Upgrading for speed

[rbnkc]

It’s clear from my growing experience that I need to upgrade my system to get processing results in a reasonable amount of time. I’m currently using a windows system with an i5-4690k @ 3.5ghz with 16gb of memory and an AMD R9 290 graphics card. Increasing memory to 32gb is a must, but which would give me a better performance boost, adding another graphics card or replacing the CPU with say an i7-4790 4ghz.

[Alexey Pasumansky]

Hello rbnkc,

I'd rather suggest to choose 6-core CPU like 4930K or 4960X.

[rbnkc]

Thanks Alexey,
Right now I'm limited by an LGA 1150 socket and I don't see any chips greater than 4-core for that socket. With a new motherboard (LGA 2011-3) I can get an I-7 6950X which has 10 cores and evidently overclocks quite well. Would PS take advantage of 10 cores over 6?

[Alexey Pasumansky]

Hello rbnkc,

Then you should probably check i7 5930K or i7 5960X, as I don't think the performance of 10 over 8 cores will worth the price difference compared to the latest series.