Do I need 6850k for SLI?

[JohnFPS]

I want to build a gtx 1080 sli setup but do i really need the 6850k with 40 pcie lanes or can a 6800k with 28 pcie lanes do the job? Thanks for the help 

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, JohnFPS said:

I want to build a gtx 1080 sli setup but do i really need the 6850k with 40 pcie lanes or can a 6800k with 28 pcie lanes do the job? Thanks for the help 

not unless you plan on having a bunch of other component that require pcie lanes other than your gpus. realistically you only need 16 pcie lanes to run 2 modern gpus in sli. 

[The Sloth]

get a modern i7 like a 6700k for sli. if you need sli plus some extra lanes go to x99 and get a 5820k. 

[rn8686]

You dont need either, you only need a total of 16 lanes (8x for each) to run SLI, Intel's mainstream chips have 20 (Or 24 with Z270). Just get a 7700K, that will be fine (Unless you need the extra cores for rendering or something).

[JohnFPS]

What if I plan on streaming and gaming at the same time and I bit of video editing 6800k would be a good choice right?

[The Sloth]

if you can afford it go for a x99 5820k 

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, JohnFPS said:

What if I plan on streaming and gaming at the same time and I bit of video editing 6800k would be a good choice right?

6800k is not really worth it get a 5820k.

[JohnFPS]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

if you can afford it go for a x99 5820k 

What do you think about 6900k is that crazy or ?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, JohnFPS said:

What do you think about 6900k is that crazy or ?

nope if you are doing pro work it will fit in perfectly. 

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, JohnFPS said:

What do you think about 6900k is that crazy or ?

its pretty poor on the price to performance. tbh if you wanted an 8 core i would wait for zen to come out and see if that's good or intel lowers their price on their 8 cores.