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Losmi27
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I will get straight to the point i want to buy a new CPU i ended up with two choices

I5 7600

I7 6700

The i5 is 20-30€ cheaper than the i7 (where i live)

MB is MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON

GPU is Aorus GTX 1060 6GB Xtreme edition.

I was wandering what is better choice for gaming (plan on using for a long time)

Im not looking to overclock thats why im not looking at k (also expensive).

 

Edit.

Im dont need it for rendering or emulating. Just for video games

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Get the 6700. Or if you can, wait for zen 2, sell the B250 board and get a ryzen 3600+B450 board.

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What are you upgrading from? 

 

Prices on those CPUs are usually quite terrible overall, just too expensive for their own good. You're better off just replacing your motherboard when new products drop on July 7th.

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Used 6700 in America land is around $200-250.

 

Better to reuse your ram if DD4, buy a used Ryzen 5 1600 for $80, and decent B450 board for $100. Add a $70 kit of 16gb DDR4 3200 if you don't have DDR4 ram.

 

Might be cheaper, and more well rounded, and you can buy a better Zen2 chip later if the 1600 becomes too slow (will take years based on your usage if you are only now considering upgrading to a skylake)

 

These are of course America land dollars, so of course depends on your area.

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