Is skylake worth it for me?

[Hydrogen1803]

I am working on my first build and I am wondering if a Skylake CPU, a better motherboard and DDR4 Ram are worth it for me. I am going to be doing heavy work and gaming, and maybe eventually moving on to video editing. I am just not sure if all that power is ever going to come in handy. What do you guys think, and what are the benefits and processing power upgrades of having these specs over a regular i7 or i5, or is it worth it because of the small price increase? All help is appreciated, thank you. 

My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2RZtGX

 

[Aytex]

I want to fit a 980 ti in there but you do say video editing, which ddr4 and a i7 is helpful for

[i_build_nanosuits]

I am working on my first build and I am wondering if a Skylake CPU, a better motherboard and DDR4 Ram are worth it for me. I am going to be doing heavy work and gaming, and maybe eventually moving on to video editing. I am just not sure if all that power is ever going to come in handy. What do you guys think, and what are the benefits and processing power upgrades of having these specs over a regular i7 or i5, or is it worth it because of the small price increase? All help is appreciated, thank you. 

My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2RZtGX

skylake is +/- 6 to 8% faster clock for clock vs haswell according to many reviews i've seen so far...up to you to decide if it's worth the cost over say an i7-4790K and a Z97 board or maybe even the 5820K and X99 would be better for you has it poops on the 6700k in multi-threaded performance.

[Curufinwe_wins]

I am working on my first build and I am wondering if a Skylake CPU, a better motherboard and DDR4 Ram are worth it for me. I am going to be doing heavy work and gaming, and maybe eventually moving on to video editing. I am just not sure if all that power is ever going to come in handy. What do you guys think, and what are the benefits and processing power upgrades of having these specs over a regular i7 or i5, or is it worth it because of the small price increase? All help is appreciated, thank you. 

My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2RZtGX

390x isn't worth it over the 390 as has been stated. Skylake is literally always the worst option available at a particular price point as x99 is on par with pricing while being much better and z97 is much cheaper while being basically just as good.

 

i7's generally aren't needed, but at a certain price point they start to make sense.

[Andrew Storlie]

If your going to be doing any editing, best to go with x99 and a 5820k and then you have room to upgrade to the 5960x down the road if you need the additional power

[i_build_nanosuits]

honestly OP, if you do more gaming something like this would have better performance in games for the same price, it's a better GPU and the CPU is very close to the 6700K in performance:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($78.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24LS70 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1504.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 21:48 EDT-0400

 

I would build that instead, personally. This i7 can handle serious workloads and video rendering is more than acceptable unless you render 30 minutes + videos in 4K or something like that...

[Curufinwe_wins]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.90 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24LS70 DVD/CD Writer 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1490.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 21:50 EDT-0400

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24LS70 DVD/CD Writer 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1510.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-19 21:53 EDT-0400

[i_build_nanosuits]

 

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well...for purely a gaming this would be somewhat good...it's great to fit a 980ti in the budget but if he game at 1080p it's massively overkill and un-needed...and the i5 for described workload might not really cut it...just saying

 

i'd let go the ti...that way he dont need to cut back on CPU or motherboard or CPU cooler and stuff...a GTX980 is way enough for most people anyways and it can even handle games at 1440p.

 

What monitor you plan to use OP?!

[Curufinwe_wins]

well...for purely a gaming this would be somewhat good...it's great to fit a 980ti in the budget but if he game at 1080p it's massively overkill and un-needed...and the i5 for described workload might not really cut it...just saying

 

i'd let go the ti...that way he dont need to cut back on CPU or motherboard or CPU cooler and stuff...a GTX980 is way enough for most people anyways and it can even handle games at 1440p.

 

What monitor you plan to use OP?!

indeed see the second build. plus most people dont actually do enough where the improvement is worth it.

[Fate]

 

I would not go with Skylake as it just doesn't have as much value as Haswell right now imo. If you plan to be serious about video editing then an i7 is definitely worth it. If you do want to go for a 390x, I would get a 850W PSU instead, because it'll give you a bit more headroom in case you want to go crossfire in the future. 750W is kind of in the spot where it's cutting it quite close for two 390x's and an i7, and overkill for a single 390x. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

I would not go with Skylake as it just doesn't have as much value as Haswell right now imo. If you plan to be serious about video editing then an i7 is definitely worth it. If you do want to go for a 390x, I would get a 850W PSU instead, because it'll give you a bit more headroom in case you want to go crossfire in the future. 750W is kind of in the spot where it's cutting it quite close for two 390x's and an i7, and overkill for a single 390x. 

true, you can run dual nvidia cards with 750W but for AMD 390/390X in crossfire it is getting a bit low IMHO...look for a 650W if you never plan on SLI/CFX and a 800/850W if you do...or if you want GTX980 in SLI down the road then this 750W is perfect.

 

The build i posted with the GTX980 and i7-4790K is a on a great motherboard with SLI support so you could totaly drop in another GTX980 later and have a very powerful gaming rig the 750W EVGA PSU will handle this easily.

[App4that]

If you're starting from scratch Skylake offers some real advantages. Avoid thinking it will last any longer than a Haswell set-up though.

[blueballs]

x99,5820k is the way to go