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I5 6600K or I5 6500?

Bob Jim
By Bob Jim
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I am building a mid-range PC that I want to last for 5 years, with the only future upgrades being 1 GPU upgrade 2-3 years down the line, an SSD, and possibly jumping to 16GB of RAM. So this CPU will last me 5 years. Is it worth splashing out $150 more (including z170 rather than h170, a decent cooler, and the actual CPU cost) for an unlocked CPU? How much of a difference will it make to have a 3.6Ghz vs a 4.4-6Ghz CPU for gaming?

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How much it will matter depends on the game, resolution and GPU. check my sig (haswell vs skylake) for a comparison on a best-case scenario for CPU scaling.

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Having the ability to overclock will help keep your cpu closer to specs with cpus in the future, problem is.... moore's law... in 5 years that cpu probably wont be able to do anything more surf the web and email. Its just life.

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