4790k or 6700k CONSIDERING

[Ramontes]

which cpu to get considering that if i were to go for the 6700k for only 50 dollars more i could grab a 5820k. instead 

[EliasNM]

which cpu to get considering that if i were to go for the 6700k for only 50 dollars more i could grab a 5820k. instead 

5820K.

[TheSLSAMG]

Ignoring the 5820K, comparing the two, get the 6700K. There's absolutely no point in buying into a dead platform, you're locking yourself into a dead end in terms of CPU/RAM upgrades.

[Guest]

5820k, buying the 6700k is not worth it.

[runit3]

Need a lot more information.

What are you moving from? What are your applications? (gaming, productivity, etc.) What features do you need? Where do you want to see the biggest performance increase?

 

If you're doing anything productivity related (video encoding, streaming, VM's, etc.) 5820k and X99 is the way to go. If your only concern is gaming and basic tasks either the 4790k or 6700k will get the job done, but I would lean towards Skylake assuming you're not carrying over an obscene amount of DDR3.

[Ramontes]

obviously the 4790k isnt just going to be completely disapear off the market immediately, and from my understanding ram isnt a big setback on speeds unless you are using on board graphics, however when the 4790k stops being produced will the 6700 price go down to the price of the 4790 320$~

[Ramontes]

Need a lot more information.

What are you moving from? What are your applications? (gaming, productivity, etc.) What features do you need? Where do you want to see the biggest performance increase?

 

If you're doing anything productivity related (video encoding, streaming, VM's, etc.) 5820k and X99 is the way to go. If your only concern is gaming and basic tasks either the 4790k or 6700k will get the job done, but I would lean towards Skylake assuming you're not carrying over an obscene amount of DDR3.

i5 2310 and z77 sabertooth i will be replacing the ram for larger sticks if i go with ddr3 and gaming- light editing (rendering videos, and some program to introduce my self into digital art)

[D2ultima]

Ignoring the 5820K, comparing the two, get the 6700K. There's absolutely no point in buying into a dead platform, you're locking yourself into a dead end in terms of CPU/RAM upgrades.

I'd wait before I tell anyone to get that 6700K. It's the same price as a 5820K, a good mobo is about the same price, they both use the expensive DDR4 modules, and the X99 platform will handle XMP memory OCing and anything to do with bclk adjustments better.

 

Also, there's been some (not 100% confirmed yet) issues with multiGPU configs using Skylake's platform. If it is true, it's currently a worse platform than both Z97 and X99, and should be ignored entirely. I either tell someone to get a 4790K or a 5820K now; there's currently no real reason to take Skylake mainstream.

[runit3]

i5 2310 and z77 sabertooth i will be replacing the ram for larger sticks if i go with ddr3 and gaming- light editing (rendering videos, and some program to introduce my self into digital art)

O_o that is an odd CPU/MOBO combo, but you can sell that board for a decent amount as-is (I loved that damn thing). Packaging the board, CPU, and RAM will only net you more to go towards Z97/170 or X99.

 

If you're planning on moving more into productivity X99 would be the way to go, the 2c/4t advantage of the 5820k is too good to pass up IMO. If you're in the US Microcenter retails the 5820k for $300USD in store, other vendors sometimes honor that price.

[Ramontes]

O_o that is an odd CPU/MOBO combo, but you can sell that board for a decent amount as-is (I loved that damn thing). Packaging the board, CPU, and RAM will only net you more to go towards Z97/170 or X99.

 

If you're planning on moving more into productivity X99 would be the way to go, the 2c/4t advantage of the 5820k is too good to pass up IMO. If you're in the US Microcenter retails the 5820k for $300USD in store, other vendors sometimes honor that price.

yeah im probably gonna sell it to my friend cpu and mobo 300$~ tbh i bought my entrie set up pre built and got ripped off, by a lot but i didnt do much research. so now im just on these forums gaining a mass amount of knowledge before i replace these parts

[Ramontes]

seller just made it look sexy but man that thing did not suit my needs and gpu died after a year and a half or so (6950) again i didnt do much research

[shadowr1ku]

O_o that is an odd CPU/MOBO combo, but you can sell that board for a decent amount as-is (I loved that damn thing). Packaging the board, CPU, and RAM will only net you more to go towards Z97/170 or X99.

 

If you're planning on moving more into productivity X99 would be the way to go, the 2c/4t advantage of the 5820k is too good to pass up IMO. If you're in the US Microcenter retails the 5820k for $300USD in store, other vendors sometimes honor that price.

