Can a 10 Year Old i7 Game in 2024?- i7-4790K

[@phj223]

i7-4790K is the Muhammed Ali of processors

[@Techomode]

Agreed

[@angelotorri6908]

solid

[@phj223]

I will show you how great I am!

[@angelotorri6908]

@@phj223one of my prefered cpu easy to overclock wonderfull performance

[@donaldnemesis393]

what about 3770k.and 6700k

[@jjsams4387]

Bro, you're really good at this. Drop the gimmicks, you don't need them.

[@tokkiM3]

nah dude the video is sicko mode

[@kahvozeinsfang6953]

I agree with you 100%. I was trying to watch a video about an old processor not stand up comedy that is not funny. At multiple points I heavily considering not finishing the video. And at no point did I consider subscribing to this channel.

[@pspjr13]

I've been running a 4790k for the last 10 years and it has handled everything thrown at it. Very surprised at the performance I continue to get, but probably will upgrade next year. For me, it was worth investing in a premium chip like the 4790k.

[@Margoth195]

Ikr! This thing is a beast. I still remember the first time I maxed out CPU by mistake because I had accidentally deactivated my GPU . But I only noticed because the cooling fan was louder No difference in FPS or quality

[@tracklizard4018]

Back when parts were resounably priced and segmented. I'm trying to find a replacement for mine and I genuinely can't tell what to get. Seems like a 700 eur system (top of the line) back then is more of a 6k system today, and I can't figure out what would be the equivalent.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

Same here, then in around 2018 I delided it, got liquid metal and placed a noctua cooler on it direct-die, the popular double 120mm fan one I forget what it's called and OC'd it to 4.7, altho later I went down to 4.6 sadly, the silicon lottery was poor on this one I think as it was crashing at certain games and I tried tweaking voltage for weeks to make it stable but either way it wasn't needed the boost from 4.4 was more noticeable than from 4.6 to 4.7. Still an awesome cpu, holds up to this day and I don't really miss anything newer since modern games are meh anyway and I don't have as much time to game as I used to.

[@kerburos]

I have a corsair 1000D with two systems in it, my main occupying the mainspace, and then an ITX system at the bottom. This ITX system is my first real "gaming pc". It has a 4790k and a 780ti. I dont see me ever letting it go, it will live on, within my over the top and absolutely wildly overzealous chassis that will stay psuedo pregnant with the first pc that started my journey 🤰

[@agostonpalatinus1513]

hey man, should I build a 4790k config as a secondary? like i had a config as a childhood memory but never get it bcuz i didnt have money. I have better config now but i have every parts except the mobo and cpu. Should I ? it would be paired with 2400mhz ram and rx 570

[@laijames1705]

my i7 4790k with GTX 1080 8gb and 32gb rams still runs pretty good 2024 !!!!any games !!!

[@gerydblackmore5484]

im still using this i7 4790k with a gigabyte z-97 MB. 32 GB of ddr 3 ram. sammy nvme 1TB 980 with a 1660 super and an evga 650 gold ps. works ok for me

[@Margoth195]

i love my i7-4790K. its been keeping my PC running since 2015. overall I needed a workhorse computer that I could also use for gaming and this has served quite well for this.

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

It's still my primary PC CPU, but I'm finally upgrading in a few Months. I've got some Money set aside, but need just a bit more to get what I want. It's weird- I've never had a sentimental attachment to a PC part before but I'm going to be legitimately sad to retire this part to secondary PC duty. I also think it's a little funny since its not logical at all- I lol at myself a bit about this when I think about it but, I'm still going to be a little sad, heh.

[@4305king]

I’m still rocking the 4790k overclocked to 4.8. Paired with a overclocked 1080. And it handles everything I play. Only really stumbles on new world in cities

[@tristanswart3471]

Same here!

[@getgunnerttv1603]

Yo do you know of a guide to overclock my 4790k and 1080? I’m interested in doing it but have no idea how to

[@cosmicnebula3023]

