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I am looking to replace my G3258 to improve gaming, and I was convinced by this forum it was worth waiting until I could get an i7 over an i5.
Now that I am ready, I am stuck deciding between the two i7s.
I know the 4790k is better period, but in the secondary market the 4770k costs $40-60 less at minimum. Plus the 4790k gets really close to the price of a 6700k for my tastes.
Is the 4790K worth the extra money? Or is the 4770k good enough for gaming?
Bonus question- the secondary market has a few delidded CPUs of each i7 for the same price or even less in some cases. Are those worth looking at and does it cost more to use such CPUs (because you have to buy a shim or something)? I am low risk kinda guy but I love a deal.
The final build will have 16GB of RAM, a Z97 board and an AMD 480 GPU if that matters. My cooler is a Corsair H60 in a Mini ITX case (CRAMPED)!
Thank you in advance.
Now that I am ready, I am stuck deciding between the two i7s.
I know the 4790k is better period, but in the secondary market the 4770k costs $40-60 less at minimum. Plus the 4790k gets really close to the price of a 6700k for my tastes.
Is the 4790K worth the extra money? Or is the 4770k good enough for gaming?
Bonus question- the secondary market has a few delidded CPUs of each i7 for the same price or even less in some cases. Are those worth looking at and does it cost more to use such CPUs (because you have to buy a shim or something)? I am low risk kinda guy but I love a deal.
The final build will have 16GB of RAM, a Z97 board and an AMD 480 GPU if that matters. My cooler is a Corsair H60 in a Mini ITX case (CRAMPED)!
Thank you in advance.