Keep my i7 4790k or Upgrade to 5860x

[Tripnator]

Im having trouble deciding what to do, I would like to start a custom loop in my system and I would like not to have to touch is for 2 years if possible. 

 

My friend works at intel and can get me the 5860x for around £300 

 

So I was thinking before I start should I go to X99 and then watercool it all. 

 

Or keep my current system:

 

i7 4790k

ASUS ROG Ranger Vii

2x 8gb DDR 2333Mhz Corsair dominator plats.

 

Any for or against reasons welcomed. 

[Florb]

I love my 5960X, but it is reserved for bragging rights. However, DDR4 and etc. is expensive.

[Lolucoca]

If you have the money, take the i7 5960x

[Florb]

5960x*

And if you can get it for cheap, go for it. Won't improve gaming performance one bit though. 

It's amazing for solidworks*

[Dzzope]

If you have the cash and will use the extra threads.. then go for it but the 4790k is a very capable chip too.. in games it'll be minimal - no difference unless your a very heavy multi-tasker.

[Florb]

That's why I said "gaming performance" ^^

But...ok

[DimasRMDO]

5960X is awesome, but for gaming performance, i7-4790K even i5 can compete with it.

But for video editing, multi-tasking and such.... It's a lot better.

[BananaNinja]

Im having trouble deciding what to do, I would like to start a custom loop in my system and I would like not to have to touch is for 2 years if possible. 

 

My friend works at intel and can get me the 5860x for around £300 

 

So I was thinking before I start should I go to X99 and then watercool it all. 

 

Or keep my current system:

 

i7 4790k

ASUS ROG Ranger Vii

2x 8gb DDR 2333Mhz Corsair dominator plats.

 

Any for or against reasons welcomed. 

sometimes I cry in the corner when someone contemplates upgrading from an expensive CPU to an even MORE expensive CPU 

 

 

 

sniff*

[blueballs]

lol 300$ go for it 

[Speaker1264]

Im having trouble deciding what to do, I would like to start a custom loop in my system and I would like not to have to touch is for 2 years if possible. 

 

My friend works at intel and can get me the 5860x for around £300 

 

So I was thinking before I start should I go to X99 and then watercool it all. 

 

Or keep my current system:

 

i7 4790k

ASUS ROG Ranger Vii

2x 8gb DDR 2333Mhz Corsair dominator plats.

 

Any for or against reasons welcomed. 

 

You won't be able to utilize those extra cores in games.  The 4790k tends to be better due to being able to overclock higher.  Once dx12 comes along you can probably utilize the cores, but seeing as the 4790k doesn't bottleneck anyway I don't see a point.

[SurvivorNVL]

For $300?  Yes.  Snatch that thing up.  DDR4 prices are effectively near the same as DDR3 now, and you can get a low-priced, but solid mobo from ASrock.  Won't perform better in games, may perform worse, but it'd be amazing for multitasking.  Just absolutely stunning for it.

[JaZoN_XD]

Depends on what you plan to use it with. Like everyone stated here, you will have no benefit in gaming performance as games don't even use all the cores in the 5960X. If you are editing or something and you are doing content creation, then I'd say go for it, it's only $300. (Or buy it and then sell it )

[TheCaptain53]

Im having trouble deciding what to do, I would like to start a custom loop in my system and I would like not to have to touch is for 2 years if possible. 

 

My friend works at intel and can get me the 5860x for around £300 

 

So I was thinking before I start should I go to X99 and then watercool it all. 

 

Or keep my current system:

 

i7 4790k

ASUS ROG Ranger Vii

2x 8gb DDR 2333Mhz Corsair dominator plats.

 

Any for or against reasons welcomed. 

£300!?

HOLY SHIT, GET IT.

The extra PCIe lanes will be useful for 3 or 4-way SLI.

The only issue with getting an X99 chip is the hardware you have to get in conjunction with it, because it's kind of expensive, but I'd say it's worth it.

It won't improve performance in gaming, though, so I hope you find uses for it other than games. It'll be useful for rendering and the like.

Before you do anything, make sure you have a case that can accomodate a custom loop. A full tower is preferable, but it can be done in smaller form factors. Also, you could repurpose your LGA1150 platform and DDR3 RAM into a second rig for a friend, family, or you could sell it.

[Tripnator]

Thanks for all the replies, Yea im a gamer but I also do alot of website design and use the adobe suite alot so I think Ill go for it. Now as its going to be my first time water cooling with a custom loop. I think ill do a build log