be when I'm multitasking (compressing a video while editing in photoshop while browsing the internet while doing taxes, etc...)" with the top of the line "blah blah xxxk" processor or whatever. Besides going hex core I'm already at the top of the heap with the 4770k so I'm not thinking about the endless upgrade cycle for a while. CPU-wise that is... I've got my eye on a couple options for an SSD upgrade;)
 
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Hulk said:
While I can always use more compute this is the first time where I'm not thinking "how much faster would my system be when I'm multitasking (compressing a video while editing in photoshop while browsing the internet while doing taxes, etc...)" with the top of the line "blah blah xxxk" processor or whatever. Besides going hex core I'm already at the top of the heap with the 4770k so I'm not thinking about the endless upgrade cycle for a while. CPU-wise that is... I've got my eye on a couple options for an SSD upgrade;)
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The 6 and 8 core Haswell-E would be significant upgrades from your 4 core CPU, in the usage you described.
 
RaistlinZ

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Caveman said:
Bought the 4770k about 18 months ago to build a "new" rig...

Time and circumstance have kept me from doing so and I'm thinking of either selling the 4770k or using it on another PC, but I still want something similar to the 4770k but in current terms...

What I mean by that is... What is the best CPU that can be purchased right now for under $300 (when on sale) and how much faster then the 4770k will it be?

And yes, I'd like to keep the same MoBo I bought for the 4770k, but I'd alos like to know choices if I deconstrain the question...

Looking for 2 CPU recommendations... Anyone?
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You're still running an Athlon 64 939 system? Anything will be a massive upgrade at this point. :)

But there's nothing under $300 that will give you more stock performance than your current 4770K.
 
crashtech

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Just use it. The 4790K will generally perform slightly better, but not really enough to worry about it.
 
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You have the upgrade jitters. It's been a while since both Intel and AMD released anything that blew the doors off the previous generation. Believe me, I know. My 3770k has no problems running *anything* I throw at it, and I bought it back in 2012.

Stick with what you have and save the money. If you sell your 4770k and buy a 4790k, I guarantee you that you won't notice any difference.

Do you have an SSD? If not, that's your upgrade path. Best upgrade money can buy, hands down.
 
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escrow4

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I got bored in 2012 and built a 3870K system, then an i3 3220, then an i5 3570, then a G1610 then settled on a 4770 non K last year. And that isn't mentioning my gaming box that alternated between a 3770 non K, a 3930K, and probably an i5 3470 non K (I forget) and is now on a 5930K. Plus an FX 6300 wedged in there somewhere. Sure it was entertaining but Intel is all the same now post Sandy Bridge generally. Why not buy a 5960X OP, you know you want to. :whiste:
 
crashtech

crashtech

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Some of us have clearly hit the wall as far as real world performance gains, I know I have.
 
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