Intel LGA 115x socket users, what Core i7 or Core i5 CPU do you use for your primary home desktop?

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Intel LGA 115x socket users, what Core i7 or Core i5 CPU do you use for your primary home desktop?

SIDE NOTES:

I didn't include a choice for Broadwell ....Core i7 5775C and Core i5 5675C were very rare....but if you use either one of those CPUs please include a response in the thread so I can keep an accurate tally.

I also didn't include poll options for Lynnfield, but if you use one of those CPUs please include a response in the thread.

P.S. I originally wanted to include Core i3 (and other CPUs) but these were omitted because I quickly ran out of poll options. (10 options is unfortunately the maximum the forum software will allow).

 

[Yuriman]

Replaced my i5 3570K with a 3770 recently - total cost of the upgrade was about $25.

 

[EXCellR8]

I'd say the 4790K would be my primary, with the 6600K and 4690K trailing a bit further behind.

There's also a 4670K and 3570K in the mix too but I don't use those systems too often.

 

[PingSpike]

Replaced my i5 3570K with a 3770 recently - total cost of the upgrade was about $25.

Did you see much boost from this? I'm in the same sort of boat but it seems like kind of a hassle and I'm not sure I should invest more than I already have in this old platform.

 

[PottedMeat]

I also didn't include poll options for Lynnfield, but if you use one of those CPUs please include a response in the thread.

i7 860 in da house. Optiplex 980. Runs everything I need it to. My only complaint is the small x16 slot and proprietary power supply connection.

 

[Yuriman]

Did you see much boost from this? I'm in the same sort of boat but it seems like kind of a hassle and I'm not sure I should invest more than I already have in this old platform.

I ran my i5 at stock, so going from, say, a 4.5ghz i5 to a locked i7 (maybe OC'd 400mhz to 4.1ghz 4 core turbo / 4.3ghz single core) might have shown a smaller, or no improvement. I noticed improvements in general system responsiveness. I'm not a heavy user - I don't do heavy rendering or encoding, I'll often play a game with music playing in the background and a web browser running, and it appears to make a difference with these uses, but for me it was a worthwhile upgrade.

 

[LTC8K6]

E3-1231 V3
4790K secondary

 

[NTMBK]

Main desktop is a Skylake i7, living room HTPC/console replacement is a Haswell i5.

 

[Burpo]

Replaced my i5 3570K with a 3770 recently - total cost of the upgrade was about $25.

I did similar & went from i5-2400 to a Xeon E3 1280v2 (similar to 3770) and am well pleased with the upgrade. It's holding me over fine, until I find something new that peaks my interest. No rush..

I selected Ivybridge Core I7 (closest to the Xeon).

 

[Tsavo]

Current main is a 4790K that's going to get turned into an AMD 2700 when they arrive. I don't play hardcore games or do anything intensive with it, so it's ok. *

Second computer up until a few months ago was a Core i5 750 that I used for my backups and to watch Blu rays while I worked. It got too long in the tooth, so I replaced it with a Ryzen 1200. $250 spent for a solid upgrade.

I also have a Mac Mini 2014 and a Dell XPS 9560.

*My main PC is jealous of the PCIE M2 in my Dell XPS. Also, the 4790K is about to die, so a good time to upgrade.

 

[B-Riz]

4790k @ 4.6 in one, R7 1700 @ 3.6 in the other.

 

[Yuriman]

Current main is a 4790K that's going to get turned into an AMD 2700 when they arrive. I don't play hardcore games or do anything intensive with it, so it's ok. *

Second computer up until a few months ago was a Core i5 750 that I used for my backups and to watch Blu rays while I worked. It got too long in the tooth, so I replaced it with a Ryzen 1200. $250 spent for a solid upgrade.

I also have a Mac Mini 2014 and a Dell XPS 9560.

*My main PC is jealous of the PCIE M2 in my Dell XPS. Also, the 4790K is about to die, so a good time to upgrade.

I've never heard of a modern CPU dying - what's going on with it?

 

[shortylickens]

Kaby i7.

Had it for a while now. Love it. Love the liquid cooling even more.

 

[crashtech]

I bought into Z370 ond 8700K on impulse, it's pretty nice, fastest desktop I've ever had by a fair margin, though I don't even bother to really OC it now except for all-core Turbo. It's undervolted a bit, in fact, because it runs flat out 24/7 doing DC.

 

[Not So Mild]

I upgraded to an 8700k from an fx6300. Pretty decent upgrade I'd say.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Have an i5 2320. Plenty fast for me. I game a lot less than I used to, and mainly older games, so don't see any need to upgrade.

 

[PingSpike]

I ran my i5 at stock, so going from, say, a 4.5ghz i5 to a locked i7 (maybe OC'd 400mhz to 4.1ghz 4 core turbo / 4.3ghz single core) might have shown a smaller, or no improvement. I noticed improvements in general system responsiveness. I'm not a heavy user - I don't do heavy rendering or encoding, I'll often play a game with music playing in the background and a web browser running, and it appears to make a difference with these uses, but for me it was a worthwhile upgrade.

I'm not overclocked either, no vt-d on k chips from that generation and I'm using that feature plus I kind of lost interest in overclocking anyway.

It looks like you can get thei7-3770 for ~120$ on ebay which isn't terrible but I think I'm just going to save my pennies on that one and go straight to an 8 core in the future. I already spent way to much money on old refurb motherboards, its time for even me to move on I think.

 

[Yuriman]

I'm not overclocked either, no vt-d on k chips from that generation and I'm using that feature plus I kind of lost interest in overclocking anyway.

It looks like you can get thei7-3770 for ~120$ on ebay which isn't terrible but I think I'm just going to save my pennies on that one and go straight to an 8 core in the future. I already spent way to much money on old refurb motherboards, its time for even me to move on I think.

Fun bit, I picked up my current motherboard salvage on eBay, the socket had been damaged and several pins and the board would not post. I cut up some fine copper wire and took some individual strands, bent them and stuck them into the socket holes, and have a working Z77 board for the cost of shopping.

 

[epsilon84]

Desktop: i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz
Laptop: i5 7300HQ
Also have a new ''lounge room' SFF PC with a Pentium G4560