Can Skylake as opposed to Haswell be used for anything besides Gaming or......?

[Xiauj]

Hi,

Currently deciding what the CPU should be for my _{soon to be PC Build} later on this year and I was wondering, CAN Skylake truly be used for anything besides Gaming..?

The CPUs I'm referring to is the 6600k and 6700k.

 

The reason I'm curious is because, the CPU for me at the moment is currently the hardest decision, I've got all of the other components sorted and now I just gotta figure out the CPU, budget and maaaybe a monitor _{(x2? )} but that's a different story.

I have several intended purposes and the CPU I'm liking the look of is the 5820k but that's raising my budget a little bit too much. 

 

Also... this ties in as one of my intended purposes for this build.

http://bit.ly/28Zbv82

 

 

Thanks ~ Xiauj

Edited June 26, 2016 by Xiauj

[HPWebcamAble]

What do you WANT to use your computer for?

[NinjaJc01]

2 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Hi,

Currently deciding what the CPU should be for my _{soon to be PC Build} later on this year and I was wondering, CAN Skylake truly be used for anything besides Gaming..?

The CPUs I'm referring to is the 6600k and 6700k.

 

The reason I'm curious is because, the CPU for me at the moment is currently the hardest decision, I've got all of the other components sorted and now I just gotta figure out the CPU, budget and maaaybe a monitor _{(x2? )} but that's a different story.

I have several intended purposes and the CPU I'm liking the look of is the 5820k but that's raising my budget a little bit too much. 

 

Also... this ties in as one of my intended purposes for this build.

http://bit.ly/269vQLU

 

 

Thanks ~ Xiauj

Skylake will work for rendering as well. The 6700(k) can virtualize or render or do anything really.

[Clanscorpia]

What else would you want to use it for?

[Xiauj]

@HPWebcamAble

@NinjaJc01

@Clanscorpia

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Just realized I put the wrong link, have fixed that.

 

My intended purposes are:

• Gaming, Video/Photo Editing, Programming, Game/App Development and a lot of Rendering within CINEMA 4D.

[NinjaJc01]

1 minute ago, Xiauj said:

@HPWebcamAble

@NinjaJc01

@Clanscorpia

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Just realized I put the wrong link, will fix that now.

 

My intended purposes are:

• Gaming, Video/Photo Editing, Programming, Game/App Development and a lot of Rendering within CINEMA 4D.

Should be fine, but an X99 board may be better.

[imreloadin]

4 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Hi,

Currently deciding what the CPU should be for my _{soon to be PC Build} later on this year and I was wondering, CAN Skylake truly be used for anything besides Gaming..?

The CPUs I'm referring to is the 6600k and 6700k.

 

The reason I'm curious is because, the CPU for me at the moment is currently the hardest decision, I've got all of the other components sorted and now I just gotta figure out the CPU, budget and maaaybe a monitor _{(x2? )} but that's a different story.

I have several intended purposes and the CPU I'm liking the look of is the 5820k but that's raising my budget a little bit too much. 

 

Also... this ties in as one of my intended purposes for this build.

http://bit.ly/269vQLU

 

 

Thanks ~ Xiauj

Skylake isn't a "gaming" CPU, it's just that, a CPU. It'll do anything you want it to do like rendering, calculations if you do a lot of scientific shit, or even play games.

 

What else are you wanting it to do, make you a grilled cheese sandwich or something?

[othertomperson]

I'm a little confused. Are you asking if CPUs are separated by purpose -- like some can only run games, some can only run Excel, others can only run Photoshop?

[HPWebcamAble]

2 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

My intended purposes are:

• Gaming, Video/Photo Editing, Programming, Game/App Development and a lot of Rendering within CINEMA 4D.

Yep, pretty much any CPU works for those. Skylake CPUs are some of the most recent ones so they're the best right now.

 

Rendering is better on GPUs though.

[Xiauj]

1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

What else are you wanting it to do, make you a grilled cheese sandwich or something?

Listed reasons are above.

[NinjaJc01]

3 minutes ago, imreloadin said:

What else are you wanting it to do, make you a grilled cheese sandwich or something?

I wish my CPU made grilled cheese sandwiches!

[imreloadin]

3 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Listed reasons are above.

Posted reply right as you listed the reasons...

[imreloadin]

2 minutes ago, NinjaJc01 said:

I wish my CPU made grilled cheese sandwiches!

Technically it probably could only once though lol.

 

Just take the heatsink off and throw your sandwich on it and fire her up

[NinjaJc01]

1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

Technically it probably could only once though lol.

 

Just take the heatsink off and throw your sandwich on it and fire her up

I do have an old socket 478 athlon actually, and I reckon, frying pan, thermal compound and P95 might work.

[Xiauj]

9 minutes ago, NinjaJc01 said:

Should be fine, but an X99 board may be better.

Yeah, this is true.

I do prefer them, not gonna lie. Lol .

 

8 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Yep, pretty much any CPU works for those. Skylake CPUs are some of the most recent ones so they're the best right now.

 

Rendering is better on GPUs though.

Well that's the problem you see because, some render engines are set by default to use the CPU and I don't actually know if you can change that or not because:

• The standard, physical and arnold renderers I think uses the CPU and
  • If I were to say render an animation and it would take say... 3-4 minutes for one frame then multiply that by [X] number of frames, would the 6700k be able to handle that? Because if you have an animation of say I dunno... 600 frames, that could take quite a few >HOURS< and what I'm trying to ask is, 
• Can the 6700k handle a long hourly session whilst at a high CPU usage..? That's whats concerning me the most, with a 6700k.

