Upgrade from 3770k to 6900k?

[dklims]

Hey guys,

So I have been waiting to upgrade my i7 3770k (@4.5GHz) for a while. But I have yet to see any decent options thus far. The 6700k doesn't seem to offer that much of a performance increase to be worth upgrading (not really talking about price-to-performance of the upgrade but just as a upgrade in general). 

I use programs like Unity3D editor, Unreal 4, Maya (on occassion), and I write different programs and such as I am a Game Developer. I am also a twitch streamer and the 3770k doesn't seem to cut it on more intense games where there is a lot going on in the game I am playing. I use X264 encoding as it produces the best quality, but it is also the most demanding of the CPU. I figured that 4 more cores were certainly do the trick for a better quality stream and would also help in the other programs or at least in multitasking with demanding tasks.

I also play a lot of games (I realize in gaming alone the performance will probably be about the same, that being said I feel sometimes I am CPU limited having two 980ti's in sli).

I also just read that Skylake-x should be coming out around may (ish?) would it be better to wait for that?

Do you guys think I would see a big improvement in the programs/purposes I listed?

Thanks guys!

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

1 minute ago, dklims said:

Hey guys,

So I have been waiting to upgrade my i7 3770k (@4.5GHz) for a while. But I have yet to see any decent options thus far. The 6700k doesn't seem to offer that much of a performance increase to be worth upgrading (not really talking about price-to-performance of the upgrade but just as a upgrade in general). 

I use programs like Unity3D editor, Unreal 4, Maya (on occassion), and I write different programs and such as I am a Game Developer. I am also a twitch streamer and the 3770k doesn't seem to cut it on more intense games where there is a lot going on in the game I am playing. I use X264 encoding as it produces the best quality, but it is also the most demanding of the CPU. I figured that 4 more cores were certainly do the trick for a better quality stream and would also help in the other programs or at least in multitasking with demanding tasks.

I also play a lot of games (I realize in gaming alone the performance will probably be about the same, that being said I feel sometimes I am CPU limited having two 980ti's in sli).

I also just read that Skylake-x should be coming out around may (ish?) would it be better to wait for that?

Do you guys think I would see a big improvement in the programs/purposes I listed?

Thanks guys!

Wait for Ryzen to come out, then make the decision.

[DaveTheBeast023]

2 minutes ago, dklims said:

Hey guys,

So I have been waiting to upgrade my i7 3770k (@4.5GHz) for a while. But I have yet to see any decent options thus far. The 6700k doesn't seem to offer that much of a performance increase to be worth upgrading (not really talking about price-to-performance of the upgrade but just as a upgrade in general). 

I use programs like Unity3D editor, Unreal 4, Maya (on occassion), and I write different programs and such as I am a Game Developer. I am also a twitch streamer and the 3770k doesn't seem to cut it on more intense games where there is a lot going on in the game I am playing. I use X264 encoding as it produces the best quality, but it is also the most demanding of the CPU. I figured that 4 more cores were certainly do the trick for a better quality stream and would also help in the other programs or at least in multitasking with demanding tasks.

I also play a lot of games (I realize in gaming alone the performance will probably be about the same, that being said I feel sometimes I am CPU limited having two 980ti's in sli).

I also just read that Skylake-x should be coming out around may (ish?) would it be better to wait for that?

Do you guys think I would see a big improvement in the programs/purposes I listed?

Thanks guys!

I would hold out until Zen right now. Price drops are pretty much over now, so you would be buying at base price, and it wouldn't be worth it.

[masterzpcz]

See what happens with zen and consider your options then unless you absolutely have to have Intel zen is definitely worth considering 

[dklims]

7 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

I would hold out until Zen right now. Price drops are pretty much over now, so you would be buying at base price, and it wouldn't be worth it.

 

6 minutes ago, masterzpcz said:

See what happens with zen and consider your options then unless you absolutely have to have Intel zen is definitely worth considering 

Do you guys have any idea on the price range of zen? I have always been with intel (not a fanboy they have just had better high end products in the past so im open to new stuff).

[DaveTheBeast023]

4 minutes ago, dklims said:

 

Do you guys have any idea on the price range of zen? I have always been with intel (not a fanboy they have just had better high end products in the past so im open to new stuff).

There has been nothing confirmed, but I would not be surprised if it was 3/4s of the price, or even half of the price.

[Jack the Stripper]

Hold out for RyZen

 

 

9 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

There has been nothing confirmed, but I would not be surprised if it was 3/4s of the price, or even half of the price.

Yeah but what about performance?

No doubt there will be a flock of sheep to do benchmarks.

Who are the top benchmarkers to view when the shit lays down?

[DaveTheBeast023]

2 minutes ago, Jack the Stripper said:

Hold out for RyZen

 

 

Yeah but what about performance?

No doubt there will be a flock of sheep to do benchmarks.

Who are the top benchmarkers to view when the shit lays down?

They have a video showcasing that it performs just as good, if not slightly better. 

 

[Jack the Stripper]

1 minute ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

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I wouldnt trust them at all. Thats a promo video that AMD put out.

[DaveTheBeast023]

1 minute ago, Jack the Stripper said:

I wouldnt trust them at all.

Okey Doke. I respectfully disagree, but you are entitled to your own opinion. I am inclined to think their performance is much better, considering they are going with smaller nano-meter chips, and are more focused on single core performance this time around, instead of using useless 6 and 8 core processors. If their numbers are anywhere near correct, Zen should be amazing for the cost.

[Jack the Stripper]

So you take per-batum what the horses mouth says huh. Wow!

 

Independant reviews and benchmarks are what is needed, not some promo video from the horses mouth.

[dklims]

4 minutes ago, Jack the Stripper said:

I wouldnt trust them at all. Thats a promo video that AMD put out.

 

2 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

Okey Doke. I respectfully disagree, but you are entitled to your own opinion. I am inclined to think their performance is much better, considering they are going with smaller nano-meter chips, and are more focused on single core performance this time around, instead of using useless 6 and 8 core processors. If their numbers are anywhere near correct, Zen should be amazing for the cost.

I think the video holds some truth, It gives us something to look to at least upon release...I honestly hope that it is a good gauge of what to expect, that being said we will see for ourselves soon enough! No sense in arguing...I for one did not realize that AMD was event attempting to make a chip that would compete with the 6900k so that is exciting stuff! If it does compete it will put a fire under intel's ass and most likely drive some prices down as well!

[ARikozuM]

@DaveTheBeast023 @bob51zhang Don't quote the OP if you're one of the first in the thread.

[Morgan Everett]

43 minutes ago, DaveTheBeast023 said:

There has been nothing confirmed, but I would not be surprised if it was 3/4s of the price, or even half of the price.

If you think that AMD will be offering the same performance at half the price, I'm not sure what to say. 

[DaveTheBeast023]

18 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

@DaveTheBeast023 @bob51zhang Don't quote the OP if you're one of the first in the thread.

sorry it's just a habit thing, like hitting a reply button.