Best Gaming CPU?

[Krigga]

Hi guys,

I was initially going to buy a new i5-7600k, but is it necessary? Am I better off with something like an i5-6600k? Also, what motherboard should I get if I get a 6th gen?

[Sparkling Soap]

it all depends on how much you are willing to spend

obviously i5 7600 is gonna be better than a i5 6600 but it only depends if you are willing spend more 

in my opinion i think i5 6600k will be enough

[Krigga]

2 minutes ago, Sparkling Soap said:

it all depends on how much you are willing to spend

obviously i5 7600 is gonna be better than a i5 6600 but it only depends if you are willing spend more 

in my opinion i think i5 6600k will be enough

Is it worth the extra $50 just because it's newer?

[Droidbot]

Kaby Lake offers extremely marginal gains over Skylake that the difference is negligible. 10% performance difference on all cores between the two, and that can be compensated for by overclocking in most cases - but Kaby Lake parts will OC better, so that's your choice. Mobo choices are the same - choose ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte over most other brands. 

 

[Sparkling Soap]

2 minutes ago, Krigga said:

Is it worth the extra $50 just because it's newer?

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/3885vs3503 its only about 5 percent better so probably not. just go with the i5 6600k

[Morgan MLGman]

3 minutes ago, Krigga said:

Is it worth the extra $50 just because it's newer?

No. It does not offer performance improvement besides higher clock speeds, at the same clock speeds the CPUs perform identically.