Upgrading from q9450 taking some suggestions..

iamajunky · Nov 18, 2014

I just recently was able to acquire money for a system upgrade, and I was trying to figure out whether I should go with a intel or amd setup. Across from 5820k or 4790k or save money and build on a fx 9590. Microcenter and frys have good deals on all of them the frys mobo and cpu 5820k and msi x99s comes with 8gbs of patriot ddr4 ram. I have a haf x so all I would need is a cooler, but I don't know.

Dent1 · Nov 19, 2014

iamajunky said:
I just recently was able to acquire money for a system upgrade, and I was trying to figure out whether I should go with a intel or amd setup. Across from 5820k or 4790k or save money and build on a fx 9590. Microcenter and frys have good deals on all of them the frys mobo and cpu 5820k and msi x99s comes with 8gbs of patriot ddr4 ram. I have a haf x so all I would need is a cooler, but I don't know.

Without knowing what applications the system is for or your budget its impossible to help you.

EarthDog · Nov 19, 2014

This... ^^.

So long as you don't use highly threaded things, I would go 4790k based.

iamajunky · Nov 19, 2014

Mostly I use it for gaming and sometimes video encoding maybe I might stream in the future but my budget is about 1k. With my way q9450 I'm noticing some latency problems in win 8.1 and terrible frames per second in games I mean the system is 6 years old so it's time to move on

Dbiggs9 · Nov 19, 2014

99X with 4960X should last 5years + with no performance issues.

AhokZYashA · Nov 19, 2014

i think the 4790k + a good Z97 board is a pretty safe bet,
you can always overclock it if you find the performance is a bit lacking.
but the 4790k is very fast on its own

iamajunky · Nov 19, 2014

Well frys has a deal till the 20th 5280k X 99 board and 8 GB of patriot ram and power supply for 745 after rebate http://www.frys.com/product/8330227?site=sa:adpages%20page

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AhokZYashA · Nov 19, 2014

even if its a deal,
a 4790k + good Z97 board + 8GB RAM + PSU will be slightly cheaper than the 5820k while giving around the same single threaded performance,
the advantage of the 5820k is the bigger PCIe lanes and quad channel memory, and 2 more cores i suppose.

but if youre set on the 5820k, it should last a few years down the line. and its a pretty good deal

iamajunky · Nov 21, 2014

Well I went with the 4790k and msi gaming 7 with 16gb of patriot viperx and h100i cooler hoping i can get 4.5ghz stable for the next 6 years lol thanks for all your help guys

AhokZYashA · Nov 21, 2014

the 4790k will hit 4.5GHz no problem

and it will last you at least 4-5 years.

my old 2630QM which is 3 years old still pack a punch even in the realms of haswell and broadwell

System Name	MSI
Processor	Intel 4790k@ stock for now
Motherboard	MSI z97 gaming 7
Cooling	H100i
Memory	16 gb of patriot viperx ddr3 1866
Video Card(s)	GTX 970
Storage	Crucial c300 128g, wd cavier black 1tb, seagate baracuda 2gb (for storage)
Display(s)	30" dell 3007
Case	Haf x 942
Audio Device(s)	ac 1150 onboard sound
Power Supply	Roswell 1200
Software	Windows pro 8.1

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Processor	Athlon II X4 620 @ 3.5GHz, 1.45v, NB @ 2700Mhz, HT @ 2700Mhz - 24hr prime95 stable
Motherboard	Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
Cooling	Sonic Tower Rev 2 with 120mm Akasa attached, Akasa @ Front, Xilence Red Wing 120mm @ Rear
Memory	16 GB G.Skills 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	ATI ASUS Crossfire 5850
Storage	Samsung 1Tb EcoGreen hard drive
Display(s)	Hanngs-G 19"
Case	Antec VSK 2000 Black Tower Case
Audio Device(s)	Onkyo TX-SR309 Receiver, 2x Kef Cresta 1, 1x Kef Center 20c
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXstream II 600w, 4x12v/18A, 80% efficiency.
Software	Windows Vista X64

System Name	MSI
Processor	Intel 4790k@ stock for now
Motherboard	MSI z97 gaming 7
Cooling	H100i
Memory	16 gb of patriot viperx ddr3 1866
Video Card(s)	GTX 970
Storage	Crucial c300 128g, wd cavier black 1tb, seagate baracuda 2gb (for storage)
Display(s)	30" dell 3007
Case	Haf x 942
Audio Device(s)	ac 1150 onboard sound
Power Supply	Roswell 1200
Software	Windows pro 8.1

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Processor	2700X - i7 5960x - i7 990x - 930 -i7 870 - i7 870
Motherboard	MSI B450 ITX - Evga X99 - X58 - x58 - P55 FTW 200's
Memory	16GB - 8G
Video Card(s)	Radeon VII - GTX770 x 3
Storage	SSD
Display(s)	4K
Case	Antec 1200, 1200, 900, 900
Power Supply	Antec 1200 watt
Software	Windows 7 Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Who cares

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Processor	Core i5 6600k @ 4.5GHz 1.23V
Motherboard	ASUS Z170-A
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S
Memory	2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 2666MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX1070 Dual
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Case	Fractal Design Define R5
Audio Device(s)	Fostex PC100USB
Power Supply	Corsair CX750M
Mouse	Mionix Naos QG
Keyboard	daskeyboard Ultimate S Clicky
Software	Win 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	not benching anymore...