@@getgunnerttv1603 I don't know any guides personally, but I have overclocked an i7-4790K as well as several GPUs, including a GTX 1080 FE model. GPU overclocking is far simpler, so i'll start with that. Since it's a GTX 1080, you can use something like 3Dmark timespy (which the demo of which is free on steam) to test stability. I would use some software like MSI afterburner to overclock the GPU. First thing to do when overclocking is max out the power limit. When overclocking, you don't want to instantly try some fantasy overclock like +400mhz on the core. Instead, start at around +50mhz and go from there in 10mhz or 25mhz increments (I do 25mhz increments personally). Run a single pass of 3Dmark timespy and if it goes with no crashes or blue screens, increase the core clock a bit and do it again. Keep doing it until it crashes. If it does crash, go back to the last OC that made a full pass. To fully test stability, I'd advise to then run the benchmark for about an hour to ensure no crashes. If it doesn't crash, you're probably fine. Overclocking the memory is similar, though most cards should be able to do at least +250mhz on the memory. The CPU is different. I usually overclock using the bios, so that's how i'll be talking about it. First thing to check is your motherboard chipset, make sure it's either a Z87 or Z97 board (Other chipsets might have overclocking support, but it's not official and generally not very good). If it isn't a Z87 or Z97 chipset, It probably can't overclock. If it is though, you'll want to go to the overclocking section in the BIOS on your board. Here are some important things to keep in mind. The max voltage for Haswell refresh chips is around 1.35v, so I would not go above that if you're attempting to daily the system as going above it could degrade the silicon. I personally stay on the safer side and keep it below 1.3v. Another thing is to make sure you have good cooling for the chip. If the CPU goes above 85C, I would not advise to try and overclock it, or if starts to reach 85C when overclocking, don't push the chip any further. With that in mind, here is what I would do. There are a few ways to go about it, but here is what I do. I first set the max Vcore voltage that I want it to be at (for example 1.3v) and slowly increase the all core frequency of the CPU until it is no longer stable. Use software such as Aida64, Cinebench R23, or others to test for stability. I personally use Cinebench R23 and run it for 30 minutes. I would start the all core frequency to be around 4.4ghz (which would show up as a x44 multiplier in the BIOS) and go from there. Keep going until you start to see crashing, blue screens of death, random errors, ect. Once you see the crashing, go back to the last stable clock and you should be done. This only explains some of the basics of overclocking, so if you want to know more or do more, I would advise to look around online and see what people say. I hope this helps in your efforts. Also if at any point the system no longer boots properly, simply turn off and unplug the PC and remove the CMOS battery from the board, it'll be a coin cell battery. Leave it out for about 30 seconds and put it back in. This will clear any and all BIOS settings. Another warning: Overclocking may damage your computer if done incorrectly, so do be careful.

[@uawanalickmee]

My regular 4790 paired with a 570 8gb is all I need to play my backlog of games to play for another few years at least. Even plays some newer games at smooth 60fps at 1440. Gonna ride this until integrated graphics get stronger and cheaper.

[@MrSamadolfo]

😊 yes i mention the 570 too, its really cheap now, it was crazy expensive a few years ago

[@ivanplis5554]

@@MrSamadolfo You mean during the cheap shortage, because when it was released it was crazy cheap compared to a 970

[@steelscooter]

Ultra settings are in most cases a waste of time IMO, you can't see the difference vs High/Very High. Starfield @Ultra is also brutal on most modern CPUs, the game is poorly optimised. I have the exact same setup shown here as a spare PC, apart from having a 2080, and it is amazing how well it still games. 👍

[@someguy-somehow]

I had a 4770k until late 2022 when I jumped to a 5800x3d. That was a huge upgrade, even my old 1070 saw a 15% performance bump before I put in a 3080.

[@Techomode]

Yeah the 5800X3D is a solid upgrade. One of my favorite CPU’s.

[@joshbrockwell1526]

Yea I absolutely love my 5800 X3-D paired with my RX 7900 XTX

[@Spectre1301]

My PC is also using an i7 4770k. Along with a 16 GB RAM and 1080 GPU. How big is the the difference between an i7 4770k and an i7 4790k? Is it that noticeable or not that much. You see last august when upgraded from an i5 4440, the only one available at the store was an i7 4770k, so i decided to buy it as i badly needed an upgrade even if my really wanted an i7 4790k instead. I am in a really tight budget so that's why i can't buy a new PC yet as of this moment.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

@@Spectre1301 You could have always gotten 4790K from ebay but either way, 4790K is only around 8-13% faster so it's not that huge of a difference.

[@Spectre1301]

@@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU I don't live in the US so Ebay is a no go to me, and it just so happened that the seller from where i got my i7 4770k from ran out of stock of his i7 4790k as he said aside from it being rarer, it solds out quickly and i badly needed the upgrade so i decided to just settle with the i7 4770k. In hindsight i probably should've just waited until he had an 4790k available but i'm not sure when he will have another one again so i might be waiting for a long time

[@avernus3001]

Upgraded to a 3060 OC and a 4790k in 2022 and been rolling great ever since!

[@R.S.O_]

do you not experince bottlenecking?

[@catlordhackermanschild9187]

@@R.S.O_ the cpu can be overclocked to abt 4.8 if you do it correctly so it should be fine as long as its cooled correctly and the 3060 isnt that new of a gpu anyways so it wouldnt experience that much bottlenecking

[@tacticalmattress]

@@R.S.O_ Not with a 3060. You can handle a 6600xt as well without bottleneck. 3070/6700xt and above will start to bottleneck a bit. Not to say you won't gain frames just from a better more modern CPU. But those GPU's will run at 99% at all times usually with this CPU. The higher up models might even as well in SOME titles, not many.

[@tacticalmattress]

@@R.S.O_ It's basically the 1080ti of CPU's

[@mr.electronx9036]

My older second rig with 4790k and gtx1080 going still strong. Amazing CPU

[@Techomode]

Honestly this CPU is a perfect secondary rig CPU. If you already have one keep using it!

[@Turkey-Star]

Not have bootneck? And you did oc for cpu?

