Going from a 8350 AMD to a intel 4790k

[eastyy]

been thinking about it a while so was wondering a intel 4790k how does it compare the 8350 mostly for games and making the odd youtube video via vegas pro 12

Also i know the z97 is still pretty new but what are the chances of it being able to be used for a hackintosh ?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Most games(nearly all) will perform better on the 4790k. Very few games can take advantage of the 8 cores on the 8350.

Hackintosh is a totall different subject though.. Gigabyte boards seem to support it better than anyone else.

 

[RamboOC]

The main reason i think the 8350 falls quite far behind the 4790k in games is because of its very weak cores.
In almost all games a 4 core 4790k at 4ghz will beat overclocked 8 core amd 8350 at 5ghz

when it comes down to video/3d rendering theres not as much gap as with games but the intel will still do better

z97 is as good for hackingtosh as z87, go for a gigabyte board

 

[eastyy]

thanks yeah i heard gigabyte was good for hackintosh was not sure about the z97 chipsets though

 

[barnsley]

Depends on the game as to how much/any boost in fps you get. Battlefield the 8350 can be as fast/faster depending on graphics setup for example. DayZ the i7 will be miles ahead.

 

[Dicehunter]

been thinking about it a while so was wondering a intel 4790k how does it compare the 8350 mostly for games and making the odd youtube video via vegas pro 12

Also i know the z97 is still pretty new but what are the chances of it being able to be used for a hackintosh ?

Feronix is your man when it comes to Hackintosh stuff as he's building one currently.

 

[RamboOC]

Feronix is your man when it comes to Hackintosh stuff as he's building one currently.

Im installing OS X on my pc tomorrow too Tried it a week ago but had some issues installing with old amd phenom x3, and after i got it to work i had kernel panics because of this.
But now i have a h61 1150 gigabyte and intel cpu so it should go much smoother

If i decide to do NON-3D stuff on os x, then i will install yasmine or marevicks because it will work 100% with my intel hd 3000

If i decide to do 3D stuff on os x, then i will install lion because it will work 100% with my gtx 570

Tomorrow/ or in 2 days

 

[Dicehunter]

Im installing OS X on my pc tomorrow too Tried it a week ago but had some issues installing with old amd phenom x3, and after i got it to work i had kernel panics because of this.
But now i have a h61 1150 gigabyte and intel cpu so it should go much smoother

If i decide to do NON-3D stuff on os x, then i will install yasmine or marevicks because it will work 100% with my intel hd 3000

If i decide to do 3D stuff on os x, then i will install lion because it will work 100% with my gtx 570

Tomorrow/ or in 2 days

Ooooh nice, Do you know if it would work with the Z97 platform and a 780 Ti ? i.e all the gear in my sig

I've heard from everyone who's tried OSX that the sound API is worlds better than that of windows.


On a separate note I'd personally keep the 8350 as you will see benefits in benchmarks but to your eyes in gaming you will see diddly squat.

 

[Zoot]

The difference between an AMD FX and Intel i5/i7 is subjective and totally done to death in several forums. I myself find I don't really notice a difference between my friend's i7-3770k overclocked to 4.5GHz and my own FX-8350 at stock in games, but that's me.

For a Hackintosh, you'll be better off with Intel. I gather you've to jump through a few hoops if you want to get stuff up and running on an AMD CPU.

 

[RagingPwner]

I had thought about doing this swap for a bit now mainly because I want to do a matx or itx build and those boards just dont exist for a 8350 that I've found. I really just can't get myself to spend the money because I'm perfectly fine with how my 8350 performs.