AMD A10 7870K, FX 9590 or Intel 6700K, 5820K?

[pete_agreatguy]

Hi all,

 

I've come to a decision to upgrade my system; mainly for GTA V but I also like my Flight Sim (inc. tones of addons). I do the odd burning of DVDs which includes encoding as well. So this is mainly a gaming rig!

 

I've been doing my own research but also been talking with colleagues at work and I cannot come to a decision on my final components so need advice.

 

Current System

Corsair 750D Case <--- KEEPING

Antec HCP850W PSU <--- KEEPING

Asus P6T

Intel i7 920 @ 4GHz

Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 <--- KEEPING

3x 2GB OCZ PC3-12800

EVGA GTX760 2GB <--- KEEPING till boxing day sales

Seagate 480GB SSD + 2TB + 8TB + Samsung 250GB SSD <--- KEEPING

Win 7 Ultimate x64 OS <--- Keeping till hardware upgrade to Win 10!

 

UPGRADE OPTIONS

 

Option 1

AMD A10-7870K 94.00 Amazon

Asus Crossblade Ranger 118.80 Dabs

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53

Total = 328.32

 

Option 2

AMD FX 9590 175.10 Ebuyer

Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z 175.46 Amazon UK

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2400 98.02 Ebuyer

Total = 448.58

 

Option 3

Intel i7 6700K 300.00 Amazon

Asus Z170-A 114.42 Ebuyer

G Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4-2800 105.70

Total = 520.12

 

Option 4

Intel i7 5820K 303.59 overclockers

Asus X99-A USB 3.1 202.67 Dabs

Kingston 16GB (4x 4GB) DDR4-2800 123.57 Dabs

Total = 629.83

 

Option 5

4790k 258.99 Amazon

Asus Z97-A USB 3.1 130.34 Amazon

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53

Total = 502.86

 

Thanks in advance for all your recommendations!

Edited September 5, 2015 by pete_agreatguy

[Oshino Shinobu]

Option 3 is the best for gaming out of these. First two are completely out as far as I'm concerned, and the 4th build is better for gaming +video editing, rendering and such. 

 

A 4790K may actually be a better option though, as it has good performance in games and is a fair bit cheaper than the Skylake option. 

[comicsansms]

Get an i5 4690k or 6600k and the cheapest Z97 or z107 motherboard that fits your requirements.

[TheGamingBarrel]

The AMD choices are complete garbage for gaming, X99 is more for content creators, and Z170 is too expensive right now, and Z97 Would amke more sense budget wise, keeping your RAM.

[minibois]

5820K is the best of the bunch, but of course most expensive.

I would go 6700K

[Gofspar]

5820K is the best of the bunch, but of course most expensive.

I would go 6700K

Come on man.. It's obviously gr8 b8.

[Mikjul]

6700k.

[pete_agreatguy]

Hi all, money is no concern. Why not the AMD builds? My work colleague is telling me he is getting i7 6700k benchmarks with his AMD build which is considerably cheaper.

[Dabombinable]

Try to find out how much an i7 4790K will cost+a Z97 motherboard that has the features that you require. I myself had the choice of going with an i7 6700K-but its not really worth the price at all.

 

Edit:The 'modern' rig in my signature isn't the latest incarnation-that one is in my profile

[pete_agreatguy]

Priced up a 4790k:

 

Option 5

4790k 258.99 Amazon

Asus Z97-A USB 3.1 130.34 Amazon

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53

Total = 502.86

[FuzzyYellow]

Hi all, money is no concern. Why not the AMD builds? My work colleague is telling me he is getting i7 6700k benchmarks with his AMD build which is considerably cheaper.

because AMD's processors are running on a 5 year old archetecture, and have poor IPC and single core performance. a 9590 gets beat out by an i3 in gaming tests.

 

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Systems/Quad-Core-Gaming-Roundup-How-Much-CPU-Do-You-Really-Need

[FuzzyYellow]

Priced up a 4790k:

 

Option 5

4790k 258.99 Amazon

Asus Z97-A USB 3.1 130.34 Amazon

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53

Total = 502.86

this is what i would go for.

[Nena Trinity]

Why on Earth do you want a FX-9590?

[pete_agreatguy]

A friend at work was highly recommending the AMD options. I'll have to research the benchmarks further.

 

The ones we looked at he stressed that they had an nVidia GPU hooked up with the AMD processor's. In his experience the AMD GPU's worked a lot better together with the A10 and FX-9590.

[Mikjul]

A friend at work was highly recommending the AMD options. I'll have to research the benchmarks further.

 

The ones we looked at he stressed that they had an nVidia GPU hooked up with the AMD processor's. In his experience the AMD GPU's worked a lot better together with the A10 and FX-9590.

LOL, it's time to tell your friend to keep out of your purchase decisions, all i have to say.

[pete_agreatguy]

I trust him. Is it worth waiting for the HBM CPU's from AMD?

[Mikjul]

I trust him. Is it worth waiting for the HBM CPU's from AMD?

Your i7 performs on par with FX already in gaming....

 

You really think we would choose anything AMD over a 6700k/ 5820k?

 

You seem like a troll right now.

[pete_agreatguy]

I never said anything of the sort about me not trusting your advice? If that's what you meant by me being a troll?

[vXhanz]

For your described use I would go with either the 6700k (of the choices you listed) if you want the new platform. If you want to save a bit of money, then go 4790k.

[pete_agreatguy]

Sounds like skylake is my option then. There's only a £40-£50 difference between 6700k and a 4790k. Thank you for all your advice all.

[Guest trucker2]

I choose the 7870k

Your gaming system is pretty awesome right now, skyjunk is a massive failure and Zen won't come out till next year. Ever try an HTPC build? It would be fun, cheap and it is a NEW build.

[Mikjul]

I choose the 7870k

Your gaming system is pretty awesome right now, skyjunk is a massive failure and Zen won't come out till next year. Ever try an HTPC build? It would be fun, cheap and it is a NEW build.

-4/10 troll attempt.

[Guest trucker2]

I never troll

[Dabombinable]

I never troll

You always troll, that's the problem.

[FLUFFYJELLO]

You always troll, that's the problem.

The problem isn't him trolling 100% of the time. The problem is almost nothing is done about it after the fact.