[@Paljuparem]

Got it running at 4.7-4.8ghz at 1.30v and paired it with 3090ti Everything running 1440p-4k ultra at 60fps

[@semmicolon]

im still running this with a 970 in 2024, playing steam and xbox pc gamepass.... i'd upgrade but everything still works and i dont wanna just throw it out... i saved up for months for that build back in 2014

[@01four1_rockband]

I've got the 4790k with an MSI gaming Gtx 1080 ti and it still plays well. Mainly AMS2 GTA V and BF4/5 and all play well at 1440 165hz at max or high settings, FPS in AMS2 is always over 100 on ultra although GTA v needs dialed back a bit for best results. Still a great combo it seems, will hold off on an upgrade for a while longer. !!

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

Same here, it's an awesome combination, recently I rather went for an oled monitor than saving for an upgrade, I feel like it's unnecessary still since modern games are mostly unoptimized garbage anyway and the better games that come out are usually smaller or indie-like and a lot more optimized. Not to mention the games hardly look any better than some of the games from around 2018-2019.. most recent thing is the ray-trashing and the issue with it is that if devs make a good regular rasterisation you can't even notice any difference in a blind test, at best you notice better reflections but paying thousands of dollars for a reflections 2.0 engine sounds a bit extreme. Most modern AAA games are just an unoptimized buggy mess with average gameplay and visuals worse than 6 year old games. I am really not planning on upgrading any time soon, I put liquid metal into my 1080 Ti and also on delided 4790k mounted direct-die and that's as much of an upgrade I was willing to make lol. If large corporations they stop sabotaging the game industry and people with passion start making big AAA games again, then I'll consider an upgrade.

[@Ibnlaahad5319]

@@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU Exact same combination I'm using,, But I bought Oled G8 ultra-wide ,, and I'm thinking about upgrading the GPU from 1080ti to 3070ti. You think there will be bottle-neck at 1440p

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

@@Ibnlaahad5319 there's bottlenecking even with 1080 Ti using 4790k, but not every game shows the same amount of bottleneck, however it's always present in some form with such setup, usually it's better having newer cpu and older gpu to avoid gpu bottleneck, as gpu is usually more important for the game performance. I don't think you would gain that much power with 3070 Ti, esp. with this cpu, 3070 Ti isn't much more powerful than the 1080 Ti, when we talk about raw processing power and rasterisation, not like new generation stuff like for example ray-trashing. According to most comparison sites its only around 30% better, which aint a lot, every time I personally upgraded gpu I had at least 100, optimally 150% higher overall performance. I think it would be better to upgrade the whole rig, you can get fairly good deals for 2-3 year old i7s and the components for it like mobos and ram, I usually see good whole PC deals of people who want to get rid of it but they can't as theres a lot of other people doing the same thing and so prices drop even lower, and I mean like local sales, used stuff, altho 2-3 years is hardly used. As when it comes to gpu, either you stick to 1080 Ti or invest in a new flagship, -80 or -90 equivalent but it's pricey as you can imagine. If you don't mind using DLSS in newer games, which is mostly required to use with high details in modern games on like 4k or in some cases even 1440p to get a good performance on these new completely unoptimized games (which is by the design as they save dev costs and are buddies with gpu manufacturers) you might as well get like 3070 Ti or 4070 but the increase in raw power as I mentioned isn't that impressive vs. 1080 ti. You get 30-50% more raw power but mostly the new shenanigans like DLSS ray-trashing and similar, as you can see I am not a fan of either of these because they were created as a solution to a by them and by game companies manufactured problems. DLSS however is still getting better and better so I do give credit there, tho if they optimized games properly you would never need dlss not even on 4k and if they invested in normal rasterization you wouldn't see much difference between ray-trashing and regular raster, you just wouldn't pass most blind tests in such a case.

[@barosangaming8174]

I watched this for fun. To be honest it was an amazing video brother, I enjoyed the editing and the fact that it was fast paced. Keep it up dude !

[@Techomode]

I appreciate it!

[@hasangaimesh3139]

you need to run 1440p with these old processors. you can get much better stable fps with ultra settings that way.

[@hizkia06]

Im rocking my i5 4570 since 2016 Now im upgrading to i7 4790k And use it until the next upgrades are really necessary 💪🏼

[@SALTINBANK]

3770K + 4090 : 1080p ultra ! More seriously got a 4770S (low energy and it was a beast less wattage and heat but 90% performance of the 4770 for less bucks)

[@rathstar]

Nice vid. Just sold a i7-4790k system as an entry level PC, perfect for GTA, Fortnite and esport games. And has you said it can play many games at Low to High settings depending on the game. While doing research for my buyer I saw that its still the min recommended cpu for Helldrivers 2, and watching some youtube videos it was playing the game fine at the Low preset.

[@TheAnon03]

Got it when I rebuilt my system in 2014/15 still using it, runs everything I've thrown at it. I would like to upgrade but my life isn't as financially stable now as it was back then. Still, as I said, runs everything and does it well enough.

[@kzz8971]

Hope things will get better for you 🙏🏼

[@TurinInquisitor]

ABSOLUTE KING. I'm running Witcher 3 in RT and Baldur's Gate 3 on my i7-4790K.

[@Dreamlink91]

I still have It, I just upgraded my GPU to rx 7800 xt and now i get 160+ fps 1440p in my favorite and only game i play Overwatch. Never had to change outdated because it runs great what i need.

