Looking for a new chipset

[FlpDaMattress]

After years of using an old Intel Pentium4 g2020 (2.9GHz duel core, no hyper threading, no overclocking.. hate it) I am FINALLY looking for an upgrade and i'd like to stick with Intel. My budget is around $300(us) including a motherboard (I can wait to get more) as of now i'm considering an i5 7500k and waiting another two weeks to a month to come back for motherboard (Considering an rog strix z270 mobo) seriously, I HATE THIS CHIP SET!

 

 

 

Please tell me a better deal than this (Also, who at Intel thought this was a good deal?:

 

I'd like to stick to amazon because i have a prime subscription

[Franpadi]

4 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

After years of using an old Intel Pentium4 g2020 (2.9GHz duel core, no hyper threading, no overclocking.. hate it) I am FINALLY looking for an upgrade and i'd like to stick with Intel. My budget is around $300(us) including a motherboard (I can wait to get more) as of now i'm considering an i5 7500k and waiting another two weeks to a month to come back for motherboard (Considering an rog strix z270 mobo) seriously, I HATE THIS CHIP SET!

 

 

 

Please tell me a better deal than this (Also, who at Intel thought this was a good deal?:

 

I'd like to stick to amazon because i have a prime subscription

7500k? Pretty sure that does not exist.

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

7500k? Pretty sure that does not exist.

ok, did not mean to say "K" but i still want an i5

[Droidbot]

Ryzen comes out at the end of this month and some competitive prices have already been released. 
Wait, my young padawan.

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Ryzen comes out at the end of this month and some competitive prices have already been released. 
Wait, my young padawan.

~Waitting... it's been 8 seconds, where is ryzen?

[Franpadi]

2 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

ok, did not mean to say "K" but i still want an i5

If you have the money go for the 7600k, you will be able to overclock it down the line and keep it from getting old.

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

If you have the money go for the 7600k, you will be able to overclock it down the line and keep it from getting old.

It's like a $40 premium... either it's cheep or the i5 is expensive...

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

~Waitting... it's been 8 seconds, where is ryzen?

Probably around 2-3 weeks away. It's AMD, but the IPC is on par with what we've seen from Intel and it's cheaper and there's loads of low end parts and everything's overclockable. 

It's great.

[Franpadi]

1 minute ago, iannorton24 said:

It's like a $40 premium... either it's cheep or the i5 is expensive...

$40 dollar for 0,4 ghz more and the ability to get an easy 4,6 OC

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Probably around 2-3 weeks away. It's AMD, but the IPC is on par with what we've seen from Intel and it's cheaper and there's loads of low end parts and everything's overclockable. 

It's great.

not going to amd. never going to amd. period.

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

$40 dollar for 0,4 ghz more and the ability to get an easy 4,6 OC

this is why i hate product pricing, It makes absolutely no sense to anyone.

[Franpadi]

1 minute ago, iannorton24 said:

this is why i hate product pricing, It makes absolutely no sense to anyone.

the 7500 is still a great cpu tho.

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

the 7500 is still a great cpu tho.

but for $40 extra tho... Then i can have a box saying "I7" on my wall...

[Franpadi]

2 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

this is why i hate product pricing, It makes absolutely no sense to anyone.

also, if you feel like driving, its $220 on microcenter. Thats IMO a no brainer.

[Franpadi]

2 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

but for $40 extra tho... Then i can have a box saying "I7" on my wall...

the 7600k is still an i5 tho

 

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

also, if you feel like driving, its $220 on microcenter. Thats IMO a no brainer.

I'm heading down to houstion tx soon anyway... GETTING AN I7!!

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

the 7600k is still an i5 tho

 

yeah, just saw that when i looked on amazon...

[Franpadi]

1 minute ago, iannorton24 said:

yeah, just saw that when i looked on amazon...

I can only imagine your face of dissapointment

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

I can only imagine your face of dissapointment

You know what? I will buy the 7600k and an empty 7700k box just for that reason.

[Franpadi]

2 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

I'm heading down to houstion tx soon anyway... GETTING AN I7!!

Microcenter has some cool deals, I would keep my head up for those.

[Franpadi]

1 minute ago, iannorton24 said:

You know what? I will buy the 7600k and an empty 7700k box just for that reason.

No one will notice, make sure to get the sticker.

[Droidbot]

6 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

not going to amd. never going to amd. period.

fine. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $336.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-10 20:12 EST-0500

 

Kaby Lake (7th gen) has issues with the heat spreader being really strange (like a 30c drop when you take it off!) so I still recommend Skylake. Boards are cheaper too, which is a plus.

[FlpDaMattress]

1 minute ago, Franpadi said:

No one will notice, make sure to get the sticker.

That's what makes the chip fast doesn't it?

[dizmo]

It's marketing. People see a striked out price and assume they're getting an awesome deal. Very few people actually comparison shop, or look at what the original price used to be.

7 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Probably around 2-3 weeks away. It's AMD, but the IPC is on par with what we've seen from Intel and it's cheaper and there's loads of low end parts and everything's overclockable. 

It's great.

Really? Isn't it supposed to be on par with Broadwell? I don't think it's toe to toe with Skylake.

6 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

this is why i hate product pricing, It makes absolutely no sense to anyone.

Erm, it makes sense. You're paying more for a higher base clock and an unlocked chip. Both are features that are worth the added price to a huge majority.

[Franpadi]

2 minutes ago, iannorton24 said:

That's what makes the chip fast doesn't it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-Inside-Sticker-15-5-x-21mm-2013-Version-Haswell-Case-Badge-/261737954283?hash=item3cf0cc3beb:g:8AIAAOSwrklU2klE

Got you covered pal.