CPU Help

[Hayzz]

this may be a bit confusing but here goes i have two pcs at the moment but one needs a new hard drive or ssd i havent decided on that based on the fact i may sell it but it also need a cpu because i took the i7 4790 out to put in my new build i wondering if i should get a new one for my main pc or go cheap on a cpu for the old one 

 

Main Pc Specs                                              Old Pc Specs

cpu-i7 4790                                                   Cpu-N/A

ram-32g pny 1866                                         Ram- 16g

Gpus- 2 evga 1070 sc in sli                           Gpu-Geforce Gtx 970 reference

Pwr-Corsair rm850                                        Pwr- 500w 

[Hayzz]

i was thinking about getting a i7 4790k for the main pc and returning the 4790 to the old pc

[dwang040]

Umm, I'm guessing both computers are running haswell. You can definitely do what you said, get a 4790k for the new pc, but my question is, do you need hyperthreading on both pcs? Do you overclock? Because if not, then save the 4790 for the current build, and get something like the 4690 (or some i5) for the old pc. 

 

Also, for some budget options, I like to think that ssd and hdd combos are best. You get a smaller ssd 120-240gb for boot drive and important programs, and then have a hard drive for games and larger files. 

[Hayzz]

Its mostly a gaming rig and i was also considering upgraging to x99 or z170 but im not to sure what i should do or maby wait for the kaby lake but i have no idea i would like to get into over clocking 

[dwang040]

You don't need x99 for gaming, and as for z170 vs z270, I'd just wait for the prices. See if skylake drop on price, I'd it doesn't, then just go with Kaby Lake since it's newer.