X99 or Skylake

[TechN00b]

I don't know which cpu to choose (X99 or Skylake)!!! I see that X99 seems to be a larger power house(Due to more cores and more GPU support), but I will most likely not be using it for things that will require more GPU's such as intense video editing. I  am more of a user that will be using my build more for browsing and some editing and gaming in there(Once and a while). I want it to be pretty fast though (With things like booting-up in general and running basic programs). Any suggestions?

PS: I am also the kind of guy that likes the new stuff lol (thats why I am more toward the skylake side currently since it just came out)

[Streetguru]

I don't know which cpu to choose (X99 or Skylake)!!! I see that X99 seems to be a larger power house(Due to more cores and more GPU support), but I

Generally X99 if you can afford it

What's your budget though

[FireFox]

To be honest I would look into Z97 and a Core i5-4690K. Still new but a cheaper platform than Z170 or X99.

[Lays]

To be honest I would look into Z97 and a Core i5-4690K. Still new but a cheaper platform than Z170 or X99.

 

The difference in the US is only like $40 more for Z170, really no reason not to get it.

There's been a few posts lately of people tallying up the math, it's marginally more expensive and you get a new platform with more features and more performance.

[TechN00b]

My budget is around 1.7k and 1.8k USD. The question is should I be willing to get new gen stuff so in the later time, when things do get cheaper, I would be able to more easily upgrade it?

[TechN00b]

To be honest I would look into Z97 and a Core i5-4690K. Still new but a cheaper platform than Z170 or X99.

But that new gen lol

[TechN00b]

Currently I got this. I just changed the GPU from a GTX 970. Which do you think would be much better? (This is currently going with the new gen stuff) 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/snVdhM

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/snVdhM/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($350.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.45 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB (32/64-bit)  ($115.49 @ Adorama) 

Total: $1827.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 20:44 EDT-0400

[Rolling Potatoe]

If you dont need the cores go skylake.

You gonna get ultra m.2 with proper nvme support, usb 3.1 type c and the highest single core performance for gaming atm.

Compaired to x97 you gonna get little bit of extra performance for a little bit of extra money (and the new features) and compaired to x99

you still gonna save some money (and you dont need the extra cores).

[Streetguru]

 

Currently I got this. I just changed the GPU from a GTX 970. Which do you think would be much better? (This is currently going with the new gen stuff) 

What are you doing with your PC? Is it mostly just gaming?

[TechN00b]

If you dont need the cores go skylake.

You gonna get ultra m.2 with proper nvme support, usb 3.1 type c and the highest single core performance for gaming atm.

Compaired to x97 you gonna get little bit of extra performance for a little bit of extra money (and the new features) and compaired to x99

you still gonna save some money (and you dont need the extra cores).

Alright skylake it is Thanks!

[TechN00b]

A little bit of gaming, a little bit of editing, and mostly school and business work. Also a lot of general browsing.

What are you doing with your PC? Is it mostly just gaming?

[Streetguru]

A little bit of gaming, a little bit of editing, and mostly school and business work. Also a lot of general browsing.

Try this, few parts a bit lower tier, but it includes a 480gb SSD, and a 4k Free-sync display

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x69jrH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x69jrH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($311.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Directron)

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Mushkin Chronos 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($334.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($85.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: LG 27MU67 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($493.94 @ Amazon)

Total: $1803.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 21:18 EDT-0400

[brob]

I don't know which cpu to choose (X99 or Skylake)!!! I see that X99 seems to be a larger power house(Due to more cores and more GPU support), but I will most likely not be using it for things that will require more GPU's such as intense video editing. I  am more of a user that will be using my build more for browsing and some editing and gaming in there(Once and a while). I want it to be pretty fast though (With things like booting-up in general and running basic programs). Any suggestions?

PS: I am also the kind of guy that likes the new stuff lol (thats why I am more toward the skylake side currently since it just came out)

 

Skylake for sure. Both support 4-lane M.2 ssd for much faster storage. The i7-6700K is a much higher clocked cpu than any X99 cpu. In general, better performance with lightly multi-threaded programs.

 

Storage speed has a big influence on boot and program load times.

 

A couple of suggestions for the http://pcpartpicker.com/p/snVdhM build.

 

Replace the Samsung 850 Pro with the Samsung SM951 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive. Will provide much faster boot and program load times.

 

EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR is less expensive than Corsair AX760 and arguably as good. If you want to allow for the addition of a second gpu at some point, a larger psu would be a good idea.

[TechN00b]

Try this, few parts a bit lower tier, but it includes a 480gb SSD, and a 4k Free-sync display

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x69jrH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x69jrH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($311.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Directron)

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Mushkin Chronos 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($334.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($85.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: LG 27MU67 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($493.94 @ Amazon)

Total: $1803.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 21:18 EDT-040

Thanks for the awesome suggestion. Not sure yet though if I want to go into the field of 4k just yet(But a possibility). The 4k monitor would probably come in when I see one on sale(So, separate from the budget price).

[TechN00b]

Skylake for sure. Both support 4-lane M.2 ssd for much faster storage. The i7-6700K is a much higher clocked cpu than any X99 cpu. In general, better performance with lightly multi-threaded programs.

 

Storage speed has a big influence on boot and program load times.

 

A couple of suggestions for the http://pcpartpicker.com/p/snVdhM build.

 

Replace the Samsung 850 Pro with the Samsung SM951 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive. Will provide much faster boot and program load times.

 

EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR is less expensive than Corsair AX760 and arguably as good. If you want to allow for the addition of a second gpu at some point, a larger psu would be a good idea.

Wow haven't looked at M.2 yet. Can you explain a little more about it? Thanks!

[Streetguru]

Thanks for the awesome suggestion. Not sure yet though if I want to go into the field of 4k just yet(But a possibility). The 4k monitor would probably come in when I see one on sale(So, separate from the budget price).

The build is open for 390 crossfire down the road to better push 4k gaming.

As for M.2, most people don't need one over a typical standard hard drive, it's basically a PCi-e drive, though some run at m-sata speeds I believe

[TechN00b]

According to the stats its 3x faster... Is that true???

[TechN00b]

The build is open for 390 crossfire down the road to better push 4k gaming.

As for M.2, most people don't need one over a typical standard hard drive, it's basically a PCi-e drive, though some run at m-sata speeds I believ

I see.

[brob]

Wow haven't looked at M.2 yet. Can you explain a little more about it? Thanks!

 

The SM951 M.2 ssd uses 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes instead of a SATA III interface. According to the Hero VIII web page the motherboard M.2 socket will support transfer speeds up to 32 Gb/sec or about 5 times faster than SATA III. The higher speed means much lower boot and program load times. May also mean faster browsing and generally better system performance.

[TechN00b]

The SM951 M.2 ssd uses 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes instead of a SATA III interface. According to the Hero VIII web page the motherboard M.2 socket will support transfer speeds up to 32 Gb/sec or about 5 times faster than SATA III. The higher speed means much lower boot and program load times. May also mean faster browsing and generally better system performance.

Dang that is a lot better! Thanks for the clarification!