Before I buy

[Ninjakiller692]

I've just finished watching Linus's video on CPU's and at the end he said it's generally a good idea to buy from the new generation rather the one before. Before that I was going to buy an I5-6500, now i'm unsure. Should I be looking at kaby lake processors instead? 
Also, i'm unsure if I should keep the PSU. It is apart of my current PC which i've had for around 2 years. If not, what PSU should I change to?

 

Other parts:
RX 480 8gb
Gigabyte B150M-DS3H
Crucial 16GB DDR4 2133 MT/s
450w corsair VS450

 

[Guest]

If you are buying a locked chip (one without K at the end) then Skylake or Kaby Lake won't have much difference in performance. You are fine with i5 6500

 

Yes that PSU should be swapped to a Corsair CXM or Seasonic S12II instead

 

[Valley_]

6 minutes ago, Ninjakiller692 said:

I've just finished watching Linus's video on CPU's and at the end he said it's generally a good idea to buy from the new generation rather the one before. Before that I was going to buy an I5-6500, now i'm unsure. Should I be looking at kaby lake processors instead? 
Also, i'm unsure if I should keep the PSU. It is apart of my current PC which i've had for around 2 years. If not, what PSU should I change to?

 

Other parts:
RX 480 8gb
Gigabyte B150M-DS3H
Crucial 16GB DDR4 2133 MT/s
450w corsair VS450

 

I have the same PSU but 650W, it's served me fine. You should get a bigger one just for that little extra headroom in my opinion

[NTDaws]

I would look into a i5 7400.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I would look into a i5 7400.

i5 7400 at 3.00 Ghz base

i5 6500 at 3.20 Ghz base

 

No I would not

[Ninjakiller692]

9 minutes ago, GlynDavies said:

I have the same PSU but 650W, it's served me fine. You should get a bigger one just for that little extra headroom in my opinion

Ideally I would keep the one I have but I don't want it to suddenly fail. Wouldn't getting a larger Watt than what I need just waste energy? (not sure if it would or not). According to pcpartpicker it would use 306W.

[Lord Nicoll]

17 minutes ago, Ninjakiller692 said:

I've just finished watching Linus's video on CPU's and at the end he said it's generally a good idea to buy from the new generation rather the one before. Before that I was going to buy an I5-6500, now i'm unsure. Should I be looking at kaby lake processors instead? 
Also, i'm unsure if I should keep the PSU. It is apart of my current PC which i've had for around 2 years. If not, what PSU should I change to?

 

Other parts:
RX 480 8gb
Gigabyte B150M-DS3H
Crucial 16GB DDR4 2133 MT/s
450w corsair VS450

 

I have an i5 6400, it's not a bad CPU, so the i5 6500 is that but a bit better, so should be pretty good for a mid range normal PC. The only thing Kaby Lake adds is generally an extra 200MHz and an extra 10°C, or the same GHz but a little lower temps. Don't get a Skylake board and a Kaby Lake CPU unless you ask the manufacturer or reseller if it comes with a compatible BIOS however, as some boards might still have older BIOS's that need a Skylake CPU to be flashed. 

[NTDaws]

11 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

i5 7400 at 3.00 Ghz base

i5 6500 at 3.20 Ghz base

 

No I would not

You wouldn't, I would.

[Ninjakiller692]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

i5 7400 at 3.00 Ghz base

i5 6500 at 3.20 Ghz base

 

No I would not

Would you say the i5-7500 was better for £5 more than the 6500? Also am I right in thinking the motheboard accepts both?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

You wouldn't, I would.

Whatever

FYI the price difference is 1 dollar

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qnM323/intel-core-i5-7400-30ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57400

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xwhj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500

[Lord Nicoll]

Just now, Ninjakiller692 said:

Ideally I would keep the one I have but I don't want it to suddenly fail. Wouldn't getting a larger Watt than what I need just waste energy? (not sure if it would or not). According to pcpartpicker it would use 306W.

PSU's have power effiecny curves, I always try to be around the peak efficiency, for example, my RM850x has that efficiency curve, and on average under load I'm at the 40% load mark, so I should be getting a bit over 93%, maybe even 94% efficiency***. 

***That is if you believe the marketing claim, but Corsair is usually vindicated so I'll believe it. 

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

You wouldn't, I would.

the cost the same price but the kabylake 7400 is slower. why would anyone in there right mind go for the 7400 over the 6500

[NTDaws]

8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Whatever

FYI the price difference is 1 dollar

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qnM323/intel-core-i5-7400-30ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57400

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xwhj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500

That's nice.

[Guest]

Just now, Ninjakiller692 said:

Would you say the i5-7500 was better for £5 more than the 6500? Also am I right in thinking the motheboard accepts both?

Mobo need a BIOS update and w/o a skylake (e.g. i5 6500) you won't able to use i5 7500

Or you can get a B250 board instead

[Ninjakiller692]

3 minutes ago, Lord Nicoll said:

I have an i5 6400, it's not a bad CPU, so the i5 6500 is that but a bit better, so should be pretty good for a mid range normal PC. The only thing Kaby Lake adds is generally an extra 200MHz and an extra 10°C, or the same GHz but a little lower temps. Don't get a Skylake board and a Kaby Lake CPU unless you ask the manufacturer or reseller if it comes with a compatible BIOS however, as some boards might still have older BIOS's that need a Skylake CPU to be flashed. 

Oh, okay. I think i'll get the i5-6500 then, Thanks. I don't want to be messing with compatibility too much.