6600K vs 6700K

[maremp]

I am planning a new build for a long time now, I'm planning on buying it at end of this month, I'm still waiting for GTX 1070. I am deciding for a processor and although 6700K seems a better option, I am wondering if I really need it. I could probably afford it, but I would be buying it only if I can expect significant benefit.

 

My use case will primarily be Hackintosh, where I would be browsing and programming (mostly web dev) -- this includes everything from running one or more browsers, text editor and/or IDE and occasionally running a virtual machine. Other programming-related tasks could also be lightweight game development, if I'll manage to find time to do it (probably not ). I might do some video editing, but for now, I do not plan on doing it very often. Also, I'll have a second boot to Windows, which I'll be using exclusively for gaming, mostly playing newer AAA titles, but this will be max 10h per week. 

 

My current build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4JVc6h (also accepting any other suggestions on how to change it )

[Enderman]

imo if you can afford it, get it and dont look back

then you can keep it for 5 years with no problem

[TheRandomness]

If you can afford: 6700k

If you can't afford: 6600k

Also, a 5400rpm will definitely be very fast (you can get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda for $68~ last time I checked)

Why a 750W PSU? Here's a nice (and cheaper) PSU: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 

[maremp]

11 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

If you can afford: 6700k

If you can't afford: 6600k

Also, a 5400rpm will definitely be very fast (you can get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda for $68~ last time I checked)

Why a 750W PSU? Here's a nice (and cheaper) PSU: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 

Do you happen to know about comparison between the two CPUs? I could only find differences for gaming, where I know I won't be seeing much improvement and it's also not the main usage scenario by far. 

 

Thanks for recommendation about HDD, I'll check it out. Current choice was because it's supposed to be more silent and because I've had many WD drives in the past and all (one is 9 years old atm) are still running just fine. Obviously this is for backups and some less used files, main storage will be one SSD for each of systems. I've decided for physically separate drives instead of partitioning because of recommendations from hackintosh community.

Thanks for the PSU recommendation. I've decided for the 750W one since it's only about 10€ more expensive than 650W model and I was also planning on getting 980ti, which now changed to 1070, which requires significantly less TDP.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, maremp said:

Do you happen to know about comparison between the two CPUs? I could only find differences for gaming, where I know I won't be seeing much improvement and it's also not the main usage scenario by far. 

 

Thanks for recommendation about HDD, I'll check it out. Current choice was because it's supposed to be more silent and because I've had many WD drives in the past and all (one is 9 years old atm) are still running just fine. Obviously this is for backups and some less used files, main storage will be one SSD for each of systems. I've decided for physically separate drives instead of partitioning because of recommendations from hackintosh community.

Thanks for the PSU recommendation. I've decided for the 750W one since it's only about 10€ more expensive than 650W model and I was also planning on getting 980ti, which now changed to 1070, which requires significantly less TDP.

The i7 will be better for virtual machines (2 cores 2 threads for 2 VMs) and will be better in multithreaded tasks but I think they'd be about the same in everything that's single threaded.

 

TDP = Thermal Design Power, a measure of the heat produced. Also, don't expect an average desktop graphics card to draw more than 300W on its own, ever. Most systems people slap 750W PSUs in (that don't have an SLI setup) can be run on 520W PSUs easily (this included).

[maremp]

22 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

If you can afford: 6700k

If you can't afford: 6600k

Also, a 5400rpm will definitely be very fast (you can get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda for $68~ last time I checked)

Why a 750W PSU? Here's a nice (and cheaper) PSU: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 

Sorry about double post, but I have another question regarding PSU. I've checked in the store where I am buying (http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/650-Watt-EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-80--Gold_1004457.html). It's listed as model 220-GS-0650-V2, where the model on pcpartpicker is 220-G2-0650-Y3. I just want to be cautious about buying EVGA psu, I've noticed before that their model names seemed very close, but were very different in build quality (I can't recall about which ones, but I know it was G2 vs. earlier model).

[TheRandomness]

5 minutes ago, maremp said:

Sorry about double post, but I have another question regarding PSU. I've checked in the store where I am buying (http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/650-Watt-EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-80--Gold_1004457.html). It's listed as model 220-GS-0650-V2, where the model on pcpartpicker is 220-G2-0650-Y3. I just want to be cautious about buying EVGA psu, I've noticed before that their model names seemed very close, but were very different in build quality (I can't recall about which ones, but I know it was G2 vs. earlier model).

I think you're thinking about G2 vs. G1, in which case G2 won by a long stretch. All G2 models should be fine.  

[maremp]

11 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

The i7 will be better for virtual machines (2 cores 2 threads for 2 VMs) and will be better in multithreaded tasks but I think they'd be about the same in everything that's single threaded.

 

TDP = Thermal Design Power, a measure of the heat produced. Also, don't expect an average desktop graphics card to draw more than 300W on its own, ever. Most systems people slap 750W PSUs in (that don't have an SLI setup) can be run on 520W PSUs easily (this included).

Oh, I see. Thanks for informing me about this  

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

I think you're thinking about G2 vs. G1, in which case G2 won by a long stretch. All G2 models should be fine.  

Looking at it, you are probably correct. Thanks for reassuring me. 

[maremp]

On 6/3/2016 at 1:54 AM, TheRandomness said:

I think you're thinking about G2 vs. G1, in which case G2 won by a long stretch. All G2 models should be fine.  

Looking at it more closely, the model I've linked is actually GS, not G2. Unfortunately, the store doesn't sell 650W model of G2. They have 550W and 750W+. The latter is priced only 3€ cheaper than RM750i, and for this much, I'd rather pick the latter. 

[TheRandomness]

9 minutes ago, maremp said:

Looking at it more closely, the model I've linked is actually GS, not G2. Unfortunately, the store doesn't sell 650W model of G2. They have 550W and 750W+. The latter is priced only 3€ cheaper than RM750i, and for this much, I'd rather pick the latter. 

GS is made by Seasonic last time I checked, and they're the best OEM manufacturer of PSUs besides Delta and Super Flower.

[maremp]

3 hours ago, TheRandomness said:

GS is made by Seasonic last time I checked, and they're the best OEM manufacturer of PSUs besides Delta and Super Flower.

So the GS model should be fine? 
Also, should I just get the Seasonic G-series PSU? It's about the same price as GS, and comparing them on jonnyguru, seasonic G-series 650W got much better score than evga GS 650W. Although the reviews were made 2 years apart. 

Although I would prefer evga with it's modular and all black cables, I care more about quality than esthetics, so if it's better quality, I'd rather pick seasonic.