Core i5-4690k build

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I will make a new thread with the parts, but this machine has been upgraded.

I am hooking a friend up with the CPU, Motherboard, RAM and H20 Cooler from this install. I jumped to a Devil's Canyon i5-4690K CPU. Same video card, 850w PSU, Case and add-on sound card. I also went with the Corsair H80i cooler.

So far, I want to say the extra CPU cache is smoothing out a few games I was playing on my 570 GTX in the old rig. Performance seems smoother, granted I have only tested with Watch Dogs and a Final Fantasy XIV benchmark.

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I ran this setup from 2015 until last week.  Someone wanted a discounted build so I gave them a deal on my old parts.  Similar story to when I upgraded my i5-2500k from 2012.

The prior build was:

• Processor / CPU:
  Intel i5-4690k
• Motherboard:
  Asus Hero VII
• Memory:
  32 GB Corsair DDR3
• Primary OS on a Samsung 850 Pro SATA SSD
• Power Supply:
  Corsair 850w PSU
• Cooler:
  Corsair H80i CPU Cooler
• Case:
  Antec 900 V3
• Video Card / GPU:
  Asus Strix 980 GTX (Gen 1 - Non Ti)

I replaced Motherboard, RAM, CPU, case and CPU Cooler, keeping my Hard Drives, Power Supply and Video Card.  Without currently diving into my benchmarks from the 2500k era, I saw some minor performance gains but I was still on the i5 class of CPU rocking 4 cores and no hyperthreading.

This is one of those threads where I come back to add content and should have some more to add.  I'm making a new thread for my current build as well, since I jumped to an i7-7700k build.

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I got this back and rebuilt it with a Nvidia RTX 3050. It does pretty well considering it's age as a CPU, RAM and Chipset from a 4th Gen Intel build.

 

Time to walk dogs and eat some lunch. I will add system photos in a few.

Windows 10 on a standard Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SATA SSD, since the m2 slot on this board, like does not really work. Have fun looking up that the slot on here, was like pre-qualified specification for m2. BIOS saw none I tried and that was a fun research hole that brought me to the conclusion on the m2 slot.
I'm installing Samsung Magician now to see if this drive has any updates, etc. for the firmware. ( No new firmware on this 850 Evo since last year or so).



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