tlheinz

haswell e has no significant improvements for the price difference from my research but I may be wrong, I would think my savings could be then invested into more ram or other stuff

Also would like to know what a good motherboard would be to choose with either processor. I tend to prefer Asus because I have had good luck with them but I am open to anything. The processor will be over clocked to reach the speeds of the 6700k.

depending on motherboard, about $100.

I plan on upgrading power supplies as well because, yes I do have the low end ones... Also I am going to school for engineering right now so as I progress my hobby on Solidworks the assemblies and such will get more complicated.

I am upgrading my cpu, MoBO, and ram. I am trying to decide what is the best route for me. I am not worried about the minimal price difference, what I'm worried about is performance and a system that will last. I game 75% of the time, and the other bit is spent on a 3D modeling software called Solidworks. I know that the 6700k wins in single core perfomance but I was wondering how close the margin was when background communication applications are running? Anything to help would be appreciated. System: CPU-deciding MoBo-deciding Ram-deciding GPU-Gigabyte 980ti Psu-corsair 500watt Thanks for any help!