6700k, 6800k or wait for kabylake?

[breeze8]

I'm thinking about upgrading my CPU (and motherboard) from an AMD FX 6300. As it says in the title I am trying to decide between the i7 6700k and the 6800k or waiting for the KabyLake cpu's to come out January time.

Currently the 6700k is on sale from £349.99 to £319.99 and the 6800k is on sale from £449.99 to 389.99 so I'm tempted to just go with one of them. So what I'm saying is do you guys think it is better off waiting for the new kabylakes to come out or go for the 6700k/6800k. I would be using my PC for gaming (and possibly streaming) and work related stuff e.g. design/3d modelling/ programming.

 

Thanks for the help in advance :).

[iRileyx]

Unless you urgently need the upgrade, its worth waiting to see if kaby lake will be worth it over skylake.

[Bananasplit_00]

if your workload can use the cores i would get the 6800K now because thats a good deal and if you can find a good deal on an X99 board it would be great, but if your workload cant use all the cores then i would wait for kabylake and get a 7700K

[Electronics Wizardy]

id get a 6700k. The 7700k will just be clocked faster, you can oc the 6700k to the same performance.

 

The 6800k is normally slower in games, and you dont seem to need the extra cores.

[Shadow_Storm56]

Personally I highly prefer the x99 chipset and cpu lines.... soldered ihs so LoweR Temps, lots of pcie lanes, lots of ram slots, way better boards. but that's just me..

[breeze8]

Thanks for the help. I think I'm leaning more towards the 6700k at the moment. Just wanna make sure it can handle streaming and be powerful enough to last a good number of years (don't want to end up wasting money).

 

[MrAlbertrocks]

I'm in the same boat. I've decided to wait for kaby lake which is expected to drop in January. Prices are similar, why not wait and get the newest CPU?

[breeze8]

2 minutes ago, MrAlbertrocks said:

why not wait and get the newest CPU?

I would but at the moment they've got discounts on them and the motherboards too. I'm still tempted by the kabylake though.

[MrAlbertrocks]

Like i said, i see no harm in waiting till January-February to buy the Intel's new flagship. The price is so damn close and the release of the CPU is just around the corner, buying an 6700k right now, you could end up regretting it. However, i highly doubt the difference between botch CPUs is going to be big. Probably like a 5-10% bump in performance. So if you find a very good deal on 6700k+mobo, you could go for it. If the discount is not that big, then you should wait. Anyway, it's easier for me to decide since i already have a compatible motherboard, you'll probably be better off taking advantage of bundle deals.

[DELTAprime]

We are a little over one month to CES. Just wait and see.

[xGGAx]

wait for kaby lake. Some sites claim the 7700k can reach 5GHz easily

[breeze8]

Ive decided to wait for kaby lake. thanks.

[Scitesh]

2 hours ago, breeze8 said:

Ive decided to wait for kaby lake. thanks.

if Kaby lake sucks Remember Prices for Skylake Would drop