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You're building a new system from scratch and you have the choice of going with the 4790K or the 5820K.
Which chip/platform would you go with, and why?
I'm very interested in hearing everyone's perspectives.
My answer: 5820K, even at a slight premium, because I think that 6+ cores will make the system last far longer, particularly with a good overclock, than the 4790K. DDR4 should last a while too and carry over to new builds down the line, while DDR3 is at the end of its life.
EDIT: The motivation for this question was this comment from Scott Wasson's X99/HSW-E review:
http://techreport.com/review/26977/intel-core-i7-5960x-processor-reviewed
I completely disagree with this as I think the 5820K provides the best value of Intel's HEDT lineup and, at least to me, is more desirable than the 4790K.
Which chip/platform would you go with, and why?
I'm very interested in hearing everyone's perspectives.
My answer: 5820K, even at a slight premium, because I think that 6+ cores will make the system last far longer, particularly with a good overclock, than the 4790K. DDR4 should last a while too and carry over to new builds down the line, while DDR3 is at the end of its life.
EDIT: The motivation for this question was this comment from Scott Wasson's X99/HSW-E review:
One product you'll probably want to avoid is the Core i7-5820K, which Intel has ruined by disabling a bunch of the PCI Express lanes. I swear, if there's a way to tune a knob or dial in order to gimp a CPU for the sake of product segmentation, Intel's product people will find that knob and turn it, no matter what. In this case, the Core i7-5820K loses the ability to host a dual-graphics setup with 16 lanes to each PCIe slot. Have fun explaining that one to your friend who popped $389 for a CPU and about the same for a fancy X99 motherboard, only to find that it's no better—not even in theory—than a 4790K for dual-GPU setups. This issue is more pressing now that AMD relies on PCI Express bandwidth for transferring CrossFire frames between GPUs.
http://techreport.com/review/26977/intel-core-i7-5960x-processor-reviewed
I completely disagree with this as I think the 5820K provides the best value of Intel's HEDT lineup and, at least to me, is more desirable than the 4790K.
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