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

In this video I will be testing the legendary i7-4790K. Of course its going to be overclocked and we will be testing games like Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077, and other Triple AAA titles. Can this 10 year old CPU still game in 2024? Its going to be pretty Sicko Mode!

Parts I used in the video in the links below!

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PC Parts List
CPU: Intel i7-4790K

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Chapters
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0:00 Intro
0:54 The i7-4790K
3:08 The Build
4:17 Cinebench R23
4:46 3DMark Benchmarks
5:07 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
5:39 Starfield
6:06 Cyberpunk 2077
6:36 RDR2
7:04 GTA V
7:36 Verdict

[phj]

i7-4790K is the Muhammed Ali of processors

[jjsams]

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

[pspjr]

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.

[laijames]

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

[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

[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. 👍

[gerydblackmore]

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

[Margoth]

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.

[king]

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

[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.

[avernus]

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

[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.

[mr.electronx]

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

[Lexicon-ffor]

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.

[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:
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"~

[kimsoderholm]

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.

[TheAnon]

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.

[Tee-npfc]

Still using mine, oveclocked and water cooled pretty much since it came out. I really should upgrade, but it still works for what I need. Great vid!

[hasangaimesh]

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

[spritbong]

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