Buying a GTX 1070 what CPU should i buy provided im planning on overclocking

[LordDread]

My mobo died recently, i was planning on upgrading when i got my new 1070 anyways. However, I'm not sure what motherboard/cpu combo to get to prevent a bottleneck. A couple things i have to consider: price (I plan on overlocking the CPU so i would like to save some cash on the CPU) and black friday is coming up (any places i should be watching besides newegg and amazon for sales?).

 

Thanks in advanced.

[Hydraxiler32]

I would suggest a i5-6600k.

You can also save some money by going with the i5-6600 and 6500.

[mbryant]

2 hours ago, LordDread said:

My mobo died recently, i was planning on upgrading when i got my new 1070 anyways. However, I'm not sure what motherboard/cpu combo to get to prevent a bottleneck. A couple things i have to consider: price (I plan on overlocking the CPU so i would like to save some cash on the CPU) and black friday is coming up (any places i should be watching besides newegg and amazon for sales?).

 

Thanks in advanced.

Any recent (current) quad core i5 and up would do fine 

[gtx1060=value]

the i5 6600k is the best cpu for gaming - or at least best value i7 6700k is overkill

[LordDread]

So i shouldn't even consider an AMD cpu? Also should i get a k series i5? or regular? because i have a 240m cooler master water cooler for the CPU and i want to make the best of it.

[Hydraxiler32]

Just now, LordDread said:

So i shouldn't even consider an AMD cpu? Also should i get a k series i5? or regular? because i have a 240m cooler master water cooler for the CPU and i want to make the best of it.

if you have a z series motherboard then buy the 6600k

AMD isn't good right now because they haven't released high end chips in about 4 years.

[SLAYR]

Just now, LordDread said:

So i shouldn't even consider an AMD cpu? Also should i get a k series i5? or regular? because i have a 240m cooler master water cooler for the CPU and i want to make the best of it.

Only if you are on an extreme budget the lower end amd athlons and such are good value, but the 8xxx/9xxx series are 5 years old now, and a 6600k will be better even in mutithreaded once overclocked.

[LordDread]

i would use my AMD piledriver if i could but there are no mobos with AM3+ and a PCI-e 3.0 slot.

[Daveeede]

6600k + Z170 motherboard gets my vote.

[LordDread]

Whats the difference between a 1150 i5 4690k and a 1151 i5 6600k they are priced similarly and have similar specs, the big difference in the mobo prices. Whats the deal here?

 

Also is upgrading from DDR3 to DDR4 really that big a deal?