[@djnazgra]

Have my second pc with 4790k + gtx1060. Runs everything i play. Fh5, forza Motorsport, warzone 2. 👍

[@1ns3m1nat0r]

4790k (OC 4,8), NZXT Kraken 240 AIO, MSI 3060 12Gb Gaming X 32GB HyperX Fury Odyssey G5 27" 1440p main monitor and 24" SyncMaster 1080p controll monitor is my guest gaming PC for mainly CS with my buddies... It never disapoints!

[@morcjul]

On a 4790K since 2014. Still love it for Photo Editing, Programming and non-AAA-Gaming. In AC Odyssey it reached its limits but with DX12 in AC Valhalla, it actually runs better than AC Origins

[@windyleecarr]

August 2024 and still rocking my i7-4790K, Z97 Mobo combo I built back in 2015. along with the GTX 1070 I added in 2016. It's the first rig I've had that I've never tried overclocking as it hasn't really felt necessary. Will be a sad day when I have to to retire it.

[@kimsoderholm9101]

I still use this processor and find it amazing. If you play at 4k or 1440p you will use most of the gpu instead of 50 percent like you do on 1080p and it will both run better and be smoother since the gpu will take the lead and remove most of the cpu bottleneck.

[@JuanCarlosUllauri]

Nice video, just an advice... Also put some new video card that would be adecuate to pair with the cpu that you are checking... Like put a 3080 and a 3060...

[@MrSamadolfo]

agree, i mentioned it in my post, in case a new gamer is wondering what would make sense

[@cosmicnebula3023]

I have an i7-4790K system. it is not my main system, but it is one of my secondary systems. I have mine overclocked to 4.7ghz @1.28v (it can do 4.8ghz but it requires 1.35v, which I'd rather it not be at, even if it's usually safe.) and the RAM is overclocked to 2400MT/s CL11 @1.61v (Impressive considering they were just random kits I got on amazon). I have mine running on an Asus Gryphon Z87 board, it is also being paired with an Asus Dual Evo OC RTX 2070 Super. Still runs games pretty well to this day and for it being a decade old, it is still very impressive. Great video.

[@Baki-EGW]

BUTT...if you use a Radeon GPU, let's say RX 6700 10Gb you get 20-30% more FPS in DX12 on old or slow CPU-s compared to NVidia. Radeon drivers use less CPU basically in DX12. My personal experience: i5 4690k@4.6, 16Gb DDR3 2000CL10. Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p HIGH RX 6700 10Gb = 111 FPS. RTX 3060 12Gb = 88 FPS. "23% difference" Check this video out by "Hardware Unboxed": ~"Nvidia Has a Driver Overhead Problem, GeForce vs Radeon on Low-End CPUs"~

[@MrSamadolfo]

yes, but it depends on the video game and video game engine but yes ur right. I have several cards from each company.

[@nickg2705]

I7-4790k + 1080ti match made in heaven I picked up them up for $150 to upgrade an office pc. That thing is a beast of a pc now 😂

[@Lexicon-ff6or]

I've been using my 4790k since 2015, last year i upgraded my R9 390 to my 6700 XT and I've had no issues. This little CPU still kicks ass and I've had no reason to replace it yet.

[@lucifermorningstar2154]

i work in a potato pc the processor which u have shown in the video still cost 100 dollers in india

[@Baki-EGW]

It's $100 everywhere.

[@lucifermorningstar2154]

@@Baki-EGW u can get around 50 to 70 $ in us or in uk which is more cheeper

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 yes, any i7 flagship cpu is going to hold its value over time, its kinda like a Toyota 4Runner

[@fjrsteve]

Running the 4790K with 24GB RAM and ASUS Strix GTX1080-8GB. Good enough for the type of games I play. Eve online, MS Flight Sim, The Hunter COTW, Sniper Elite 4 & 5, Witcher and Wolfenstein series. Mostly with the graphics turned up to max or near max.

[@HeartOfAdel]

I'm 100% confiden you didn't tune subtimings for that cpu, that is crucial together with a ring oc. There's 10-15% more fps in that chip. This cpu is still pretty capable, should be close to ryzen 2600

[@miketyson4046]

Any tips on sub timing tuning settings,

[@paulhumphreys-gw3po]

i still have it and it `s paired with a 1080 gtx and 16g of ddr3 21333mhz pro ram and it can play everything at 1080p and a lot more than you think in 1440p on high settings

[@NOLAgenX]

Watching this right now on a secondary rig that has my 4790k I've had for 8 years, on an Asus Z97-Pro Gamer with an RTX 2070. Honestly the 2070 is a little much for what a 4790k can fully utilize, but I had already sold my 1080, which would have been a very balanced match. Anyway, still runs pretty good. It's relegated to older game titles for the most part to save room on my primary PC. Thanks for the video...I actually searched for this topic.

