Worth upgrading to 6700k from 3770k?

[Igryoo]

I currently have an i7 3770k with 16GB of DDR3 RAM and a cheap MSI motherboard (which doesn't support SLI). I currently have a 970 but I would like to upgrade to 970s in SLI but to do this I would need a new mobo. I have looked around for an LGA 1155 mobo but the only ones I can find are low end mini ATX. Is it worth the upgrade to an i7 6700k, with the Asus Maximus VIII Hero and some DDR4 RAM which will allow me to add another graphics card.

 

Also, I could repurpose the old CPU and RAM for a family computer.

 

Bear in mind I like in the UK so the pricing of parts is more expensive and they are less available.

[SauronsV]

No, just no almost same performance in everything its not worth the money

[TheSLSAMG]

It is almost worth upgrading it, especially since you can't find any boards for your chip that will do SLI. Since you could repurpose the old stuff, if you don't mind dropping the money on a new architecture, I see no reason to say no. If you want to consider going for a used motherboard though, you could probably find one on eBay or something.

[don_svetlio]

Not worth - 15% performance improvement on average - not worth it.

EDIT: Follow your threads @Igryoo

[Tech_Dreamer]

looked into a lot of benchmarks lately, in all honesty , i don't think it has that much of a performance difference to jump in on the upgrade bandwagon right now, if you were on a 2600 sandy or something i'd happily recommend that you upgrade, but right now it's insignificant since you're already on that tiers flagship & performance bump is mostly around 3-7% from the reviews i read, this value changed along with dem silicon lottery bench that varied across different sites..for now you're good, unless you're upgrading to a 6 or an 8 core i'd gladly tell you to jump in on it, on that it's a 8-12% bump especially when physx kicks in & throttles the rest, it'll hold up pretty good...

[spartaman64]

if you are on intel 2000 series i would say its worth it but if you have something newer than 2000 series i dont think its worth it

[don_svetlio]

if you are on intel 2000 series i would say its worth it but if you have something newer than 2000 series i dont think its worth it

Honestly, even 2500k/2600k are still good chips. Nahalem are the really old ones that need upgrading.

[banrek]

In terms of CPU power, the answer would be no. However, considering you wish to upgrade to SLI and DDR4 ram it would make it more "futureproof" as in, you'll be able to reuse the ram, but that's about it. If you truly feel that you can't do without a second 970, want to have the latest hardware and have the budget then go for it.

[Nena Trinity]

Not even 2nd gen is worth upgrading to Skylake...