I was considering getting a new Intel 9 Series 1150 mobo with an i7-4790k since I recently upgraded to 2x 970GTX SLI. In certain CPU-heavy games like Lords of the Fallen and Dragon Age Inquisition I have a tough time keeping a constant 60FPS @ high settings (CPU cores are constantly pegged @ a pretty high percentage whilst my GPUs are very rarely utilized more than 50-70%[max] @ 1080 -1440p). I see in certain benchmarks (namely GameGPU) for Lords of the Fallen/DA:I there is anywhere from a ~10-25FPS increase in CPU-limited scenarios (benchmarked at 1024x768, etc) from a 2500k to the 4770k (closest CPU in the benchmark to the 4790k). However, I realize those numbers are bound to change in real-world game applications @ 1080/1440p. Also, the benchmark is for a stock 2500k @ 3.3GHz whereas mine is at 4.4GHz. Sorry for all the text and sorry for the incoherent sentence structure. I've been up for more than 24 hours due to working the late shift at work and my brain isn't working right now. Ultimately... would I see a decent performance upgrade and or be able to keep a consistent 60FPS with the 4790k? Opinions? Worth it? I was thinking of waiting for Broadwell/Skylake but I really want as perfect of an experience as I can get by the time The Witcher 3/Arkham Knight comes out. Thank you. [EDIT] Also, is there much overhead for overclocking the 4790K since it's already turbo'd @ 4.4GHz? I have a Noctua NH-D14.
the 4790K is the best chip I've ever owned but I came from AMD FX8350 so the performance boost was quite dramatic, if I had the money tho i'd go for a 6 core 5820K and move to DDR4, although the 4790k is a much better chip there's times where it's multitasking still doesn't beat my old 8350 in certain situations like when I'm watching a movie with SVP and playing a game like FTL at the same time the extra cores on the 8350 really come into play but yeah I don't regret buying the 4790K and for pure gaming performance, it can't be beat and it overclocks like a dream, I hit 4.6ghz day 1 without a hitch, if you are upgrading just for gaming tho even a 4670k or 4690k would be a big improvement over your chip and save you a few quid.
Not a good advice. Only logical upgrade from 2500k at those clocks would 4790k or higher. Getting a 4690k would be just a sidegrade. I'll say wait for skylake.
I upgraded from a 3570K and I thought it was worth it. Of course, your mileage will vary depending on the software you're using.
Just upgraded to 4790k@stock from i7-930@3.9Ghz , do not feel BIG performance increase at all, i say stay with 2500k for now.
