Is it worth waiting for skylake and z170

[CH-Nils]

Hi peeps

 

wanted to build a z97, i5 4690k gaming/CAD-rendering rig

 

Now i could finally buy the components as my exams are over and summer holidays are on.

 

should i wait 1 or 2 more months for skylake and equip my build with an i5 6600k?

 

here's what i planned to put together:

 

nzxt noctis 450

asus z97 pro gamer mobo

i5 4690k

cryorig r1 ultimate cpu cooler

gtx 970 g1

samsung evo 850 ssd

wd blue 1tb

asus pcie wifi ac68

corsair ax760

 

 

[Ceatra]

1 or 2 months? Like 1 or 2 weeks

 

EDIT: Im not quiet sure, having the same question (i7 though)

[Rheinwasser]

i dont suggest waiting. skylake is probably going to perform not much better than haswell so theres no advantage there and you cant wait forever. for gaming it doesnt make a difference anywayas.

[Dimetime35c]

Id say wait but NOT to buy the skylake! Once skylake is released I'm guessing we will see an okay to awsome price drop in the older i5s and i7s. Yeah it might not be a half off price drop. But it could be the difference between getting an i5 and an i7.

[CH-Nils]

1 or 2 months? Like 1 or 2 weeks

 

EDIT: Im not quiet sure, having the same question (i7 though)

if you live in the us maybe... stuff arrives later in europe

[DarkSmith2]

Id say wait but NOT to buy the skylake! Once skylake is released I'm guessing we will see an okay to awsome price drop in the older i5s and i7s. Yeah it might not be a half off price drop. But it could be the difference between getting an i5 and an i7.

we havent ever seen a good price drop the last i5/i7 generations, why should it be different this time? Only thing what will happen is that Intel CPU's get even more expansive until they fade from the market.

 

 

Hi peeps

 

wanted to build a z97, i5 4690k gaming/CAD-rendering rig

 

Now i could finally buy the components as my exams are over and summer holidays are on.

 

should i wait 1 or 2 more months for skylake and equip my build with an i5 6600k?

 

here's what i planned to put together:

 

nzxt noctis 450

asus z97 pro gamer mobo

i5 4690k

cryorig r1 ultimate cpu cooler

gtx 970 g1

samsung evo 850 ssd

wd blue 1tb

asus pcie wifi ac68

corsair ax760

worth waiting. Its not much time left, you want to see what skylake really offers. And maybe go with a m.2 instead of an evo850.

[Ceatra]

if you live in the us maybe... stuff arrives later in europe

i live in europe

 

feck

[CH-Nils]

we havent ever seen a good price drop the last i5/i7 generations, why should it be different this time? Only thing what will happen is that Intel CPU's get even more expansive until they fade from the market.

 

 

worth waiting. Its not much time left, you want to see what skylake really offers. And maybe go with a m.2 instead of an evo850.

 

good m2 that really offer moar speed cost 300 us$ for 500gb, i only need 120gb for 60 $ but if prices drop to tha kneez why not

[DarkSmith2]

 

if you live in the us maybe... stuff arrives later in europe 

 

i live in europe

 

feck

 

wtf, it actually gets released in europe first. (Cologne, Germany). 

[CH-Nils]

 

 

 

wtf, it actually gets released in europe first. (Cologne, Germany). 

 

 how long until resellers got it though? You might be right though usually stuff arrives later here... guess intel wants to smack Amd infront of its home crowd

[Ceatra]

fek yeah! woop woop!

[DarkSmith2]

 how long until resellers got it though? You might be right though usually stuff arrives later here... guess intel wants to smack Amd infront of its home crowd

its planned to be a worldwide release on the same day everywhere. Last informations from a friend which works for a reseller was, that they will arrive at end of the month (1week old info), which would mean they probably allready have it in stock but are not allowed to sell it. The more important question would be if they do get enough samples from the start.

[Ceatra]

its planned to be a worldwide release on the same day everywhere. Last informations from a friend which works for a reseller was, that they will arrive at end of the month (1week old info), which would mean they probably allready have it in stock but are not allowed to sell it. The more important question would be if they do get enough samples from the start.

*loads guns*

Alright lets rub Best Buy *cough* R9 300 incident *cough*

[UltraNeonGaming]

Id say wait but NOT to buy the skylake! Once skylake is released I'm guessing we will see an okay to awsome price drop in the older i5s and i7s. Yeah it might not be a half off price drop. But it could be the difference between getting an i5 and an i7.

Intel doesn't drop the price of their previous generation CPU's once a new lineup is released, especially with the high end haswell refresh CPU's. The new lineup will have a higher retail price to start with.

Intel will keep the same price for a while and then the new CPU's and the last gen CPU's will drop in price.

[FinestRyeBread]

I would say no because Skylake means new motherboard, new cpu, new Os key, new ram

[CH-Nils]

I would say no because Skylake means new motherboard, new cpu, new Os key, new ram

dont have os key yet anyways...

[Dinkleberg]

Hi peeps

wanted to build a z97, i5 4690k gaming/CAD-rendering rig

Now i could finally buy the components as my exams are over and summer holidays are on.

should i wait 1 or 2 more months for skylake and equip my build with an i5 6600k?

here's what i planned to put together:

nzxt noctis 450

asus z97 pro gamer mobo

i5 4690k

cryorig r1 ultimate cpu cooler

gtx 970 g1

samsung evo 850 ssd

wd blue 1tb

asus pcie wifi ac68

corsair ax760

I'm personally waiting for Skylake, also you might want to get a 600-650W PSU, a 760W PSU is too little for a dual-card build and too much for a single-card build, and an R9 390, it performs better than the GTX 970 for the same price and has more VRAM. Also, you should really consider adding in some RAM, makes a PC work.

[NumLock21]

Yes wait for it, and also them new G.skill Ripjaws V and Trident Z

[Dinkleberg]

Yes wait for it, and also them new G.skill Ripjaws V and Trident Z

Looks like I have decided on which RAM I should go for after I saw the Trident Z, and I thought the HyperX Predator looked good.

[NumLock21]

Looks like I have decided on which RAM I should go for after I saw the Trident Z, and I thought the HyperX Predator looked good.

Hyper x predator, all they did c is just stretch the heatsink to make it taller. Lol them savage and fury looks nice. Like the savage more than the fury.

[Dinkleberg]

Hyper x predator, all they did c is just stretch the heatsink to make it taller. Lol them savage and fury looks nice. Like the savage more than the fury.

Savage sticks look great, too bad there are no DDR4 Savage..... yet !

[NumLock21]

Savage sticks look great, too bad there are no DDR4 Savage..... yet !

Going to get me some trident z instead

[DarkSmith2]

I'm personally waiting for Skylake, also you might want to get a 600-650W PSU, a 760W PSU is too little for a dual-card build and too much for a single-card build, and an R9 390, it performs better than the GTX 970 for the same price and has more VRAM. Also, you should really consider adding in some RAM, makes a PC work.

For GTX970 SLI 760W is plenty ^.^

[Dinkleberg]

For GTX970 SLI 760W is plenty ^.^

Under load a GTX 970 can use north of 300W, that's 600W in case of SLI, add to that the mobo and the CPU, and a little CPU OC, and you'll easily pass the 760W mark.

[DarkSmith2]

nvm 

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-970-sli-review,4.html

 

for gaming 750watt is plenty, you wont use 100% GPU load / Power consumption.