i5 2500k to i7 6700k upgrade

[haroldj97]

I have been running an i5 2500k for nearly 4 years and are now seriously considering moving to a Skylake platform. Being at school when I bought my i5 2500k, i did skimp on some parts to try to save money, the motherboard being the main one. I tried overclocking on it when I first got it but even a modest overclock of 0.2GHz caused the computer to not boot so is out of the question to gain free performance. Adding to the fact that the motherboard likes to whine considerably when under load, I think now might be the time to replace it. I mainly use my computer for gaming, software development, photo editing and general word processing for assignments. Although I am at college and money is fairly tight, I don't really want to skimp on parts again. I will use the power supply, graphics card and hard drives from my current system. This is the build that I have come up with:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JGrTGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JGrTGX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£312.06 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£60.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£63.38 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.90 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £769.68

Is this build any good and is it worth upgrading to Skylake?

 

[DeathRabit]

For gaming until you not use high end GPU is not worthy but in photo editing you will see significant boost.

I change only CPU cooler http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/346YvK
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£63.38 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.90 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £774.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 11:03 GMT+0000

 

[haroldj97]

For gaming until you not use high end GPU is not worthy but in photo editing you will see significant boost.

I change only CPU cooler http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/346YvK
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£63.38 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.90 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £774.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 11:03 GMT+0000

Oh OK.I have an MSI 970 now, is that not a high end GPU?

 

[hatib]

for almost the same it is much better
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£299.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£60.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£211.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£63.38 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.90 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £801.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 11:16 GMT+0000

 

[haroldj97]

for almost the same it is much better
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£299.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£60.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£211.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£63.38 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.90 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £801.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 11:16 GMT+0000

Hmm interesting. Will games actually use all 6 cores or is this more of future proofing thing?

 

[envy14tpe]

Same price but better performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£309.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£48.12 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£168.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£80.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.90 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £771.35

 

[hatib]

yep and fallout 4 uses extra thread not cores but in future games it i wen't with 5820k because it gives much better value for same price what would you want go for 300 pounds a 6 core or 4 core cpu i would for 5820k and if you want to save more money then 4790k is way to go because games don't benefit from ddr4