 

As for the Octane renderer, that uses the GPU I think, might have to check that.

[NinjaJc01]

1 minute ago, Xiauj said:

Yeah, this is true.

I do prefer them, not gonna lie. Lol .

 

Well that's the problem you see because, some render engines are set by default to use the CPU and I don't actually know if you can change that or not because:

• The standard, physical and arnold renderers I think uses the CPU and
  • If I were to say render an animation and it would take say... 3-4 minutes for one frame then multiply that by [X] number of frames, would the 6700k be able to handle that? Because if you have an animation of say I dunno... 600 frames, that could take quite a few >HOURS< and what I'm trying to ask is, 
• Can the 6700k handle a long hourly session whilst at a high CPU usage..? That's whats concerning me the most, with a 6700k.

 

As for the Octane renderer, that uses the GPU I think, might have to check that.

Yeah, a properly cooled 6700k could handle that.

[Xiauj]

Also guys....

I really hate to be rude  but, grilled cheese sandwiches aren't quite relevant despite the fact I'm now feeling hungry   !

[NinjaJc01]

1 minute ago, Xiauj said:

Also guys....

I really hate to be rude  but, grilled cheese sandwiches aren't quite relevant despite the fact I'm now feeling hungry   !

Sorry...

[HPWebcamAble]

3 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

Can the 6700k handle a long hourly session whilst at a high CPU usage..?

Yes, if you keep the temps safe (under 85 C is good)

 

Of course, I'd expect any decent rendering software to correctly use the GPU while actually rendering anything.

[porina]

5 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

• Can the 6700k handle a long hourly session whilst at a high CPU usage..? That's whats concerning me the most, with a 6700k.

I run most of my CPUs 24/7 under Prime95 like loads. Just do two things: have sensible cooling and avoid extreme overclocks.

[Xiauj]

3 minutes ago, NinjaJc01 said:

Yeah, a properly cooled 6700k could handle that.

1 minute ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Yes, if you keep the temps safe (under 85 C is good)

 

Of course, I'd expect any decent rendering software to correctly use the GPU while actually rendering anything.

2 minutes ago, porina said:

I run most of my CPUs 24/7 under Prime95 like loads. Just do two things: have sensible cooling and avoid extreme overclocks.

Oh... erm... this could change the conversation entirely but I definitely need to ask you guys about this.

I'm not touching liquid cooling as a part of this build. _{I forgot to mention until now and I apologize for a little bit of confusion  Sorry!!} This is primarily because, AIR Cooling is my personal preference which is why I'm concerned if a 6700k can handle hourly-consuming tasks within CINEMA 4D. I know it can handle Gaming which is good to know.

 

My CPU-Cooler will probably be a Noctua NH-D15 AIR Cooler, I've heard it's quite good and I'm not concerned about the price too much; as long as the total cost doesn't go sky high.

 

I do plan to overclock the 6700k/_____ but have never done it before, will be asking LTT Forums for some help and advice once the build is fully working!

 

For Octane, Gaming and whatever else where the GPU is needed, I'll be using a GTX 1070 _{(Not sure whose version!)}, not a RX 480. I decided to not go for a RX 480.

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, NinjaJc01 said:

Sorry...

Don't be sorry, It's ok don't worry about it , it's just that I heard a lot of "pinging notification-noises" from Google Chrome, haha!

[Clanscorpia]

I'd recommend the 5820K for programming and especially game development because you are going to be rendering a lot for development and a 12 thread CPU will greatly help in that.

[NinjaJc01]

1 minute ago, Xiauj said:

Oh... erm... this could change the conversation entirely but I definitely need to ask you guys about this.

I'm not touching liquid cooling as a part of this build. _{I forgot to mention until now and I apologize for a little bit of confusion  Sorry!!} This is primarily because, AIR Cooling is my personal preference which is why I'm concerned if a 6700k can handle hourly-consuming tasks within CINEMA 4D. I know it can handle Gaming which is good to know.

 

My CPU-Cooler will probably be a Noctua NH-D15 AIR Cooler, I've heard it's quite good and I'm not concerned about the price too much; as long as the total cost doesn't go sky high.

 

I do plan to overclock the 6700k/_____ but have never done it before, will be asking LTT Forums for some help and advice once the build is fully working!

 

For Octane, Gaming and whatever else where the GPU is needed, I'll be using a GTX 1070 _{(Not sure whose version!)}, not a RX 480. I decided to not go for a RX 480.

 

 

 

Don't be sorry, It's ok don't worry about it , it's just that I heard a lot of "pinging notification-noises" from Google Chrome, haha!

Air cooling should be fine. I would personally say either the D15 as you suggested or a Cryorig, especially the high end ones.

[Xiauj]

1 minute ago, Clanscorpia said:

I'd recommend the 5820K for programming and especially game development because you are going to be rendering a lot for development and a 12 thread CPU will greatly help in that.

True and because it's a Hex-core AND can overclock. Read above for a little bit more info btw  

[Xiauj]

3 minutes ago, NinjaJc01 said:

Air cooling should be fine. I would personally say either the D15 as you suggested or a Cryorig, especially the high end ones.

Sweet!

Just checked on PCPartPicker to see if it's even compatible and yes, it's compatible thank goodness!