what is best cpu for gaming regardless the price

[odanobunaga]

what is best cpu for gaming regardless the price?
jus curious..

 

[eton975]

i7-4790K would be my guess (unless you're talking about overclocking). 4 cores, HT, high clock speed.

 

[NTMBK]

i7-6790k. You'll have to spend quite a lot to bribe someone at Intel to give you one, though.

 

[GOLI@TH]

what is best cpu for gaming regardless the price?
jus curious..

Sky is the limit.

Everything depends on your wallet size, ego and sense of optimality.
If you want a rather long age system you should grab X99 system. Its 8 core CPUs performance could serve even the most advanced GPU a few years later.
Just like X58 based system, despite its age, still kicking hard now.

In short, buy high end system.

 

[Yuriman]

I second the 4790K. 4 core, 8 thread, highest clocked CPU Intel ships.

More cores / threads will benefit very few games, but in a few cases you might see the 5960X (8 cores / 16 threads) pull ahead. Its base clock is only 3/4 as high though (3GHz vs 4GHz), and would need to be overclocked to not lose in a majority of cases.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Strangely, the 5960x even at stock is at the top of almost every game.gpu benchmark, at least for recently released games. If you can overclock to 4.0 or so, I think it would have to be the choice, although at a high initial cost and power consumption.

But for most users at a "reasonable" price and power consumption, I would go along with the 4790k.

 

[NTMBK]

Strangely, the 5960x even at stock is at the top of almost every game.gpu benchmark, at least for recently released games.

Hmm, curious! Combination of massive cache and DDR4 memory, perhaps?

 

[toyota]

Strangely, the 5960x even at stock is at the top of almost every game.gpu benchmark, at least for recently released games. If you can overclock to 4.0 or so, I think it would have to be the choice, although at a high initial cost and power consumption.

But for most users at a "reasonable" price and power consumption, I would go along with the 4790k.

depends on what review you look at but overall I see the 4790k easily being the fastest CPU for just pure gaming from the reviews I've looked at.

 

[Denithor]

If money is literally no issue, probably the 5960x on X99 motherboard.

If money is a small issue, 4790k on Z97 motherboard.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

5960X, especially if you overclock it.

Though a 4690K would still get reasonably close for a fraction of the price.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

A Beowulf cluster of 5960Xs

 

[schmuckley]

4790k

 

[Headfoot]

money no object -- phase change cooled 5960x overclocked to haswell's limit

 

[master_shake_]

for gaming?

4690k

for production a 2p 2011-3 board with some e7 4890v2 cpus.

for the low low price of 6700 a piece

 

[Arachnotronic]

5960x.

 

[toyota]

for gaming?

4690k

for production a 2p 2011-3 board with some e7 4890v2 cpus.

for the low low price of 6700 a piece

the 4790 K is faster. Makes a nice difference in Crysis 3 if you're trying to stay over 60 frames per second.

 

[master_shake_]

the 4790 K is faster. Makes a nice difference in Crysis 3 if you're trying to stay over 60 frames per second.

in gaming benchmarks there is little to no difference between the 2?

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1261?vs=1260

i know those are averages but seriously 100 dollars more for what?

 

[exar333]

4790k for mostly SP titles
5960k for a lot of MP-heavy titles

Can't go wrong with either really...if you plan to OC, the 5960k will be the best option IMHO.

 

[toyota]

in gaming benchmarks there is little to no difference between the 2?

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1261?vs=1260

i know those are averages but seriously 100 dollars more for what?

this is not a budget question. The 4790 K is faster overall and that's a fact and that's all he's trying to ask. And again it's a playable difference if trying to run vsync in Crysis 3 and maybe some other games that I'm not aware of.

 

[Nhirlathothep]

what is best cpu for gaming regardless the price?
jus curious..

a lot of nobs, a lot of wrong answers.

The best cpu for gaming is an overlocked 5960x.
U must reach 4.5 ghz to mantain hi fps on not multithreaded games.

On some games a 5930k can score better, because they cant use 8 core, but 5960x it s better.

i was going to buy it, it is the best.

dont believe cheap gamers

 

[Yuriman]

a lot of nobs, a lot of wrong answers.

The best cpu for gaming is an overlocked 5960x.
U must reach 4.5 ghz to mantain hi fps on not multithreaded games.

On some games a 5930k can score better, because they cant use 8 core, but 5960x it s better.

i was going to buy it, it is the best.

dont believe cheap gamers

A 4790K will generally reach higher overclocks because it has fewer cores.

 

[Nhirlathothep]

A 4790K will generally reach higher overclocks because it has fewer cores.

4790k is good but poor.

5960x is better at all if price is not a problem.

ps: delidded 4790k lose warranty

 

[redzo]

5960x, Richie's Rich choice coupled with an nvidia titan, of course.

4790k, the smarter choice.

4690K, the smartest you can go: the money you spare goes to a better gpu.

There's no such thing as future proof. There is no excuse for that 5960x.
With that price difference you can replace the entire 4690k class platform after 3 years. "Crap" like this started to make sense to me as I got older.
Think about it? Well, I guess if you're Richie Rich you just don't give a damn.

 

[master_shake_]

this is not a budget question. The 4790 K is faster overall and that's a fact and that's all he's trying to ask. And again it's a playable difference if trying to run vsync in Crysis 3 and maybe some other games that I'm not aware of.

then my second answer was the right answer

a 2p 2011-3 board with some e7 4890v2 cpus.

for the low low price of 6700 a piece

14000 in 4890 v2 cpus and a 700 dollar Asus Z10PE-D8 WS and 512gb of memory.

if price is no issue.

unfortunately no overclocking.

 

[Nhirlathothep]

There's no such thing as future proof. There is no excuse for that 5960x.
With that price difference you can replace the entire 4690k class platform after 3 years. "Crap" like this started to make sense to me as I got older.
Think about it? Well, I guess if you're Richie Rich you just don't give a damn.

learn the basics before give advices!