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Buy a 3770k at max. If you really wanna buy Z97, don't, wait for Skylake, and the 5820k is on X99/2011-v3 platform, not Z97/1150.

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Hi!

 

I would appreciate your opinion on my future system upgrade from :

 

Asus ROG Maximus V Gene and i5 3570K

 

to:

 

MSI Z97 Gaming 5 or maybe MSI Z97 MPower and i7 4790K or i7 5820K

 

Thanks!

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What will you be doing with the system?

FX-8350 GTX760 16GB RAM 250GB SSD + 1TB HDD

 

"How many roads must a man walk down?" "42"

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Mostly gaming, movies and some CAD and 3D editing...

Cosmic Council Department of Defense ; Interplanetary Class 3 Relations & Diplomatic Affairs - OFFICE 117

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Buy a 3770k at max. If you really wanna buy Z97, don't, wait for Skylake, and the 5820k is on X99/2011-v3 platform, not Z97/1150.

 

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Oh yeah, that would be a great solution, completely forgot about Skylake. In that case I must use X99 mobo?

Cosmic Council Department of Defense ; Interplanetary Class 3 Relations & Diplomatic Affairs - OFFICE 117

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Oh yeah, that would be a great solution, completely forgot about Skylake. In that case I must use X99 mobo?

No. You'll have to use the Z170 mobos which are not released yet. Here's a list of the CPUs you could upgrade to and their chipset/socket

 

i7 4790k: 1150/Z97

i7 5820k: 2011/X99

i7 6700k (Skylake): 1151/Z170

i7 3770k: 1155/Z77

 

I suggest you to buy the 3770k, but if you really want to change platform, wait for skylake or pick the 5820k,  picking the 4790k is not worth it.

 

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|| Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3 || i5 3570 @3.5GHz || Zalman CNPS10X Optima || 8GB RAM HyperX Fury Blue @ 1600MHz || Thermaltake Berlin 630W || Zalman Z11 || Gainward Phantom GTX 970 || 120GB Kingston V300  (Gift) + 1TB  WD Green

 

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Tablet: iPad Mini 2

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Oh yeah, that would be a great solution, completely forgot about Skylake. In that case I must use X99 mobo?

YES DEFINITELY WAIT for skylake

They should be much faster and efficient

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YES DEFINITELY WAIT for skylake

They should be much faster and efficient

Not faster at stock. But maybe they will OC better. Picking a 3770k is a good idea too. For 5820k you need new mobo + ddr4 ram

 

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|| Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3 || i5 3570 @3.5GHz || Zalman CNPS10X Optima || 8GB RAM HyperX Fury Blue @ 1600MHz || Thermaltake Berlin 630W || Zalman Z11 || Gainward Phantom GTX 970 || 120GB Kingston V300  (Gift) + 1TB  WD Green

 

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Tablet: iPad Mini 2

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