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Question then.. would the new skylake i7 be an even better choice?

If at the same price, yes. If the 4790k is cheaper go with it. By the time the 4790k needs to be replaced there will be a replacement for Skylake. Skylake only offers an upgrade advantage if you're not looking at a i7.
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Which one should I choose for my new gaming rig and why? Go!

 

(Leaning towards the new i5 bc .. price and speeds)

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For gaming and light editing i5 for loads of  editing/rendering i7

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Which one should I choose for my new gaming rig and why? Go!

 

(Leaning towards the new i5 bc .. price and speeds)

Are you going to be editing, rendering, or streaming? If not, get the 6600K. If so, get the Xeon 1231v3 + a cheap cooler and H97 board (i7 performance for i5 price)

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i7 4790k because Its powerfull linked with a good graphics card. It all depends on what you need it for. For me my i7 is great.

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For gaming and light editing i5 for loads of  editing/rendering i7

 

I do a lot of work in lightroom, photoshop, and after effects.. i7 may be the better choice then?

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Which one should I choose for my new gaming rig and why? Go!

 

(Leaning towards the new i5 bc .. price and speeds)

You don't need a 6600k. You can get a humbe i5 6500 + z170 and still OC just fine. It'll save you some nice cash.

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I have no problems recommending a Core i5 for gaming system, but in the U.S. right now an i5-6600K is $280 compared to a i5-4690K which can be found for as little as $225. I'd probably recommend the latter, at least until the supply/demand situation with Skylake balances itself out.

 

And there's also the $200 i5-6500, which can be overclocked with at least some Z170 boards.

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I do a lot of work in lightroom, photoshop, and after effects.. i7 may be the better choice then?

Get a Xeon 1231v3, a H97 or B85 motherboard and a cheap air cooler. You can't overclock but it essential gives the performance of an i7 (i7-4770 to be precise) for around the same price as an i5, cheaper if you count the savings getting a cheaper board and cooler.

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I plan on doing LOTS of heavy gaming as well.. Especially when The Division comes out.  I'm going to be pairing with 32GB ram and the EVGA 980ti SC+.

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Most modern games run much better on a i7, and some won't run at ultra settings without a i7. If you're worried about future games at all the i7 is a no brainier.

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id take the cheapest z170 you can find an OC the i5 6400 to whatever clock/temp you are comfortable with.

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Most modern games run much better on a i7, and some won't run at ultra settings without a i7. If you're worried about future games at all the i7 is a no brainier.

 

Question then.. would the new skylake i7 be an even better choice?

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I plan on doing LOTS of heavy gaming as well.. Especially when The Division comes out.  I'm going to be pairing with 32GB ram and the EVGA 980ti SC+.

 

Based on this I'd recommend the i7. Games seem to becoming more CPU intensive as time moves on with more physics (mostly with RTS games it seems. Cities XL, Ashes of the Singularity)

 

Grab a 240mm AIO and you should get 4.8GHz out of it without too much trouble (1.3-1.35v vcore). 

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Question then.. would the new skylake i7 be an even better choice?

If at the same price, yes. If the 4790k is cheaper go with it. By the time the 4790k needs to be replaced there will be a replacement for Skylake. Skylake only offers an upgrade advantage if you're not looking at a i7.

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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Settled then.. i7 - 4790K it is.  

 

Thank you everyone for throwing down a quick round of suggestions.  I think when I get this i7 slapped into a new Mobo I'll be a happy camper.

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You don't need a 6600k. You can get a humbe i5 6500 + z170 and still OC just fine. It'll save you some nice cash.

will not suggest that, there is a reason the prosesors were locked  

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not to hijack the thread but, i as convinced to get a i5 instead of i7 when i built my computer about 2 years ago or something, and i kinda regretted it, and i only do gaming. Because my i5 would run at near or to 100% usage, meaning if there was more to give, the game could take it, atleast thats how it looks to me.

 

If im wrong i dont mind hearing it, iv seen benchmarks showing the same or about the same fps when testing between a i5 and i7.

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will not suggest that, there is a reason the prosesors were locked  

Yeah, to force people to buy the more expensive SKUs. But now that mobo manufacturers pissed over intel and removed the limitation, there's almost no reason to get a 6600k.

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If at the same price, yes. If the 4790k is cheaper go with it. By the time the 4790k needs to be replaced there will be a replacement for Skylake. Skylake only offers an upgrade advantage if you're not looking at a i7.

 

Skylake supports way better memory though, DDR3 kits at 2666 MT/s or more are pretty expensive.

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Yeah, to force people to buy the more expensive SKUs. But now that mobo manufacturers pissed over intel and removed the limitation, there's almost no reason to get a 6600k.

Except to get a binned chip and access to the multiplier. Also a Z board is usually built to handle the added stress of overclocking and offer more reliable overclocking. And a bios meant for overclocking so you can access multipliers for your ram and iGPU as well. In GPU terms the 6500 is reference and the 6600k is a Classified.

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For gaming and a little bit of rendering i5 6600k

For the best of everything get the i7 4790k (I use the 4790k and it is the best for everything I do)

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Except to get a binned chip and access to the multiplier. Also a Z board is usually built to handle the added stress of overclocking and offer more reliable overclocking. And a bios meant for overclocking so you can access multipliers for your ram and iGPU as well. In GPU terms the 6500 is reference and the 6600k is a Classified.

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  1. The binned ones are the ones that can handle HT. Aka 6700 and 6700k.
  2. I don't get what's your point on the z170 mobo. To OC the locked multiplier SKUs, you need a z170 mobo anyway, so.....
  3. About that gpu comparison thing: slap a water cooler on both a reference and a classified gpu. They'll achieve almost identical speeds post OC.

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  • The binned ones are the ones that can handle HT. Aka 6700 and 6700k.
  • I don't get what's your point on the z170 mobo. To OC the locked multiplier SKUs, you need a z170 mobo anyway, so.....
  • About that gpu comparison thing: slap a water cooler on both a reference and a classified gpu. They'll achieve almost identical speeds post OC.

The 6600k in binned as well, to my knowledge anyway. And if you're going to run a Z170 board you might as well get the better CPU. Overclock potential is in favor of the K skew as well.

I addressed your statement that there was no need for the K skew, not that overclocking a non K skew isn't something worth while. My point is both have a place. This forum has become far too all or nothing.

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Question then.. would the new skylake i7 be an even better choice?

 

The Core i7-6700K is around $420 in the US, when you can actually find it in stock. You can get an i7-5820K for less than that. It's a bit crazy.

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