4790k or 6600k

[111]

Choosing either one of these cpu's, looking to overclock, whats the best solution out of these two? Cheers

[Chasem121]

Do you need hyperthreading for anything? if so go for the 4790k, otherwise go for the 6600k

[111]

nah just looking to game at  1440p/1080p, but thanks!

[Shimejii]

Whichever is the better price in your area  

[alexhelvetica]

i7 4790k is better.

[airdeano]

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

then you pretty much wrote off both CPU choices. had to choose either

the 6600k for the technology refinements, newer DDR4 RAM and native NVMe

SSD usage.

 

specifically gaming, 4690k or 6600k will save some money to use towards a

better GPU.

[Bl00dgod]

they've got the Devils Canyon up to 6,3GHz with liquid nitrogen and with air/water 5,5GHz

so skylake is out if you dont want m.2 ssd and ddr4

http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-core-i7-4790k-overclocked-to-5-5ghz-on-air-to-6-3ghz-with-ln2/

[Zackfoo]

4790k is stronger ofc but 6600k is cheaper especially if just gaing at 1080p and 1440p. since the ram and motherboard price is now coming down so ya why not skylake since it is newer. but if the difference in price does not affect you much i7 is the way to go even it is 2 generation older it will bring you further.

[111]

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

then you pretty much wrote off both CPU choices. had to choose either

the 6600k for the technology refinements, newer DDR4 RAM and native NVMe

SSD usage.

 

specifically gaming, 4690k or 6600k will save some money to use towards a

better GPU.

Thanks dude, and yeah im looking to go with the R9 390 for 1080/1440p but thanks for your feedback!

[111]

4790k is stronger ofc but 6600k is cheaper especially if just gaing at 1080p and 1440p. since the ram and motherboard price is now coming down so ya why not skylake since it is newer. but if the difference in price does not affect you much i7 is the way to go even it is 2 generation older it will bring you further.

Yeah, 4970k is $519 where i live and the 6600k is $325, big savings there but thanks for your recommendation, just wondering if the 4790k suited for my needs for its price but it looks like its the 6600k  

[Gofspar]

they've got the Devils Canyon up to 6,3GHz with liquid nitrogen and with air/water 5,5GHz

so skylake is out if you dont want m.2 ssd and ddr4

http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-core-i7-4790k-overclocked-to-5-5ghz-on-air-to-6-3ghz-with-ln2/

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Average chip wont even do 4.9ghz with death voltage on water for 4790k's..

[Tenelia]

I got my 4790k at $240, and considering the much cheaper prices of DDR3 RAM... As others have said, whichever has a better offering in your area.

[Bl00dgod]

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Average chip wont even do 4.9ghz with death voltage on water for 4790k's..

believe it or not, it happened...they won silicon lottery

[Zackfoo]

Yeah, 4970k is $519 where i live and the 6600k is $325, big savings there but thanks for your recommendation, just wondering if the 4790k suited for my needs for its price but it looks like its the 6600k

then a 6600k will be nice if ddr4 is not too expensive there. if it is then go with a 4690k and ddr3. r9 390 is very good for 1080p and 1440p so go with that too. good luck hunting!