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AMD A10 7870K, FX 9590 or Intel 6700K, 5820K?

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Hi all,
 
I've come to a decision to upgrade my system; mainly for GTA V but I also like my Flight Sim (inc. tones of addons). I do the odd burning of DVDs which includes encoding as well. So this is mainly a gaming rig!
 
I've been doing my own research but also been talking with colleagues at work and I cannot come to a decision on my final components so need advice.
 
Current System
Corsair 750D Case <--- KEEPING
Antec HCP850W PSU <--- KEEPING
Asus P6T
Intel i7 920 @ 4GHz
Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 <--- KEEPING
3x 2GB OCZ PC3-12800
EVGA GTX760 2GB <--- KEEPING till boxing day sales
Seagate 480GB SSD + 2TB + 8TB + Samsung 250GB SSD <--- KEEPING
Win 7 Ultimate x64 OS <--- Keeping till hardware upgrade to Win 10!
 
UPGRADE OPTIONS
 
Option 1
AMD A10-7870K 94.00 Amazon
Asus Crossblade Ranger 118.80 Dabs
G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53
Total = 328.32
 
Option 2
AMD FX 9590 175.10 Ebuyer
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z 175.46 Amazon UK
G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2400 98.02 Ebuyer
Total = 448.58
 
Option 3
Intel i7 6700K 300.00 Amazon
Asus Z170-A 114.42 Ebuyer
G Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4-2800 105.70
Total = 520.12
 
Option 4
Intel i7 5820K 303.59 overclockers
Asus X99-A USB 3.1 202.67 Dabs
Kingston 16GB (4x 4GB) DDR4-2800 123.57 Dabs
Total = 629.83
 

Option 5

4790k 258.99 Amazon

Asus Z97-A USB 3.1 130.34 Amazon

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53

Total = 502.86

 
Thanks in advance for all your recommendations!

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-015-GI&groupid=2833&catid=2836&subcat=2861 this and 16gb of ram of you choice then it will cost about the same as skylake :) 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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Option 5

4790k 258.99 Amazon

Asus Z97-A USB 3.1 130.34 Amazon

G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53

Total = 502.86

Option 5 is NOT in the pool...but with the prices you've listed my vote goes to he 6700K...hands down.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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