Building new i7 system. 4790k or 6700k?

[sirsanio]

This system is going to be a mainly work, but also gaming build.
Until recently i was deadset on a 4790k but now the 6700k has popped up and i don't quite know if i should buy that one instead.
Is there a huge difference between the 4790k with ddr3 ram and the 6700k with ddr4 ram?
Is the high cas latency of the ddr4 ram an issue?
GPU is to be a GTX 980 TI.

the softwares i use for work are:
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

For games:
League of Legends
Call of Duty
Assassins Creed
Bioshock
Tombraider

Thank you for any help or insights

 

[hdmark]

if you have the budget for the 6700k I would go with that. if not, the 4790k is still going to be good for awhile.

but I don't see it as MUCH of a performance boost, more just getting the newest thing that will last longer

 

[sirsanio]

if you have the budget for the 6700k I would go with that. if not, the 4790k is still going to be good for awhile.

but I don't see it as MUCH of a performance boost, more just getting the newest thing that will last longer

as far as i have seen the monetary difference is a little ($30) in the processor and then a little more in the Motherboard.
All in all its less than $100, so it's negligible if you look at the overall pricetag of the system that is going to serve me for work for the next 3 years.
I am more wondering about performance at the moment. Is the processor much better?
Is the ddr4 ram worth?

 

[logainofhades]

I wouldn't bother with a 6700k, when for around $50 more you can go with a 5820k, which would be superior in your cad programs.

 

[sirsanio]

I wouldn't bother with a 6700k, when for around $50 more you can go with a 5820k, which would be superior in your cad programs.

Revit is the main Software i use for work.
Higher clock speed is more beneficial for its performance, that's why the 5820k is not an option.
Thank you for your input though!

 

[Supporter]

For
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

You may want to consider getting a graphics video card not a gaming video card. Look into some research into quadro cards are best used in professional auto-cad program use.

 

[Eximo]

If single core speed is your goal (not really sure that is wise for Revit) you can overclock any of the chips listed and even disable cores to achieve extreme frequencies. In which case you would want to go for the highest IPC, which is likely the 6700k. Though the 5820k has more cache, so it might be a toss up when both are overclocked.

If you aren't overclocking and just want high frequencies, there are some Xeons out there that can get you the best of both worlds, but they are extremely expensive.

 

[Eximo]

Quadro cards are nice, but the ones that can make a difference aren't exactly cheap. (Our workstations at work are nearly $10k retail)

 

[sirsanio]

For
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

You may want to consider getting a graphics video card not a gaming video card. Look into some research into quadro cards are best used in professional auto-cad program use.

Really not looking into changing the GPU since consumer cards work just fine with Revit and outperform the workstation gpu's.
Workstation gpu's are also really cost prohibitive.

 

[sirsanio]

Quadro cards are nice, but the ones that can make a difference aren't exactly cheap. (Our workstations at work are nearly $10k retail)

The last machine i built was a 3770k, 16gb ram (pc1600), a Radeon HD7870 and a SSD.
I built that in 2012 for $1200.
It is still doing fine, running Revit Architecture 2016 without any problems.

For my new setup i am expecting a final cost of about $1400-1500 Mostly because the GTX980TI is around $650

Upgrading because our second computer needs to be retired and i like to keep my setup current. (3 years is a good upgrade frequency IMHO)
I see no benefit in using a Xeon or a Quadro GPU. I find that the prices for those are atrocious for often lesser performance.

 

[logainofhades]

Honestly, neither a 4790k or a 6700k are much of an upgrade, over your 3770k. 5820k will run 4.0ghz, with ease.

 

[logainofhades]

For
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

You may want to consider getting a graphics video card not a gaming video card. Look into some research into quadro cards are best used in professional auto-cad program use.

Really not looking into changing the GPU since consumer cards work just fine with Revit and outperform the workstation gpu's.
Workstation gpu's are also really cost prohibitive.

Workstation GPU's suck at gaming, also.

 

[sirsanio]

For
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

You may want to consider getting a graphics video card not a gaming video card. Look into some research into quadro cards are best used in professional auto-cad program use.

Really not looking into changing the GPU since consumer cards work just fine with Revit and outperform the workstation gpu's.
Workstation gpu's are also really cost prohibitive.

Workstation GPU's suck at gaming, also.

very true!

 

[Supporter]

For
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

You may want to consider getting a graphics video card not a gaming video card. Look into some research into quadro cards are best used in professional auto-cad program use.

Really not looking into changing the GPU since consumer cards work just fine with Revit and outperform the workstation gpu's.
Workstation gpu's are also really cost prohibitive.

Workstation GPU's suck at gaming, also.

very true!

check out the original post. it has no gaming mentioned. price on pro graphics cards is hefty and if you think they aren't worth the cost, you are using them wrong.

 

[sirsanio]

For
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016
Autocad 2016
Adobe CS5 Suite
Sketchup

You may want to consider getting a graphics video card not a gaming video card. Look into some research into quadro cards are best used in professional auto-cad program use.

Really not looking into changing the GPU since consumer cards work just fine with Revit and outperform the workstation gpu's.
Workstation gpu's are also really cost prohibitive.

Workstation GPU's suck at gaming, also.

very true!

check out the original post. it has no gaming mentioned. price on pro graphics cards is hefty and if you think they aren't worth the cost, you are using them wrong.

what are you saying? i am the original poster.
the first paragraph of my post states that i want to use the system for gaming.
I wrote: "This system is going to be a mainly work, but also gaming build."

please back up your statement of me using "pro graphics cards" wrong with some facts.

Here is a forum of revit power users talking about graphics cards.
http://www.revitforum.org/hardware-infrastructure/72-revit-hardware-video-graphic-cards.html

 

[logainofhades]

check out the original post. it has no gaming mentioned. price on pro graphics cards is hefty and if you think they aren't worth the cost, you are using them wrong.

Maybe you should reread the post, as games were most definitely mentioned.