5820k or 5930k for gaming?

[Msxander9921]

Hi with the recent launch of the x99 chipset their are new processors, and i would like to know which one (5820k or 5930k) would be better for gaming?

 

 

-thanks 

[NInety]

Neither. To OP. Wait for Broadwell.

[Izaya Orihara]

1. For gaming a 4790k is more than sufficent. 

2. The 5930k will perform better however it will not beat the 5820k by a whole lot. 

3. What will you be doing with the PC other than gaming? 

[Builder]

Neither. To OP. Wait for Broadwell.

Are there going to be desktop SKUs for Broadwell?

 

OP, 5820K would be all you need.

[Aniallation]

Why is everyone jumping on X99 -.-

[TheSLSAMG]

The 5930K would be better for maybe one or two games, but around the same for a lot of others. To be honest, CPUs like that are made for people who have workloads with a more specific, heavier load than gaming. Save your money and get a Haswell i5/i7 or get the 5820K.

[Aniallation]

Hi with the recent launch of the x99 chipset their are new processors, and i would like to know which one (5820k or 5930k) would be better for gaming?

4790K

[Enderman]

4790k

[NInety]

Are there going to be desktop SKUs for Broadwell?

 

OP, 5820K would be all you need.

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/35391-desktop-broadwell-lga-is-socket-1150

Press Ctrl+F and type SKU.

[Builder]

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/35391-desktop-broadwell-lga-is-socket-1150

Press Ctrl+F and type SKU.

Sources for that article?

[rambi36]

Just get a 4790k for gaming. The money you will save by going that route can net you a more powerful GPU

[NInety]

Sources for that article?

NVM, here's a better article.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-broadwell-core-m,27596.html

[NInety]

article seems legit when it says the cpus should have already been released 

um..... it doesn't say that......

 

"Broadwell was supposed to come in 2014 and it will ship in the last quarter of this year for detachable thin notebooks.

Desktop parts are coming after Haswell refresh and you can expect them in Q2 2015. They are called Broadwell LGA 14nm and one great thing about them is that they will continue to use the same LGA 1150 socket."

[PillowSmoke]

Hi with the recent launch of the x99 chipset their are new processors, and i would like to know which one (5820k or 5930k) would be better for gaming?

 

 

-thanks 

 

If this is strictly for gaming then, I wouldn't recommend either of those chips. You could actually go on your merry way with using a 4670k/4690k, and maybe if you would like to use it for gaming and maybe slightly more stuff I.E rendering a 4770k/4790k would suffice. 

[-rascal-]

Strictly for gaming,you shouldn't even be looking at X99.

X99 CPU uses last-generation architecture (Haswell-E). The lower end chips can even be LOWER in performance versus a i5-4790K or i7-4790K in gaming.

[AllstaRawR]

Not only am I amazed that a X99 chip is being considered for gaming, I'm shocked that the "sensible suggestion" is still an i7. Very, very few games can even touch the 5th core. CryEngine can, Frostbite can, and DX12 can when it comes out - probably. If you're looking for future proofing, an i7 is still far, far more than you should need.

[Msxander9921]

Not only am I amazed that a X99 chip is being considered for gaming, I'm shocked that the "sensible suggestion" is still an i7. Very, very few games can even touch the 5th core. CryEngine can, Frostbite can, and DX12 can when it comes out - probably. If you're looking for future proofing, an i7 is still far, far more than you should need.

thanks, i just got excited with all this new tech and decided maybe x99 would be good for future proofing... i guess not lol

[patrickjp93]

Strictly for gaming,you shouldn't even be looking at X99.

X99 CPU uses last-generation architecture (Haswell-E). The lower end chips can even be LOWER in performance versus a i5-4790K or i7-4790K in gaming.

Haswell-E is not last-gen. Haswell is still the current desktop generation.

[SpyRosL]

If you have the money,why not? 5820k is awesome for the price.

But if you have to compromise on something else,do not consider x99

[Najuno]

Wow just wow... it is really embarrasing what I read here. How many of you that write that the i7 5930K/5820K is a waste of money, own one? I see you having i5´s and best case scenario i7 4770K/4790K... There is someone excited about new, and yes I know it´s expensive hardware I just bought it recently, hardware a whole new generation. And you ain´t got nothing better to do than tell him to buy a consumer grade... It is true to upgrade, like I did, i.e. from a Z87 chipset is questionable and is more for the pure pleasure of this new technology, but that doesn´t mean it´s not worth it. This enthusiast grade hardware is surely made more for the professional users and overclockers that know a lot more than just how to tweak the CPU Voltage and the Multiplier. If you have this the first time, doing the right thing can be a bit tricky

 

To say a 5820K/5930K is not good for gaming is a LIE! I have got a 5930K and this performance is awesome. The OC potential of these Haswell E CPUs is great! I run mine on an Asus X99 Deluxe with XMP activated and a Strap of 125mHz on 4,625 gHz with stable DDR4 3000 mHz (24h Aida64) at a CPU Voltage from 1,268V. In comparision my i7 4770K did allow me to go to 4,6 gHz @ 1,35V but not up to 2400 mHz with the RAM, so I had to tweak it down to 2133 mHz, and I was using the multiplier to overclock this CPU not the Strap. For an overclocker this is heaven, no freaking Turbo necessary.

