6800k and 1070 or 6700k and 1080?

[georgeenti]

whats a better configuration? I'm doing animation and a lot of 3d modelling, i do also play a lot of games and planning on buying a vive in the near future but for some reason i just can't make up my mind and would like other peoples input. 

[NotDaveMustaine]

Even for 3d modeling the returns on a 6800k over 6700k wouldn't justify the premium, in my opinion. Plus, a 1080 would be a significant improvement over a 1070. So I say the latter. But this is all more opinion than an exact science. But a 6700K can pretty much take anything you throw at it. 

[Unexas.]

1 minute ago, NotDaveMustaine said:

Even for 3d modeling the returns on a 6800k over 6700k wouldn't justify the premium, in my opinion. Plus, a 1080 would be a significant improvement over a 1070. So I say the latter. But this is all more opinion than an exact science. But a 6700K can pretty much take anything you throw at it. 

Yes

[belfouf]

6700 + 1080 will outperform a lot 6800 + 1070

[steffen_anywhere]

6800k is super overkill for gaming. So it depends if you need the CPU for your work. For VR, the 1080 is definitely recommended.

[minibois]

I would say 6700K and GTX 1080.

The two cores/four threads extra of the 6800K  would be nice, but the extra performance of the GTX 1080 can also help in 3D modeling (especially if it supports the videocard/cuda stuff).

[Guest]

5820k and 1080?

[georgeenti]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

5820k and 1080?

i was thinking that but i doesn't really out preform the 6700k  in anything apart from rendering

[georgeenti]

10 minutes ago, NotDaveMustaine said:

Even for 3d modeling the returns on a 6800k over 6700k wouldn't justify the premium, in my opinion. Plus, a 1080 would be a significant improvement over a 1070. So I say the latter. But this is all more opinion than an exact science. But a 6700K can pretty much take anything you throw at it. 

fair point also saves quiet a bit

 

[F Bomb29]

Coming from a person that has had both the 6700k and 6800k, the 2 extra cores aren't worth the extra 100 dollars.

[Enderman]

The 6700k is a much better choice than the 6800k. Even for rendering.

 

[chatter_box]

I would strongly suggest that you get the i7 6700k and the GTX 1080 if your purely a gamer. If you are looking at something higher workflow orientated, go for an entry level X99 i7-5820k and a GTX 1080 considering it is still six cores and DX12 makes games more optimized for higher core count CPU's. That's just my opinion though.

[NTDaws]

6800k and a 1070 sounds better, if you game at 1440 or 1080

[Miller1218]

23 hours ago, dexxterlab97 said:

5820k and 1080?

this would be the best!

[Thinkfreely]

On 10/12/2016 at 10:00 AM, Chatter_Box said:

I would strongly suggest that you get the i7 6700k and the GTX 1080 if your purely a gamer. If you are looking at something higher workflow orientated, go for an entry level X99 i7-5820k and a GTX 1080 considering it is still six cores and DX12 makes games more optimized for higher core count CPU's. That's just my opinion though.

Extra cores past 4 don't help with gaming performance at all. Linus actually does a video on it.