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4.5Ghz 4790K to Ryzen 3700X

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  • 28-05-2019 7:23pm
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    Samuel T. Cogley
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    Do you think there would be much of a difference for gaming? Mainly the likes of Stellaris, Total War Warhammer II and Fallout 4?


    IPC gains should be good but I worry about clock speed.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    Would be a nice upgrade, especially in the very latest/upcoming games and for general longevity over the next 5+ years. Those extra cores/threads make a massive difference in the many of the latest AAA games and that's a trend that's going to continue.

    I wouldn't say there'd be any significant perceivable difference in most games going back a few years with a 4790K at 4.5Ghz, unless you have a 144hz monitor, even then it's not going to be major. But it's still a worthwhile upgrade, especially when a 4790K, board + RAM should still fetch an OK amount of money.

    Also depends on your current GPU. A 4790K with decent RAM and a mild overclock is still more than capable of driving something like a GTX1080 pretty well. So if you have a low or mid-range GPU, you might get more mileage from a new card before thinking about the CPU.

    But as a general upgrade for the next 5 years and beyond, makes perfect sense.


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    Samuel T. Cogley
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    Thanks for the advice Terror! Currently rocking a 1080ti which I'm hoping has a few years in it.


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    Serephucus
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    It's what I'll be moving to. Can't wait.

    Napkin maths says 3700X = 4.1 / 5.0 (base/boost) 4790K, given the IPC increase. To say nothing of doubling cores.


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    tazzzZ
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    currently have a 4790k at 4.8 and im going to be making the same upgrade hopefully!!


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