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I7 4790k vs i5 6600k

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I currently have an amd 6300 and have wanting to upgrade for sometime now. The only question now is if I should go with I7 4790k or the i5 6600k. The cost to upgrade (mobo, ram and CPU) is only a $100 dollars difference (with i5 being the more expensive option) I really need an answer as I want to upgrade asap.

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yeah I'd go with 4790K there

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I currently have an amd 6300 and have wanting to upgrade for sometime now. The only question now is if I should go with I7 4790k or the i5 6600k. The cost to upgrade (mobo, ram and CPU) is only a $100 dollars difference (with i5 being the more expensive option) I really need an answer as I want to upgrade asap.

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The 4790K woudl be a better option not to mention the lower costs of RAM since skylake uses DDR4 RAM.

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I currently have an amd 6300 and have wanting to upgrade for sometime now. The only question now is if I should go with I7 4790k or the i5 6600k. The cost to upgrade (mobo, ram and CPU) is only a $100 dollars difference (with i5 being the more expensive option) I really need an answer as I want to upgrade asap.

Without a shadow of doubt the i7 will beat out the i5. Not only is it cheaper, but it's better. 

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the i7. it's hyperthreaded and ram and boards are cheaper

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4790K is only one generation behind and is a 4 core 8 thread CPU.

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Thanks all for the quick reply. I can now get a CPU with peace of mind.

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