i7 or i5 Build

[Gammahooch13]

I am close to start my first PC build. I plan to use this pc for serious gaming and do some serious graphic mods. I am also going to do OC and SLI. Both of the builds have Windows OS with them

 

i7 Build

CPU- Intel i7 6700k

Motherboard- MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X

Ram- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb DDR4 3000

GPU- Corsair Hydro GFX GTX 1080

 PSU- Corsair RM850X

CPU Cooler- Corsair H100i GTX

Case- Corsair Crystal 460X

Storage- Two SSDs- 240-250gb with 960gb-1tb

Cost-$2150

 

i5 Build

CPU- Intel i5 6600k

Motherboard- MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X

Ram- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb DDR4 3000

GPU- MSI GTX 1070 Sea Hawk X

 PSU- Corsair RM850X

CPU Cooler- Corsair H100i GTX

Case- Corsair Crystal 460X

Storage- Two SSDs- 240-250gb with 960gb-1tb

Cost-$1775

[DND]

2 minutes ago, Gammahooch13 said:

I am close to start my first PC build. I plan to use this pc for serious gaming and do some serious graphic mods. I am also going to do OC and SLI. Both of the builds have Windows OS with them

 

i7 Build

CPU- Intel i7 6700k

Motherboard- MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X

Ram- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb DDR4 3000

GPU- Corsair Hydro GFX GTX 1080

 PSU- Corsair RM850X

CPU Cooler- Corsair H100i GTX

Case- Corsair Crystal 460X

Storage- Two SSDs- 240-250gb with 960gb-1tb

Cost-$2150

 

i5 Build

CPU- Intel i5 6600k

Motherboard- MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X

Ram- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb DDR4 3000

GPU- MSI GTX 1070 Sea Hawk X

 PSU- Corsair RM850X

CPU Cooler- Corsair H100i GTX

Case- Corsair Crystal 460X

Storage- Two SSDs- 240-250gb with 960gb-1tb

Cost-$1775

if you don't on planning on doing some editing and similar stuffs like that i think the i5 would be enough and you could use the money you save up from getting the i5 to other components.

[Marmaran_1]

I'd go with the i5 build (because you don't need extra cpu power) but go with the 1080

[SnowyMus]

Well the i7 build has the better CPU and GPU, so I'd go with it if you can afford it and are willing to pay for it. There's nothing wrong with pairing an i7 with a 1070 or pairing an i5 with a 1080, by the way.

[Misanthrope]

The i5/1070 rig should basically let you play all that you want for years at ultra settings now and maybe a bit less down the line.

 

However here's a curve ball for you: Since you're planning on SLI I'd choose the i7 with the 1070 for now. The better processor will help when it comes to SLI and the 1070 is imho a better SLI candidate since the 1080 is far more expensive so it makes less sense.

 

Of course an even better option would be for you to hold on for maybe 2 or 3 more weeks for the almost inevitable 1080ti to be announced and be done with a single card config.

 

But if you're set on SLI later consider i7 + 1070s

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

Well the i7 build has the better CPU and GPU, so I'd go with it if you can afford it and are willing to pay for it. There's nothing wrong with pairing an i7 with a 1070 or pairing an i5 with a 1080, by the way.

Except (depending on the game and the resolution) the i5 bottlenecks the 1080. 

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Except (depending on the game and the resolution) the i5 bottlenecks the 1080. 

People still do not realize,with how GPU's are going,we are soon going to need i7's...

[SnowyMus]

3 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Except (depending on the game and the resolution) the i5 bottlenecks the 1080. 

When we're talking about 120+ FPS at 1080p, then sure. I don't know why anyone would use the GTX 1080 at 1080p.

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Kavawuvi said:

When we're talking about 120+ FPS at 1080p, then sure. I don't know why anyone would use the GTX 1080 at 1080p.

You'd be surprised...

[Nena Trinity]

i7 is better in the long run if you want to avoid upgrading in a while, but if you plan to replace the mobo+CPU sometime later then i5, also the money saved from buying i5 allows you to get a better graphics card or a free-sync monitor + graphics card!

[SnowyMus]

25 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

You'd be surprised...

With how many people who don't bother getting a 1440p or 4K monitor after building a really expensive gaming rig, or they don't overclock their CPU despite investing an extra $60-$80 into a K-sku CPU and Z170 board combination, I'm not sure I can be surprised about this.

 

I'd imagine the OP will be overclocking, maybe getting to around 4.4 to 4.6 GHz as a somewhat conservative estimate, which should make a large impact on performance if there is indeed a CPU bottleneck (by definition of a bottleneck, making what's bottlenecking the performance faster = better performance). Otherwise, even at a stock speeds, it's probably going to run above 60 FPS just fine at 1440p, which shouldn't be a problem unless the OP is planning on playing at higher refresh rates. If it's actually worth spending an additional $80 for any additional performance after that, then go get the i7-6700K. Otherwise, the i5-6600K is more than capable, and can be even more capable on top of that with an overclock.

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, Gammahooch13 said:

 

Do you have a 4k or 1440p 144hz display?

I'd go with neither and pick up an i7 6700 with a titan XP, because a single stronger GPU is generally the way to go