[@Motokov2]

running my 4790k w/ gtx 1080ti, even was playing dragon's dogma 2 @ high settings 1080p (40-60fps)

[@russeljack4123]

Main system still running since 2013, running win11 with no issues and I still play many games with gtx970

[@duncancampbell9490]

Great video - ggod job ! Mine was bought for BOINC work detecting Earth Killing asteroids.... In a Gigabyte Z87X OC-Force motherboard with four water-cooled GPUs.... Obviously the CPU was water cooled too !! A Lian Li D600 case which held two huge 420 mm radiators and a load of 1Tb drives. Over-clocked to 4.4 GHz in ran 24-7 for years scoring me millions in credits on the project I ran. It is now in my "daily driver" with a pair of 2Tb SSD's full of anime.... solely used for trawling round the internet for You-tube, shopping and emails, etc. Also have a GTX 1080 in mine with loads of fast memory. Sadly stopped the BOINC work due to high electricity costs here in the UK. I must admit that this was the last CPU I bought ( for around $250) - but I do fancy a "current gen" Ryzen X3D CPU in a brand new build, but as I don't play games it is hard to justify the expense. P.S. My Amiga A2000 still works fine for spreadsheet and word-processing tasks.... purchased to get through my college work in the 1990's.... and of course 8-bit games.

[@AlistairGrahamuk]

Built my system with one of these back then, upgraded graphics card once in 10ish years and it plays everything well for me. It's costly these days to upgrade everything ( GPUS are so over priced ). Bring back the Voodoo vs TNT days

[@ModernizationMod]

My i7 4790k oc to 4.8ghz pair with rx 5500 xt using 32gb ram. still running this fossil and can run any game on my 2k monitor and enjoy the game. Can you suggest what gpu to upgrade?

[@Techomode]

I would do a 4060. There will be a bottleneck, but if you upgrade your CPU within the next two years the GPU should still be good enough to continue gaming after that.

[@dachness]

RX 6800 seem to be the best value and performance, out performing the 4060. It also appears it would reduce the CPU bottleneck compared to Nvidia driver being CPU heavy.

[@ToyotaTrucks9]

I have a 4790k in a z87-g45 motherboard, overclocked to 4.7 with a boost of 5.5. I also have 32gb ddr3 overclocked to 2800mhz, and a 3060 TI it’s still going strong.

[@djnazgra]

I have the i7-4790k msi m81m-p33. All cores at 4.2ghz. Can't get more coz there is no way to change the voltage.

[@tracklizard4018]

Wtf how. I run a 4770 at 4.6 ghz and thought that was high. How do you run 5.5?!!!! That's borderline haswell record I think.

[@djnazgra]

​@@tracklizard4018 it is boost 5.5. That means 1 core at short time.

[@greenpixel556]

It's not a cpu issue, its pcie issue. Tl dr recent games relies on lanes rather than cpu itself e.g. memory and bus operations tanks performance more than actual cpu performance. On well optimized engines this is not an issue. IPC and frequency of 4790k is more than descent unless handy caped by ddr3 or pcie. Since programers are basically trash these days, they need to write more optimal code to avoid unecessary cache operations, that discards cache and forces memory read. Dots are the way to go , always.

[@aricaric1]

This chip is pretty awesome paired with a msi gaming 9 board. Especially the overclocking. I recommend this little beast.

[@curiousfox4463]

I have the regular i7-4790 paired with a 1050 Ti, I do plan on upgrading the GPU to a 3050.

[@user-iy2dt3uu1c]

I got det same specs , oc and xmp, just with a rtx 3070. I run cyberpunk 2077 super smooth with FSR 3 frame gen mods, ill say the FSR 3 titels the 4790k 4,7ghz and 2400mhz ram has at least a couple of years in it

[@bbui949]

i7-4790K running with RTX 3060TI and playing almost all the latest games in 1080P stereoscopic3D using reshader and bluesky defender. Using passive 3D (polarized) glasses from the movie theaters on my old SONY passive 3D TV. Stereoscopic 3D is amazing (I prefer it over Virtual reality). Having an RTX GPU is essential for good quality resolution upscaling to squeeze a couple more years out of this work horse!

[@lizardinthelites]

Bought a used 4790k in 2016, upgraded to 8700k 2 years later, and moved the 4790k into a living room PC and have been using it regularly ever since. Paired with a 2070 and 1440p MED-HIGH gaming no problem, hitting well above 60FPS on average. Some games do suffer though, The Last of Us and Uncharted have really bad micro stuttering, p sure its the CPU showing its age, but over all I'm very impressed with the little guy after all these years.

[@chieftron]

I upgraded from an i7 2600k to an i5 13600k. I upgraded my gpu over the years and it wasn't until I upgraded from the 1660 ti to the 3070 ti that I really needed to upgrade my cpu. The 3070ti was just WAAAAYYY to fast for my i7 2600k even with it overclocked to 4.7ghz. When I upgraded my machine, my maximum fps I used to get on the 2600k with the 3070ti became my 0.1% lows on my new machine and doubling my fps at least in every game. The fastest gpu these quad core cpu's can really run is like a 1080ti. Anything higher than that, and you're leaving performance on the table with an idling gpu.