 

The big advantage for me is the great OC potential, since this is my hobby and for sure the more native PCIe 3.0 lanes. You can already benefit from the i7 5820K even though it has 28 lanes (5930K has 40). The whole setup allows you to do a lot more and go beyond normal settings. These boards are great for multi GPUs (3way and 4way SLI/CF).

 

I do not say that a i5 4690K or a i7 4790K is bad! No, these are awesome CPUs and the Z97 chipset is great. You get a lot of performance and more than 4 cores are not usable for most games at this point... but there is more than just the cores. For a normal PC user like gamers, I would not necessarily recommend to buy X99. because of the price (most folks are on tight budgets anyways) and like written before there´s wasted potential, when you never had it and just want to go for mild OC´s. But if you are an enthusiast, this is the way to go!

 

All I say is please don´t judge hardware, when you never had the chance to lay your hands on it.

[SkilledRebuilds]

To be fair to myself, I'd build two machines, Gaming on X99 would be beast, nice and all that,... but when outputting video I'd not wanna be using it for anything else, like Rendering outputs and Gaming at the same time.

 

A Gaming Rig & A Rendering Rig

Cos It's not like I'd WANT to Play Games Maxed out at the same time as Rendering with the one PC.

 

So I'd use the workhorse for heavy workloads and the Gaming Rig as my daily driver.

[i_build_nanosuits]

thanks, i just got excited with all this new tech and decided maybe x99 would be good for future proofing... i guess not lol

get a z97 and i7-4790k that way you're covered...an 8 thread capable cpu with strong haswell core will be a premium gaming cpu for many years to come provided you always pair it with a good gpu. For gaming your gpu is much more important but a good cpu is a must for high end graphics cards.

[Yasukes]

Wow just wow... it is really embarrasing what I read here. How many of you that write that the i7 5930K/5820K is a waste of money, own one? I see you having i5´s and best case scenario i7 4770K/4790K... There is someone excited about new, and yes I know it´s expensive hardware I just bought it recently, hardware a whole new generation. And you ain´t got nothing better to do than tell him to buy a consumer grade... It is true to upgrade, like I did, i.e. from a Z87 chipset is questionable and is more for the pure pleasure of this new technology, but that doesn´t mean it´s not worth it. This enthusiast grade hardware is surely made more for the professional users and overclockers that know a lot more than just how to tweak the CPU Voltage and the Multiplier. If you have this the first time, doing the right thing can be a bit tricky

 

To say a 5820K/5930K is not good for gaming is a LIE! I have got a 5930K and this performance is awesome. The OC potential of these Haswell E CPUs is great! I run mine on an Asus X99 Deluxe with XMP activated and a Strap of 125mHz on 4,625 gHz with stable DDR4 3000 mHz (24h Aida64) at a CPU Voltage from 1,268V. In comparision my i7 4770K did allow me to go to 4,6 gHz @ 1,35V but not up to 2400 mHz with the RAM, so I had to tweak it down to 2133 mHz, and I was using the multiplier to overclock this CPU not the Strap. For an overclocker this is heaven, no freaking Turbo necessary.

 

The big advantage for me is the great OC potential, since this is my hobby and for sure the more native PCIe 3.0 lanes. You can already benefit from the i7 5820K even though it has 28 lanes (5930K has 40). The whole setup allows you to do a lot more and go beyond normal settings. These boards are great for multi GPUs (3way and 4way SLI/CF).

 

I do not say that a i5 4690K or a i7 4790K is bad! No, these are awesome CPUs and the Z97 chipset is great. You get a lot of performance and more than 4 cores are not usable for most games at this point... but there is more than just the cores. For a normal PC user like gamers, I would not necessarily recommend to buy X99. because of the price (most folks are on tight budgets anyways) and like written before there´s wasted potential, when you never had it and just want to go for mild OC´s. But if you are an enthusiast, this is the way to go!

 

All I say is please don´t judge hardware, when you never had the chance to lay your hands on it.

I like what you're saying and i feel the same way too, i actually wanted to get the same setup as i would think it would be great to OC on it and 3ghz ram ? Why not ? But here it seem like everyone seem to discourage ppl to jump on x99 cuz "cost" yea its new thec yea its expensive has to be expected and while i might not use the full potential of x99 it still look interesting enough for me to want it even if i have to pay 500~600 more

What happened to true enthusiasts? Its not the best for gaming hell you might get 2more fps at most atm, but new tech new stuff to play with new fun. But yea like stated above if you care ONLY about gaming and nothing else i guess you shouldn't jump on x99 but if you like new stuff and you really fell like you want it you shouldn't let ppl discourage you just cuz "no benefit to gaming so not worth" type of stuff

[adnank77]

If the question is "Need" then 4790K is more than enough .. up to 2 graphics cards .. 

 

If the question is "Want" .. fair enough .. 

 

5820K: Good for up to 3-Way Graphics at 8x8x8

5930K: This is if you want 3-Way Graphics at 16x8x8 (minor difference in today's cards but might be handy as future proof) .. Also the extra PCIe lanes help if you want to add more cards (e.g. Capture card, PCIe SSD ...etc)

 

The extra 2 cores in 5980X though are totally useless burn of money for gaming as none of today's games will make use of the extra cores .. 

[WildChickenNutz]

thanks, i just got excited with all this new tech and decided maybe x99 would be good for future proofing... i guess not lol

yes x99 is good for future go x99 if u plane on using more then 2 gpus. If not a i74790k with two 780tis would be fine.