6700K VS 6850K

[Hanzala]

Hey guys, 

 

I was in a dilemma between whether to get an i7 6700k or an i7 6850k. I have never built a computer, but as an engineering student, I will probably use it more for things like CAD and Solidworks and Photoshop than gaming. But thats not to say that I won't be gaming, I WILL MOST DEFINITELY be. Now Ill be getting them for about the same price (+$80 CAD for the 6850k). Which should I get? Should I try to get the over-powered for my needs 6850K or get the batter gamer 6700k? How much more do you think id spend on the required motherboard and other components for the 6850K as compared to the 6700k. Please let me know!

[iRileyx]

If you go for the 6850K you'll need an X99 motherboard and they tend to be quite a bit more expensive.

Honestly though a 6700k would probably be enough for what you need, a 6850k would be overkill.

[Guest]

How about 6800k? Remember if you get 6800k x99 mobo will be more expensive.

[Misanthrope]

X99 boards are substantially more expensive and notoriously more difficult to deal with for a newbie. Honestly I'd go for the 6700k simply because it's a better top of the line yet still "consumer" level board whereas X99 is intended for workstations and requires quite a bit more thinkering (i.e. I've never seen a single youtube reviewer building an X99 rig that didn't at some point ran into show stopper issues with it, all brands of boards, they're just very finicky).

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, Hanzala said:

Hey guys, 

 

I was in a dilemma between whether to get an i7 6700k or an i7 6850k. I have never built a computer, but as an engineering student, I will probably use it more for things like CAD and Solidworks and Photoshop than gaming. But thats not to say that I won't be gaming, I WILL MOST DEFINITELY be. Now Ill be getting them for about the same price (+$80 CAD for the 6850k). Which should I get? Should I try to get the over-powered for my needs 6850K or get the batter gamer 6700k? How much more do you think id spend on the required motherboard and other components for the 6850K as compared to the 6700k. Please let me know!

 

get a 5820k best sweetspot cpu. overclocked 5820k can match the 6700k in single thread.  

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, Misanthrope said:

X99 boards are substantially more expensive and notoriously more difficult to deal with for a newbie. Honestly I'd go for the 6700k simply because it's a better top of the line yet still "consumer" level board whereas X99 is intended for workstations and requires quite a bit more thinkering (i.e. I've never seen a single youtube reviewer building an X99 rig that didn't at some point ran into show stopper issues with it, all brands of boards, they're just very finicky).

 

 

nope x99 is vary easy to build in. futureproofing is what got my attention with x99 as intel slowed down to a crawl in innovation the x99 will last you at least 4 to 5 year without major cpu bottleneck. 

[shadowbyte]

what about a used 5820k and used X99 mobo?

[pyrojoe34]

Well if you go X99 go for 6800k or 5820k, there's no reason to spend the extra on the 6850k unless you specifically want 4 GPUs (or like 6 PCIe SSDs). If you don't need the extra PCIe lanes an OCed 6800k will perform exactly the same as the 6850k for $200 less.

[pyrojoe34]

5 minutes ago, Misanthrope said:

X99 boards are substantially more expensive and notoriously more difficult to deal with for a newbie. Honestly I'd go for the 6700k simply because it's a better top of the line yet still "consumer" level board whereas X99 is intended for workstations and requires quite a bit more thinkering (i.e. I've never seen a single youtube reviewer building an X99 rig that didn't at some point ran into show stopper issues with it, all brands of boards, they're just very finicky).

Never had a single issue with my X99 build...

[Hanzala]

10 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

How about 6800k? Remember if you get 6800k x99 mobo will be more expensive.

Id consider the 6800K normally, but the deal I'm getting right now is for either 6700k or 6850K. and again both are less than 200USD. So its more like the cost of everything else vs. difference in performance.

[pyrojoe34]

19 minutes ago, Hanzala said:

Id consider the 6800K normally, but the deal I'm getting right now is for either 6700k or 6850K. and again both are less than 200USD. So its more like the cost of everything else vs. difference in performance.

6850k for less than $200?? Yea, just get that then. You can find good x99 boards for <$200 and will not be disappointed with the performance of the build, it's a beast of a CPU. 6700k is only marginally better in gaming (a few fps at most), but the 6850k is way better for workstation use.