[@ChaotiX1]

I know what you mean, but its opposite for me, I upgraded my CPU and memory every few years from an FX 8320 to a Ryzen 7 1700x to now a Ryzen 9 5900x but consistently used my R9 390X for 7 years straight until last year when i finally bought a new GPU, an RX 6800 XT. I went from barely being able to play Halo Infinite with medium on 1080p @60fps to maxing it out on 1440p @90fps. My CPU went from average 15% utilization to around 60%. It was like experiencing a whole new world

[@MrSamadolfo]

13600K with a 3070ti, ur pulling easily over 500 watts if u have everything maxed out and unlimited fps. I keep all my rigs at 60 fps, makes a big difference when I get the monthly bill from Comed 😂

[@chieftron]

@@MrSamadolfo Correct, this machine can pull well over 500w. When running OCCT cpu stress test with small dataset, it can pull upwards of 330w. However, on cinebench r23, the cpu will pull only ~220w. GPU on the other hand will pull 330w. However, I have never had a scenario where both my cpu and gpu are maxed out at the same time. Typically gaming scenarios the gpu is pulling 250-330w, while the cpu is ~50-100w. However, I do use vsync with everything so I'm locked i at 60fps @ 4k. Interestingly enough, my cpu can do 5.6ghz all p-core, and 4.4ghz e-core and a 4.9ghz ring cache at stock voltages.

[@MrSamadolfo]

@@chieftron 🙂 neat, yes its kinda interesting all the different watts senarios

[@celestialsamurai2042]

​​@@MrSamadolfoMy 12700K + RTX 4070 only pulls 150w while gaming + streaming capped at 120 fps for encoding purposes. 40-45c on both cpu & gpu

[@cosmicnebula3023]

One thing I do want to mention though is that your results seem to be worse than mine. I have my i7-4790K OCed to 4.7ghz as well, but in cinebench R23 I get around ~5500 points and in games I generally got better performance than the results you got (for example in RDR2 I was over 100fps pretty much all of the time). I wonder if it has to do with the RAM configuration? RAM speed and latency makes a decent difference on this platform. I looked in the description and saw the RAM that were you using, which looks to be better than what I am using (though I have mine clocked the same at 2400MT/s, though idk about the CAS latency. My timings are 11-13-13-35.

[@AISTDjan]

I have it right now in my system with a RTX 4060TI :D Decapitated the heatspreader a few years ago and got 20°K less temperatures. So its working all the time in the 4,4GHz Boost mode. and really nice. But now its time to go. I will buy a 7800X3D this week. this CPU is Kickass, and for the price right now ... steal. 😆

[@ats1246]

Bought my 4790k on summer 2015, been using it with 290x, then 1080 and now rtx 3080. Clocked to 4.4ghz and delided it and im using custom watercooling for cpu and gpu. Been using 3080 for 2 years, im planning to upgrade finally to 12600 or 13600, depends on my budget. But it is/has been handsdown great proccesor.👍

[@judgewest2000]

I'm typing this message right now on my i4790k I bought early 2015. No plans to upgrade.

[@geetar21]

same here

[@judgewest2000]

​@@geetar21 It's really insane. My first proper PC I purchased in 1995 a 486 DX2/80 was a brick within a year, especially when Windows 95 came out.

[@howtoyoutube4520]

I'm still using this processor in 2024, it is paired with a RTX 3070 and smashes emulation and is still a highly capable machine for 1080p ultra /high gaming. That being said I will plan an upgrade for this year when its next worthy successor is released with intel 15th gen.

[@Zimbertica]

The answer is an astounding yes, especially when paired with a good graphics card. I have the same 4790k still overclocked to 4.6ghz with the same RAM and Motherboard, the only thing I've upgraded over the years is the graphics card, from a GTX 780 Ti to my current RTX 2060.

[@trajiiic]

4790k (stock) Dual tower air cooler 16GB 2400 RAM AMD 6900x (no ray tracing) 4K 120hz HDR TV I'm still getting 50-120 FPS depending on the game. Yakuza remakes, Hogwarts, Dragon Age, FF VII remake, and witcher 3. All acceptable when I lower some settings. Which sucks because I can't justify upgrading yet, lol.

[@shlumhum4912]

I ran this cpu from 2016 all the way up until about 2022, it was a beast but I moved on for 1440p so it was definitely showing it's age then

[@richjageman3976]

I still use my i7-4790K with 32 gig ram and RX 580. I have not found a need to upgrade to anything newer. Not a fan of most newer games that emphasize show over go (graphics over game play and plot)

[@einkanal7149]

The i7-4790K is the John Cena of processors - he's the GOAT!

[@The_Casual_Nerd]

I have one in my side rig with a 6650 XT. Overall good experience. It does bottleneck a little bit. Seems to be a little bit better with it overclock to 5.0 ghz delidded with liquid metal

[@GugureSux]

I'm still using a 2 generations OLDER i7-2600K. Still having NO problem playing any game I'm actually interested.

[@kellyhicks2004]

I have upgraded everything to pretty modern stuff that has this chip on it still. Mk1 and jedi survivor stutter at times. This cpu is indeed at the end of its life. But damn was it a good one to pick in my 2016 build.

[@nikolaykumchev613]

still running that beast CPU. 1080p no problem for assasin creed and warzone.

[@RedLP5000S]

Isn't that 3090 gpu too much for the i7? You're bottlenecking it. Try a 1660 Ti.

