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I5-6600K good for gaming without overclocking?

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Hi guys, I'm just wondering if it was worth the extra money to get a Core i5-6600K over the 6500 I was originally going to get. I've seen benchmarks for the 6500 and it doesn't really have the performance I'm looking for in games.

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What are you looking for and specs? and monitor specs too

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Why purchase an unlocked processor if you don't plan to overclock?

 

 

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Why purchase an unlocked processor if you don't plan to overclock?

 

 

/facepalm.

 

Exactly this if you dont plan on overclocking at all just save your money and grab the non-k part.

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What are you looking for and specs? and monitor specs too

 

Around 60 FPS at 2560x1440

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Exactly this if you dont plan on overclocking at all just save your money and grab the non-k part.

 

Would the I5-6600(non)K do 60 FPS at ultra on 2560x1440. If you need to know the graphics card, it's a GTX 980 TI

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Would the I5-6600(non)K do 60 FPS at ultra on 2560x1440. If you need to know the graphics card, it's a GTX 980 TI

the 6600 shouldnt bottleneck the 980ti. but with a build this expensive you probably should look down the road a little bit. if you upgrade your 980ti after a couple years the i5 could become a problem. if you dont want to overclock (which i understand i lost the silicon lottery too before) the i7 6700 is an option too. it goes to 4ghz.

 

in general i would probably wait half a year if i could because 2016 looks to be a good year for gpu enthusiasts

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The Core i5's will kick ass for gaming, all day, every day. Any version is fine, you don't need a K version.

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If you do not plan to OC just go with 6600 non k. i5 would handle 980 Ti no problem.

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the 6600 shouldnt bottleneck the 980ti. but with a build this expensive you probably should look down the road a little bit. if you upgrade your 980ti after a couple years the i5 could become a problem. if you dont want to overclock (which i understand i lost the silicon lottery too before) the i7 6700 is an option too. it goes to 4ghz.

 

in general i would probably wait half a year if i could because 2016 looks to be a good year for gpu enthusiasts

 

The reason for this entire post is because I wanted an Asus ROG Swift PG248Q and If I want to afford that, I'd be waiting another 3 months after christmas, plus the 3 months it would take to get the money for the 980 TI so I was kind of planning on waiting for the next generation of GPUs anyway.

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The reason for this entire post is because I wanted an Asus ROG Swift PG248Q and If I want to afford that, I'd be waiting another 3 months after christmas, plus the 3 months it would take to get the money for the 980 TI so I was kind of planning on waiting for the next generation of GPUs anyway.

well if you stretch your build over time i would go with an i7 6700 non k. i did the same thing and i wouldnt be happy with an i5 now. it just adds a lot of value to the system and changing cpu is a really annoying progress.

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well if you stretch your build over time i would go with an i7 6700 non k. i did the same thing and i wouldnt be happy with an i5 now. it just adds a lot of value to the system and changing cpu is a really annoying progress.

 

Yeah, I had a feeling that's the way I should go as soon as you mentioned it. Because I bought the MSI H170 Gaming M3, I couldn't overclock the processor even if I wanted to. Thinking about it now though, getting the 6600K would cost almost as much as the i7-6700 because I'd need to buy a CPU Cooler with it anyway.

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Why purchase an unlocked processor if you don't plan to overclock?

 

 

/facepalm.

Facepalm is not necessary. Is LTT forum always have too much sodium every day?

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Facepalm is not necessary. Is LTT forum always have too much sodium every day?

 

I get why he'd react like that, it is kind of pointless to buy an unlocked processor if you aren't going to overclock it. I just wanted to know if the standard speed was good enough to get 60 fps on a 2560x1440P display I was gonna get really early next year

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