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haqqaton on 19 December 2014
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sc94597 said:


The i5 4690k is unlocked (means he can overclock in the future.) Even if he doesn't want to overclock now, it is great to have the option as he gets more into PC building and gaming. Especially since Haswell (rebooted) overclocks so well. Which brings me to my next point, it is better for him to get a Haswell architecture than an Ivy-Bridge. Especially when the price difference between the 4690k and the 3330 (or 3470) is about $25. Plus Haswell is LGA 1150 and Ivy-Bridge is LGA 1155, giving him more board options and upgradeability. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115234 (3470)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116781 (3330)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372 (4690k)


Yeah, I don't want him to buy Ivy (although Haswell is not any better than Ivy in gaming). There was a very good review showing it here, but it seems that the charts are lost now. =/

As I said (or I think I said), my point is valid only if you can grab a cheap i5. If the price is almost the same, there's no reason getting the 'worst' product.

What I wanted to state is that some people give too much credit for CPU. Taking WatchDogs as example, an i3 is just 6 FPS behind an i7.

* Sorry for my poor English. It's not my first language.