[@Techomode]

I used a 3080, yeah it’s too much. That was my benchmark card. So I just threw it in. A 1660 ti or 2060super would be a good pairing.

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

If you play at 1440p and especially at 4k the CPU becomes much less important. At 1080p it'd bottleneck but at 1440p or especially at 4k it'd probably use 99% of the gpu. There's some good videos here on YT that talk about it.

[@KB-lp9nu]

I bought this processor 10 years ago to future proof my rig. I've lately learned that there is no such thing as "future-proofing". You're PC rig may last 10 or 15 years, but eventually the latest and greatest software will demand more. But it's good to see that this 10 year old processor can still hang somewhat.

[@jdmilion1096]

This was THE processor bro . This really was the first incredibly competent cpu . The overclocking could hit close to if not 5ghz , 4core 8 thread , badass . My first pc in 2015 had a Pentium g3258 and It had the same cores as the 4790k . What a beast . I would later upgrade it to the 4790k .

[@aaronrocks365]

I've been running a 4820K since 2013. It's ran almost every game I've owned pretty smoothly on moderate to high settings ever since. Then I got a 1080Ti that made a real difference. It hasn't been until I tried to play Robocop Rogue City that my CPU and GPU have started to show their age. Now, I'm switching over to AMD with a 7800X3D and 7900XTX. It's gonna be awesome.

[@toontownfoo]

I got the same build coming tomorrow! Can't wait

[@Techomode]

Hell yeah! The 7800X3D is a beast. I’m testing it right now against the i7 14700K and so far it’s the better of the two.

[@bahar9075]

Had one back in 2014 was feeling nostalgic had an old 1150 motherboard laying around bought a 60€ 1070 a 50€ I7 4790k now I have a great secondary pc

[@feelzyt2859]

i run a 4790 and a gtx 3060//i can run mw3 @ 130 games without overheating anything

[@LZZBR]

I still use my 4790K. Of course, I upgraded everything else besides the kit. I have PCIE4 NVME SSD (running as PCIE2), 32GB DDR3 RAM, and a 7900XT. I use Linux as my operating system, and proton adds a small but significant overhead on the processor, but I won't upgrade my kit until next year. Maybe because I use 4K resolution, I don't feel the need just yet.

[@skyguy1988]

i7-4790k is the ultimate beast! i have had it for a long time and it's STILL going strong. it just will NOT go down

[@SS-tr5uw]

a google search got me here. wondering if i try to upgrade the components on my 2014 computer, or just start a new build. i have a evga z97 motherboard, 16gb ram, i7-4790, gtx 770. i want to be able to pay the new homeworld 3 coming out.

[@scottthompson201]

Bang for buck, its surprising! Have had it paired with a 1070ti, a 1080ti and most recently my 3090, 32gb 2133 ram, and a 970 evo ssd via pcie-nvme2 adaptor. The cpu might be old but its still a super capable budget cpu. Lol will see how i feel next week when i build my new pc with the 6400 ddr5 and 14900k!

[@2muchjpop]

I'm curious as to how well the 8370 has aged compared to this. Many games now use more cores/threads and wonder how it holds up in modern games in comparison. I know games that use less threads will obviously be better but maybe an overclocked 8370 can compete better now than before? Fine wine? If it can get 85 to 90% of a 4790k in modern games, man the untapped potential of FX is crazy

[@BillyPage1337]

I still use Xeon E3 1270v3 (i7 4770 without i. GPU) Plan to upgrade to Ryzen 5 5600 and give that DDR3 platform to family member, it will be enough for another 5 years to use for basic tasks.

[@dZ-qw3oj]

I'm still using a i7 3770K still works for the games I play 😂

[@NuhUhNotTrue]

ive heard that AMD gpus play more kindly with old hardware, i wonder if thats true and how much fps youd get with an equivalent radeon

[@leedowner2249]

I'm still using it, I was looking into a new GPU to replace my 980ti (the whole machine is 10 years old) and now I'm being told I have to basically buy a new PC because the new GPU will have too many bottlenecks

[@blifi77]

I think its pretty impressive what this cpu achieves👍 I still got one (not my gaming rig tho) and its perfectly fine

[@Flatixable]

Since 2015 my 4790k i still rocking in pair with msi 1080ti, I can still run most of the games ! best cpu of its era !

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

my old 4670k was a beast! paired it with a 1060 6gb and for the time being it was great lolol!!!!!

[@chnolte]

The best DDR3 RAM for this golden era of Hardware is a G.Skill TridentX with 2400 MHz.m with CL10 - there also are variants above 2400 MHz but those are very hard to get.

