6700K Or 5820K

[Dragunzonline]

I'll start off by getting right to the chase, right now I am planning a major upgrade to my pc and I am having trouble choosing between two builds I have put together. I am looking for an opinion on which of these builds I should use. For reference this is my current Rig

 

Current Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kc7ZmG (I will be keeping the 970 in this build)

 

Possible Build 1: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yJj4zy

 

Possible Build 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9P2FjX

 

Couple of things to note, I am planning on purchasing an ROG Swift to pair with my end build

Yes I know a single 970 can't push 144fps on many titles and I'm planning to upgrade my gpu when Pascal arrives and until then CS:GO is all I need to push at 144fps

I am not shy to OCing and if that is part of a reccomendation it is more than a valid point

I know I can pirate windows but I would like a legit copy this time around

 

Thanks for any help or reccomendations in Advance!

[Aniallation]

For a similar price I guess, why not go for a 6-core? But for either build, get a better PSU. CX are not meant to be used in such high-end systems.

[Kenji the Uke]

5820k :3

[Dragunzonline]

what PSU would you reccomend I am pretty set on a $1200 budget that is why I chose it originally (I also had a cx500m as my first PSU so I was gonna go with another)

 

(EDIT): also would it be worth going with skylake just to be able to uprade to whatever other architecture ends up going on lga 1151?

[Neemil]

Both builds look good but rather change the PSU, it's a safe investment to be honest. EVGA has the G2 series and Seasonic has some good ones too.

[Morgan MLGman]

I'd say go with this one:
It's an edited second build with a quality PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full (32/64-bit)  ($109.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1191.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 21:02 EST-0500

[Dragunzonline]

I have now changed both PSUs to EVGA NOVAhex 750watt fully modular 80+ Gold certified

 

Anything else?

[AresKrieger]

I vote 5820k if you have any use other than gaming intended

 

 

(EDIT): also would it be worth going with skylake just to be able to uprade to whatever other architecture ends up going on lga 1151?

\_(ツ)_/ we don't know

[Dragunzonline]

Would it be too ambitous to expect 4ghz on a 5820k with the cooler I have? I would really like to push the single core performance of it up to that of the 6700K considering atm I dont have many uses other than gaming, student work, and webrowsing in mind which all dont really benefit from more cores.

[GalacticRuler]

Change that hard drive. Seagate HDDs have the highest failure rate out of all major brands. Go with a WD Blue instead.

[Dragunzonline]

Ok noted about both the hard drive and CPU, after looking at the gigabyte board on Newegg it seems many people have had issues with the BIOS and USB3 on the board so I may want to pass on it, additionally if anyone wants to revise my skylake Part list like Morgan did to the X99 one it would make me very happy.

[ryanmmax]

Same Boat Same question...  Currently Im looking more at the Skylake for a few reasons.  1st, TDP since I plan to OC and air-cool in a quiet build I would rather not need 100% to keep the OC cool all the time.  2nd Single thread performance, is what drives 99.99% of tasks.  3rd my "task" oriented programs such as light room, Photoshop, and CREO(CAD) show almost no difference between 4-6 cores.  So unless your doing multiple CPU intensive process simultaneously the extra  .2Mhz on a 6700K will yield more performance gains in everything.  

 

BUT what if i want to start streaming, or whatever while I game...  or what if DX15 make multithreading better... or what if Photoshop 72 utilizes 74 threads...  Ok a bit hyperbolic but the reality is if you do lots of CPU intensive tasks simultaneously like game/render/stream then get the 6 core, But if your an average user that might stream a 6700 will still be great...

[Dragunzonline]

Thanks! Any revisions other than those aforementioned before I lock this is as my go to list for when Black Friday comes around?

[Aniallation]

I have now changed both PSUs to EVGA NOVAhex 750watt fully modular 80+ Gold certified

 

Anything else?

That's not a very good PSU either tbh, go for EVGA GS or G2, not the NEX.

[Dragunzonline]

I am afraid I cannot fid that one pc part picker if you could provide th link I would be more than happy to include it previous question still stands other than those two items am I all good?