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Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-05-07 19:09
by DesmoLocke
Is anyone else running this processor? I picked one up on sale way back during Black Friday 2014 and I finally got a motherboard to put it in.

I've been in search of the best single thread processor to see how my FPS in PR changes. According to Passmark and other sources, this is the best CPU right now for single thread performance.

My other three processors include:
Intel i7 4930K (6 core)
Intel i7 920 (4 core)
Intel Xeon X5660 (6 core)

Anyways, I'm excited to finish this build!

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Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-05-07 23:23
by MaSSive
Overall 4930K can chew and spit on 4790K but in single thread second one is better. Want PC just for doing single threads then its fine. In any other way 4930K all the way. No to get me wrong, 4790K is very good processor, it will run anything you throw at it, but 4930 is a tad better. 920 is ancient wont even talk about it, and X5660 is a server CPU not really meant for gaming. I dont own it, but I know people that do and I dont hear any complaints.

Also swaaag.

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-05-08 05:58
by Cossack
I doubt PR performance will increase, because that engine is old as hell.

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-05-08 14:41
by SANGUE-RUIM
PR will chew and spit any processor, lol

it simply doesn't care :28_behead

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-05-08 17:17
by oblivio69
Well, please let us know what the differences are, I am running a i5 3570k @4.5 ghz and still have FPS issues on most maps if I look in a certain direction. (fps issues = <45 fps)

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-05-09 04:13
by PLODDITHANLEY
I was wondering if an i7 was worth the extra $100 over an i5 and came to the conclusion it wasn't.

This was a factor, although both are OCed to 4.7, at 4:23 he's on COD and its a big difference. If I was rich or i7 was on sale sure but at 50% more its not enough FPS IMHO.



Be nice to hear if with the evil PR runs any better on it though!

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-06-05 05:08
by tankninja1
Fast processors shorten loading time on PR considerably. I have PR installed on my HDD and load in at 3:30-3:45 on most maps, 5-15 seconds before the SSD people load in and brag about how SSD is so fast.

Also don't have the i7 4730k but I do have i7 4790, and they work like a dream for any needs that you have.

I run several different CAD, analytical, and script softwares with zero problems.

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-06-05 11:14
by PLODDITHANLEY
I didn't think CPU affected loading speed, RAM and SSD only I thought.

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-06-05 20:39
by tankninja1
I only have 8Gb of RAM, pretty standard on win 7 desktops.

Re: Intel i7 4790K

Posted: 2015-06-05 20:56
by DesmoLocke
I'm finally putting my system together this weekend. I can't wait!