Hello lads,
So my i7 4790K died and I'm gonna have to replace it with something (see my signature for the other current components). There are a few routes I can take. Please bear in mind that all I do on my PC is use simple programs like Office, watch blu-ray movies and play games like CS:GO. I do like everything that I use to boot up and start up fast though, which is why I rather invest in a pretty fast PC every now and then that is probably above my needs so that I don't have to upgrade every few years but not worry about upgrading for 5-6 years straight, which is what I would have done if my chip didn't die.
Option #1: I could buy a cheap chip (probably i5-4460) for this socket to bide my time with it until the Cannon Lake chips are released in a year or whatever and then buy a whole new PC. New motherboard, new cannon lake line chip, four DDR4 sticks, new SSD etc. The downside is that I'll pay about 200 dollars for a chip that is slower that what I'm used to and will only use for a year. The upside is longevity because I can probably go on for years and years with a new chip like cannon lake because I don't require that strong of a PC.
Option #2: I could wait for the Coffee Lake chips to be released but I read conflicting reports on its release date. Some say it comes out on the 5th of October which would make it a viable option but I need something within a maximum of two weeks. Maybe one of you guys have more information on its actual release date?
Let me know what you guys think.
Regards,
Baris
So my i7 4790K died and I'm gonna have to replace it with something (see my signature for the other current components). There are a few routes I can take. Please bear in mind that all I do on my PC is use simple programs like Office, watch blu-ray movies and play games like CS:GO. I do like everything that I use to boot up and start up fast though, which is why I rather invest in a pretty fast PC every now and then that is probably above my needs so that I don't have to upgrade every few years but not worry about upgrading for 5-6 years straight, which is what I would have done if my chip didn't die.
Option #1: I could buy a cheap chip (probably i5-4460) for this socket to bide my time with it until the Cannon Lake chips are released in a year or whatever and then buy a whole new PC. New motherboard, new cannon lake line chip, four DDR4 sticks, new SSD etc. The downside is that I'll pay about 200 dollars for a chip that is slower that what I'm used to and will only use for a year. The upside is longevity because I can probably go on for years and years with a new chip like cannon lake because I don't require that strong of a PC.
Option #2: I could wait for the Coffee Lake chips to be released but I read conflicting reports on its release date. Some say it comes out on the 5th of October which would make it a viable option but I need something within a maximum of two weeks. Maybe one of you guys have more information on its actual release date?
Let me know what you guys think.
Regards,
Baris
