Skylake Build (Core Recommendations)

@spirit just to think about a slightly lesser build, would going with an i5 6600K be a bad idea? Not asking if its a bad CPU, but more is it kinda gonna be lacking based on what hes coming from and where he plans to upgrade down the road?
 
Laquer Head said:
@spirit just to think about a slightly lesser build, would going with an i5 6600K be a bad idea? Not asking if its a bad CPU, but more is it kinda gonna be lacking based on what hes coming from and where he plans to upgrade down the road?
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Well he had a Z87 setup in the past which means he likely had either the i5 4670K or the i7 4770K in his previous build. Given that the i7 4770K and the i5 6600K are actually fairly even (see http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/836?vs=1544) I'd say that going with an i5 6600K should not be limiting at all for him if he's doing gaming (gaming is his main priority, right?) so if the i7 4770K was good enough for him, the i5 6600K should also be and an i7 6700K will definitely be. However, an i5 6600K might not seem like a big increase in performance from an i7 4770K, but it should be an upgrade from an i5 4670K. Normally I wouldn't suggest upgrading from either the 4670K or the 4770K to a 6600K because it's hard to justify the price but since he's sold his old board and CPU he has nothing to lose really, unlike most people who still own their old stuff when they want to upgrade. There's no point getting an older setup so he should go with the latest generation.
 
spirit said:
Well he had a Z87 setup in the past which means he likely had either the i5 4670K or the i7 4770K in his previous build. Given that the i7 4770K and the i5 6600K are actually fairly even (see http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/836?vs=1544) I'd say that going with an i5 6600K should not be limiting at all for him if he's doing gaming (gaming is his main priority, right?) so if the i7 4770K was good enough for him, the i5 6600K should also be and an i7 6700K will definitely be. However, an i5 6600K might not seem like a big increase in performance from an i7 4770K, but it should be an upgrade from an i5 4670K. Normally I wouldn't suggest upgrading from either the 4670K or the 4770K to a 6600K because it's hard to justify the price but since he's sold his old board and CPU he has nothing to lose really, unlike most people who still own their old stuff when they want to upgrade. There's no point getting an older setup so he should go with the latest generation.
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Yes gaming, and thanks for the input. I'm unsure on what CPU he was using, but I think approaching this build/upgrade with a slightly less expensive CPU could be a good option. Ultimately, it is what he wants to do--but this is a solid bunch of info to go on.
 
Laquer Head said:
Yes gaming, and thanks for the input. I'm unsure on what CPU he was using, but I think approaching this build/upgrade with a slightly less expensive CPU could be a good option. Ultimately, it is what he wants to do--but this is a solid bunch of info to go on.
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Then I think the i5 6600K will be an ideal CPU for him.
 
I've read numerous reviews and I get the impression, with DDR4 ram, that 2400mhz is kinda the sweet spot currently. Would this be accurate?

I have DDR4 in my laptop, but I'm unsure the speed -and obviously its a laptop so different ballgame I imagine.
 
Laquer Head said:
I've read numerous reviews and I get the impression, with DDR4 ram, that 2400mhz is kinda the sweet spot currently. Would this be accurate?

I have DDR4 in my laptop, but I'm unsure the speed -and obviously its a laptop so different ballgame I imagine.
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That sounds about right. Most of the stuff I see is at least 2133MHz. I haven't seen anything slower than that when it comes to DDR4, so anything in that range sounds good. As long as it's from a good manufacturer like G.Skill or Kingston it'll be good. I wouldn't advise using anything with really tall heatspreaders like Corsair Vengeance though because they make installing aftermarket CPU cooling a nightmare, unless you use water cooling.
 
H4rdR3s37 said:
That is only 61 dollars more than 6700K+GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5. Definitely worth price difference. Also sound strange that someone has strict budget with GTX980 Ti. Sometimes little savings mean much worse parts.
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He looked at the cheapest Gigabyte board, so $61 isn't a fair comparison.
 
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