[@Jbyrd75901]

My 12 year old is looking to start with a i7-4790 with 32 gb ram. As of July 2024 what would a good graphics card be? The one recommended in this video is not available on Amazon

[@luckybsd]

Mine 4790k runs stable at 5.0GHz with nearly zero increase of voltage. Still have it after 10y

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

Heeey! You've got my case :D The air flow could be just a bit better but even with my 4.8 OC it doesn't get over 70c- I did a delid it and lapped the IHS for most of an entire Day and am using LM The CPU I had before this was an FX8350 , which felt no faster than the Phenom 955 I had before it (I even tried one of those dumb 9590s but returned it the next Day for my 4790k)- I have a special hatred for AMD's FX series, I was so disappointed with them. Then I got one of these and I'm still rocking it @ 4.8 with a 5700xt and some CL9 2133- just about the fastest DDR3 you can get- 8.4 calculations per nano-second is FAST for DDR3. The Ram here is 2400 but it's CL11 which is 9.1, so, it's slower, but still very good memory. There's higher mhz RAM, but they come with higher timings which offsets the mhz gains. DDR3 2133 CL9 is a bit rare/still kinda expensive for DDR3. I actually still hold the number 2 Firestrike CPU score for a 4790k/5700xt combo and the faster memory is what got me there and I know I could have gotten that number 1 spot but I had been tweaking the Overclock for a whole Week to get those scores and I was just worn out. If I'd just done the mildest of BCLK OCs I'd have had it. Overall I'm 84th and combined I'm 81st. There's no bottlenecking according to GPUBusy and real world gaming it always caps at 99% gpu usage- I'd not get any GPU much faster though, this is probably close to its limit. I also upgraded to the faster Memory not long after CP2077 came out- that faster Memory made a huge difference in my .1/1% lows and smoothed things out a lot- was using generic 1866 CL10 memory before that. I am at 1440p if anyone cares enough to read this long bummed comment. I am upgrading in a couple of Months- I've got some Money set aside but I need just a little bit more. I'm aiming at getting a Bundle deal from Microcenter for something like a 12900k/32gb or 48gb DDR5 6000 and a decent MB for around $400- that's the deal they have now but when I go to buy there might be something different/better- Microcenter has some really great Bundle deals if you're okay with previous Gen hardware. Jumping from a 4790k to a 12900k, that's gonna be nice! And I probably won't upgrade again for another Decade- we might not even be using Silicone anymore by then, we're so close to that 1nm mark! My Firestrike scores are: Overall: 20539, Graphics: 28911, Physics: 13837, Combined: 8401. It's the physics score (CPU) that I'm #2, I was just a few points off from #1 and the CPU doesn't OC quite as well as it used to so I'll never be able to get that #1 spot now- used to run it at 4.9 and have booted into 5.1, though any benches at 5.0/5.1 wouldn't finish without a BSOD- had to back off the OC to 4.8 though and will probably have to periodically step it down if I keep using it much longer. Once it's on secondary duty I'm getting rid of the OC completely and reverting it to stock settings since speed won't be important for it anymore. If you look up the 4790k/5700xt and order it by physics, I'm Sannyasi73 :D Well.... this turned into a bit of a rant that probably won't get read by anyone, heh. If you made it this far, and even if you didn't- hope you're having a good Day ;)

[@SaintedPIacebo]

the answer without watching is yes. i have one. its paired with a 1070, i still get 60fps on AAA titles on mixed high settings and depending on the game its usually a pretty even usage% between the two.

[@No_Transitory]

The 4790k would most def make the 3080 bottle neck like crazy. Especially if all the settings ard on ultra. Only reason i even use it is i have it sitting in an Asus sabertooth Mark S with avexir ram. But i still have a more updated system.

[@karstafari55]

Rocking the i7 4970k 4.6 ghz 24gb 2400 ram and rtx 2070s and im happy. Z87-c mb

[@karstafari55]

Bought the 2070super for 150€ last week from a guy i know🎉

[@karstafari55]

Just ocd for fun to 4.7 and seems allright 🤪

[@Isndar]

4790K should be paired with RTX3050 8GB and see how it performs in 2024 Hopefully you can re-do this benchmark with that card

[@spritbong5285]

Drop the settings from ultra, many lower 12 gen would struggle FFS

[@MRHOTCAKE]

I still have one in my mother's house AND older i7 2600, Core 2 Quad still can play (some games like GTA V ir WOT) I instales AND built one un my office just to work AND watch videos

[@martinlinden4129]

With this cpu going for dirt cheap at used market its a budget baller

[@mozzdog]

4790k / 1080ti here checking in. This setup continues to work hard.

[@andytraill]

Lil brother's getting mine tried to hold off OCing too much. Will try to tell him if it stops working it's not his fault.

[@elztim5461]

Its worth to upgrade from pentium g3258 to 4790k for just 30$??

[@shumailaahsan7859]

Bro pair it with a good gpu like 5600xt or 5700xt.....I played stanfield loved it had more then 70 fps all time..

[@bartomiejkania8359]

I have this procesor i7 4790k 16GB 2400Hz + rtx 2070 super and I play all the new games. I think I'll buy 14700, but when I see the power consumption, maybe 14500.

[@Techomode]

I tested the 14700K and I wasn't too impressed. I've been liking my 13600K. I would check that one out. I know its an i5 but its kind OP.

[@bartomiejkania8359]

@@Techomode Yeap i5 13600k strong procesor maybe I will buy it, because it's cheaper but I'm looking for something for years of use.

[@JasperSkallow]

AMD RADEON RX GPU put less load on the CPU so in practice will perform better on "slower" CPU :)