broadwell help?

[jonnylaw13]

pardon my CPU ignorance but I have 2 Broadwell questions for the masses

 

 

1. What is the Broadwell i5 between Haswell 4690k and Skylake 6600k or is there not one?

 

2. Does Broadwell have special power requirements like Haswell?

 

considering upgrading to a unlocked Broadwell from Core2Quad 9400 as all I would need is the CPU and MOBO. Thank for any help!

[Electronics Wizardy]

1. i5 5675c

 

2. Do you mean low power idle, then yes. all chips after haswell have that

[aisle9]

Broadwell's desktop CPUs are, imo, pointless and poor purchasing decisions. They're overpriced glorified APUs. You'd be much better off buying a 4690K.

[jonnylaw13]

13 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

1. i5 5675c

 

2. Do you mean low power idle, then yes. all chips after haswell have that

So does that mean all chips after haswell need haswell supported PSU or are all mobos set up to manage the power

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, jonnylaw13 said:

So does that mean all chips after haswell need haswell supported PSU or are all mobos set up to manage the power

all cpu's after hasswell need it, assuimng a low power idle. But they all basically support it.

[jonnylaw13]

14 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Broadwell's desktop CPUs are, imo, pointless and poor purchasing decisions. They're overpriced glorified APUs. You'd be much better off buying a 4690K.

I thought they were pretty much the same like skylake and kabylake