4930K at 4.4Ghz or 4770K at 4.6Ghz

[Jacky60]

Simple choice between above two options. I play Arma 3 mostly but occasional Skyrim, BF3, Crysis 3 and BF4 soon. I'll initially be using the two 6990's from current rig before going 290X crossfire or 290 (if and when it exists) possibly/probably tri-fire or -heaven forbid 780ti SLI.
I will be at 1920/1200 initially going to 2560/1440 in new year or possibly 4k or 5760/1080 or 7680/1440. Which to buy. I suspect for higher resolutions/4K I'll need more real cores pumping out pixels and don't mind paying £200-250 extra for the additional cores.
Sorry if this sounds like a re-post but I really can't for the life of me decide. want maximum gaming performance but also as much 'future proofing' (I know it doesn't exist) as possible.

 

[exar333]

The 4930k will help a lot with BF4, likely. Multiplayer games have taken advantage of more cores, especially for the BF-series. Other than that, you would be similar or better in almost every instance using the 4930k.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Get the cheaper of the 2.

 

[BrightCandle]

The only concern I would have about a 4770k right now is that crossfire 290X transfers its images over PCI-E. There is some discussion in the reviews about whether that is going to change which CPUs/motherboards make sense. All the crossfire reviews I have seen so far have been on X79 and hence have avoided the problem, but there is a chance performance in crossfire on the 290X is impacted by the lower bandwidth available with a 4770.

I would recommend the 4770 but watch out for some reviews of the 290X in crossfire on that platform to make sure there isn't a problem. I think its unlikely there will be a big issue there but make sure before you buy expecting to upgrade to 290X CF.

 

[Grooveriding]

Arma 3 seems to gain nothing from additional cores found on IB-E. For BF4 obviously the 4930K is better. Other than BF4, you probably won't see the difference between either platform for gaming. The 4770K setup would be cheaper though of course.

 

[exar333]

The only concern I would have about a 4770k right now is that crossfire 290X transfers its images over PCI-E. There is some discussion in the reviews about whether that is going to change which CPUs/motherboards make sense. All the crossfire reviews I have seen so far have been on X79 and hence have avoided the problem, but there is a chance performance in crossfire on the 290X is impacted by the lower bandwidth available with a 4770.

I would recommend the 4770 but watch out for some reviews of the 290X in crossfire on that platform to make sure there isn't a problem. I think its unlikely there will be a big issue there but make sure before you buy expecting to upgrade to 290X CF.

Good point, I hope someone does an in-depth CF review of the new 290/290x cards using both X79 and Z-series MBs.

 

[tweakboy]

You know what my answer would be.

But as far as core usage. What apps you use ? Do you do video editing or run a DAW ? Or heavy PS work, then just get the better priced one , 4770k Haswell will do you justice. gl