Intel cpu

[Schulogan]

Which intel cpu should I get?

[WoodenMarker]

It depends on what the system is being used for and your budget. 

[OfficialJsP]

i7 5960X

well do u have a budget? 

[Clyne]

It depends on your budget and uses.

[Schulogan]

No budget, only the best.

[chriscoolzap]

No budget, only the best.

if no budget, I7-5960X it is 

[Analog]

If money is really not an issue, the i7 5960X is a beast, especially once you get it overclocked. 

[Schulogan]

If for some reason I need to reduce my budget, which core i7 is the best value for the money.

[WoodenMarker]

If for some reason I need to reduce my budget, which core i7 is the best value for the money.

It depends on the pricing and what the system is being used for. 

[Laputacake]

If for some reason I need to reduce my budget, which core i7 is the best value for the money.

5820k

[Schulogan]

Gaming

[WoodenMarker]

Gaming

4790k would be the best although the 4690k is much cheaper and performs similarly for gaming.

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[othertomperson]

If you're willing to drop a few grand on a CPU then you can always look at the Xeons... not having a budget and all.

[Analog]

Gaming

 

The best seemed to expensive? Just kiddin' . For gaming all you need is an i5 4690K. There is no point of going X99 platform. A good Z97 board with the i5 is all you need for your purposes. If you have some cash to play with, the i7 4790K is not a bad option either, considering that hopefully DirectX 12 will bring multi-thread optimizations to the table, and yet again no one knows how fast it will be adopted by the game devs. 

[patrickjp93]

Limitless budget? Then nothing but the best: 12-core 5GHz it is.

http://www.cnet.com/news/google-acquires-a-taste-for-ibms-power8-processors/

Truth is Intel is a terrible chip maker anyway. You should never buy from them. Just ask @Opcode

[Recon97]

4790K for gaming and light content creation. 5820k for gaming and medium content creation. 5930K just comes packed with more pci-e lanes than 5820K,its good for triple or quad sli /crossfire. 5960x for gaming and heavy content creation.

[Opcode]

Limitless budget? Then nothing but the best: 12-core 5GHz it is.

http://www.cnet.com/news/google-acquires-a-taste-for-ibms-power8-processors/

Truth is Intel is a terrible chip maker anyway. You should never buy from them. Just ask @Opcode

If you actually paid any attention that's all I recommend. Intel is king of serial computing right now whether you like it or not.

 

If for some reason I need to reduce my budget, which core i7 is the best value for the money.

i7-4790k is the best value for the buck. Once you move into the X99 platform you start spending a lot more money than what it's worth. Especially once you factor in most games (even modern ones) still don't utilize over four cores effectively. I personally would stick to the Z97 platform and maybe do a little bit of overclocking with a liquid AIO.