 

 

But is it still overkill just for 90% gaming and 10% productivity?

[incarnate]

5820 for sure. It may be overkill for gaming but it will last you a long time for just 50.00 more.

[DarkSmith2]

yeah im probably gonna sell it to my friend cpu and mobo 300$~ tbh i bought my entrie set up pre built and got ripped off, by a lot but i didnt do much research. so now im just on these forums gaining a mass amount of knowledge before i replace these parts

You should probably research on different forums too. This forum is full of Skylake hater. 

I mean you should have read some reviews by yourself, therfore you allready should know skylake is superior to Devils Canyon in everything. 

In these forums you get the advice to get the 4790k over the 6700k even if you build from scratch. But there is no reason to but hate and ignorance.

Exactly the same thing happened when the 5820k was released, everyone here hated on it. And now its the most recommended CPU on this Forums.

[tomas710]

which cpu to get considering that if i were to go for the 6700k for only 50 dollars more i could grab a 5820k. instead 

If you're starting form scratch, the z97 platform doesn't make sense. So you'd be choosing between skylake and haswell-e, this platforms are for different purposes, haswell-e gives no advantage in gaming, nothing, but if you render, edit, stream, etc, the 5820k is massively superior. If you are mostly gaming, the 6700k makes more sense. However for a 50 bucks difference, i would go with the 5820k

[shadowr1ku]

If you're starting form scratch, the z97 platform doesn't make sense. So you'd be choosing between skylake and haswell-e, this platforms are for different purposes, haswell-e gives no advantage in gaming, nothing, but if you render, edit, stream, etc, the 5820k is massively superior. If you are mostly gaming, the 6700k makes more sense. However for a 50 bucks difference, i would go with the 5820k

 

By that statement, streaming/recording by some degree (though mainly not the focus), its better to opt in for a 5820k. Because It is a bit of tug o' war when it comes to these

 

two CPU's. I myself is a bit conflicted because researching various articles and forums, to me seems neck and neck.

[tomas710]

By that statement, streaming/recording by some degree (though mainly not the focus), its better to opt in for a 5820k. Because It is a bit of tug o' war when it comes to these

 

two CPU's. I myself is a bit conflicted because researching various articles and forums, to me seems neck and neck.

It's like comparing a 980 to a 980ti, if you're only playing at 1080 60Hz, you're wasting your money on a 980ti, but if you play at higher resolutions, refresh rates or you plan on doing so in the future then the 980 ti makes sense. If you are only gaming, you won't use the extra cores, cache and processing power of the 5820k, but if you are doing CPU demanding tasks and the overall cost difference is acceptable, then a 5820k makes sense. Overall the 5820k is better, in gaming it will match the 6700k but in other tasks it will be much better, the only question is, does the extra processing power have value for you, simple as that.

[shadowr1ku]

It's like comparing a 980 to a 980ti, if you're only playing at 1080 60Hz, you're wasting your money on a 980ti, but if you play at higher resolutions, refresh rates or you plan on doing so in the future then the 980 ti makes sense. If you are only gaming, you won't use the extra cores, cache and processing power of the 5820k, but if you are doing CPU demanding tasks and the overall cost difference is acceptable, then a 5820k makes sense. Overall the 5820k is better, in gaming it will match the 6700k but in other tasks it will be much better, the only question is, does the extra processing power have value for you, simple as that.

I guess it's because seeing numbers on websites that both look good have me a bit conflicted. I do see the value into the 5820k but I feel like I would use it for its rightful purpose. Gaming has always relied on GPUS processing for the most part, so I tend to grasp the benchmarks on those better than CPU benchmarks

[Ramontes]

i guess most of m confliction came with the prices of the asus deluxe board , no matter which platform i would have gone one of those two for ddr4  but the price difference for each chipset, i could have sworn the deluxe was cheaper for the x99 on release the 3 antenna wifi is what i really want, saves me the money of buying a asus pce 86 and a cheapo sound card as i normally have multiple audio ports filled when using the pc, speakers headset stuff like that. but from what i understand from all the posts is x99 is the way to go, even though z170 is good a couple dollars more would be fine for the "potential" performance  and i can somewhat agree with shadowr1ku on the overall usage of the pc. I think ill be going x99 when i start buying parts, around 800$ saved up and probably another 500~ when i sell the old pc specs thanks everyone for sharing their opinions