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Is your GPU maxed out and do you have money to burn? Yes, 6700k. No? 4790k. 

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4 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

Then other question, why the 6700?

 

Because it's about 10% faster -- but if your GPU isn't already maxed out then it's definitely not worthwhile since it's more than 10% more expensive and the benefit from a better gpu will outweigh the benefits ofthe 6700k. 

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3 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

I have an I3

What i3? and what motherboard? 

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3 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

motherboard doesnt matter. its a pre-built from bestbuy years ago. im making a custom

What I'm getting at is, if it's a decent motherboard you can just upgrade to the i7 on that platform. Some prebuilts come with solid motherboards, so if you happened to have a 3770k compatible board, I would suggest going that route instead. 

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1 minute ago, nobiensky(TigerSoze) said:

you will likely need a new motherboard to support the socket of whichever cpu you want. 4790k is a good cpu for overclocking (from what i have heard of), i have not heard so much bout the 6700 though. Gpu you plan/already have with it?

He has a GTX 960 currently 

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3 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

Gaming is my goal. Why xeon? 

Because you get a locked i7 at the cost of an i5. And for gmaing you'd be much better putting the money you saved by going with a Xeon E3 1231v3 towards a better GPU. 

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3 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

I have an I3

 

2 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

motherboard doesnt matter. its a pre-built from bestbuy years ago. im making a custom

In that case I would go with the skylake(6600k for gaming, 6700k if you need more)/z170/ddr4 upgrade.  The newer platform doesn't offer huge performance gains over the haswell architecture, and I don't know if they will keep using the 1151 socket in the future but they probably aren't going backwards.

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i5 6600k  //  16gb g.skill ddr4 3000  //  evga gtx 980

custom water loop

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4 minutes ago, ZeusXI said:

is there a xeon that has 4GHz clock speed like the i7-4790k, but is cheaper? and also, is there an 8 core xeon for cheaper? or it that just wishing

you don't need 4ghz. A Xeon E3 1231v3 @3.5ghz is more than capable of handling gaming. Especially with a 960...a locked i5 is a more appropriate CPU to pair with a 960, so like I said, I would really suggest putting more money towards your GPU than your cpu. 

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Just now, nobiensky(TigerSoze) said:

 

if you plan to keep your 960, maybe an i5 6600k? bout 100 bucks cheaper than the i7 6700k (cpu only)

the 960 is just in the air right now. GTX 750TI is what im running. i say 960, but im upgrading my GPU. all i can say lol

 

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Just now, djdwosk97 said:

you don't need 4ghz. A Xeon E3 1231v3 @3.5ghz is more than capable of handling gaming. Especially with a 960...a locked i5 is a more appropriate CPU to pair with a 960, so like I said, I would really suggest putting more money towards your GPU than your cpu. 

Turbo boost... probably up to 3.9

 

 
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