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Well let me give you guys a little of the background info. Ill be getting my tax return soon and i plan to build a new computer with it. my current computer is a fx-9590, r9 290x, and i haved a not so great time with it, so im building a skylake computer with a 980ti. the build is about $2000, and i plan on also picking up the new asus ultrawide monitor when it comes out. now to my question. what would power the ultrawide better a i5 or i7? i know the i7 would probably do better but would it be way better. im just trying to cut thing to make the monitor more affordable. would i be better off getting the i7 or would processor not effect it that much?

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No, if you're just gaming, the i5 is enough.

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I think its more of GPU power that would be for the ultrawide monitor, not the CPU. 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
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Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($623.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($623.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2123.82
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3 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

the ultra wide depends more on the gpu but i would suggest the i7 because of the 4 extra threads 

 

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, if you're just gaming, the i5 is enough.

 

2 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

I think its more of GPU power that would be for the ultrawide monitor, not the CPU. 

 

Thanks all of you for your quick replay that is what i figured i just wasnt sure if thing like post processing would become more extensive on a ultrawide?

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1 hour ago, bdog1281 said:

Well let me give you guys a little of the background info. Ill be getting my tax return soon and i plan to build a new computer with it. my current computer is a fx-9590, r9 290x, and i haved a not so great time with it, so im building a skylake computer with a 980ti. the build is about $2000, and i plan on also picking up the new asus ultrawide monitor when it comes out. now to my question. what would power the ultrawide better a i5 or i7? i know the i7 would probably do better but would it be way better. im just trying to cut thing to make the monitor more affordable. would i be better off getting the i7 or would processor not effect it that much?

I would go for the i7.  It has been shown recently even with Fallout 4 that more threads help immensely.  Check out Sloppywetblow on YouTube for his video on FO4 bench marking that illustrates how much better the i7 does than his i5.

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Just now, techenthused73 said:

I would go for the i7.  It has been shown recently even with Fallout 4 that more threads help immensely.  Check out Sloppywetblow on YouTube for his video on FO4 bench marking that illustrates how much better the i7 does than his i5.

Could you link the video for me please?

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4 minutes ago, bdog1281 said:

Could you link the video for me please?

 

I'm sorry it was Joker Productions not sloppy.   You can see the bottleneck.

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Just now, techenthused73 said:

Thanks

I'm sorry it was Joker Productions not sloppy.   You can see the bottleneck.

Thanks loads. this helps alot to answer my question.

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