Hi guys, Have currently got an Intel i5 2500K and an AsRock Z68-Pro4 (I never over-clocked, can't be bothered lol). The time has come for an upgrade, and I'm looking at the Intel i7 4790k and AsRock H87-Pro4. Just wanted to know if this sounds like a good buy to everyone? The mobo is £61 so not a bad price I didn't think. I won't be overclocking (hence the H series Intel chipset, and hence the Pro4 rather than Extreme4 mobo). Please check I'm not mad, it's been 3 years since my last build! Going to buy today/tomorrow! Thanks!
Actually I'm trying to choose between: AsRock H97 Pro4 £65 Gigabyte H97-HD3 for £67 Gigabyte H97-D3H £75
The Aged One speaketh many truths. I refer you here; http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389580 You should be able to hit 4.5 on your 2500K using the presets in the BIOS. I would try that first and see how you get on. If it's no good, then spend your money upgrading, but If your 2500 struggles then I doubt a 4790 will fair much better. More graphics grunt might be a better path.
If you want to prepare for new games a graphics card is your best bet. The old i5 2500K is not slow enough to require an upgrade. What graphics card do you have?
Yep I've cancelled my order. I didn't realise how rubbish the advances in CPUs have been since I bought my i5-2500K 3 years ago! I'll wait for Broadwell or Skylake - whatever will bring sufficient benefits to GTA:V, Total War and Battlefield Hardline. I've got an EVGA GTX760 4GB, which I bought about a year ago.
