i5 6600k CPU

[rain0v]

Hey guys.
I'm building my PC and i have a question. Should i buy i7 6700k or i5 6600k? I've read a lot about it and i know, that i5 for gaming is enough, but is it futureproof? How long i5 will be okay for games?

 

[chemmajorp53]

Future-proof doesn't exist, it's computer hardware they release new ones every year. No one knows how long an i5 will be good for games, that depends on how much time game developers spend on coding support for extra threads into their new games. If it was me buying today, I'd get the 6700k/7700k because newer games are trending towards supporting more than 4 threads. If all you do is play counter strike/LOL/DOTA/Overwatch, then maybe the i5 is a good place to save a few dollars. For what it's worth, I'd wait for Ryzen to come out before buying anything. Even if you don't end up wanting something like the R7 1700, then the prices on the 7700k and 7600k might drop some.

 

[ttt_2017]

Hey guys.
I'm building my PC and i have a question. Should i buy i7 6700k or i5 6600k? I've read a lot about it and i know, that i5 for gaming is enough, but is it futureproof? How long i5 will be okay for games?

With the recent AMD Ryzen CPU announcement , expect intel CPU Price to go down 50% very soon .

 

[Lucky_SLS]

if u r building a new one i would suggest 7700k. but i would also wait to see the performance of ryzen 1700x.

 

[sizzling]

Hey guys.
I'm building my PC and i have a question. Should i buy i7 6700k or i5 6600k? I've read a lot about it and i know, that i5 for gaming is enough, but is it futureproof? How long i5 will be okay for games?

With the recent AMD Ryzen CPU announcement , expect intel CPU Price to go down 50% very soon .

Dream on, you might see a few %

 

[chemmajorp53]

Where did you hear that? I would bet a lot of money that you won't be able to buy a 7700k for $155 in a month's time. If anything is dropping by that much, it's the 6900K and the 6950X, Ryzen still doesn't have competitors for the lower tier processors. I'm not saying they won't drop, I think they will, but 50% is absurd and I feel like you're pulling that out of your ass to be honest.

 

[ttt_2017]

Where did you hear that? I would bet a lot of money that you won't be able to buy a 7700k for $155 in a month's time. If anything is dropping by that much, it's the 6900K and the 6950X, Ryzen still doesn't have competitors for the lower tier processors. I'm not saying they won't drop, I think they will, but 50% is absurd and I feel like you're pulling that out of your ass to be honest.

Wait until the 4 and 6 cores Ryzen release and see ... AMD is not done yet , thats only the beginning 😉

 

[chemmajorp53]

Nobody knows when they're coming or how good they'll be except for AMD, it's not the best idea to fanboy over something that doesn't exist yet. Intel is still the only viable option for budget builds.

 

[ttt_2017]

Nobody knows when they're coming or how good they'll be except for AMD, it's not the best idea to fanboy over something that doesn't exist yet. Intel is still the only viable option for budget builds.

well this is my expectation ... we will see..

side note : If AMD managed 8 cores/16 threads 4 ghz out of the box ... how much you think a 4 cores/8 Threads will clock outside the box ?

I am expecting 4 cores Ryzen out of the box between 4.5Ghz and 5 Ghz ..

 

[geofelt]

Games depend most on the performance of a single master thread.
Few games can effectively use more than 2-3 threads.
Today, a I5 is about as good as it gets for gaming.

If buying new, today, I would buy the newest gen I5-7600K for gaming and plan on a conservative overclock.

As of 12/04/2016
What percent can get an overclock at a somewhat sane 1.40v Vcore.

I5-6600K
5.2 <1% delidded
4.9 14%
4.8 38%
4.7 67%
4.6 87%

I5-7600K
5.1 28%
5.0 52%
4.9 72%

As to Ryzen, wait for real gaming benchmarks. the 52% IPC claim looks impressive.
Not so much for 16 threads for the gamer.

Intel will not reduce prices of existing models; it has not in the past.
If faced with true competition, they will offer new models that are more price/performance competitive.

If the $100 price differential between I5 and I7 is not important to you, buy the I7, there is no performance downside.

Game developers want the largest possible market for their games.
No game developer will willingly undertake the extra cost to make their game multi core enabled and also require many cores to run.
They would not sell many games.

 

[chemmajorp53]

Nobody knows when they're coming or how good they'll be except for AMD, it's not the best idea to fanboy over something that doesn't exist yet. Intel is still the only viable option for budget builds.

well this is my expectation ... we will see..

side note : If AMD managed 8 cores/16 threads 4 ghz out of the box ... how much you think a 4 cores/8 Threads will clock outside the box ?

I am expecting 4 cores Ryzen out of the box between 4.5Ghz and 5 Ghz ..

http://e.lvme.me/ud796m9.jpg

 

[ttt_2017]

Nobody knows when they're coming or how good they'll be except for AMD, it's not the best idea to fanboy over something that doesn't exist yet. Intel is still the only viable option for budget builds.

well this is my expectation ... we will see..

side note : If AMD managed 8 cores/16 threads 4 ghz out of the box ... how much you think a 4 cores/8 Threads will clock outside the box ?

I am expecting 4 cores Ryzen out of the box between 4.5Ghz and 5 Ghz ..

http://e.lvme.me/ud796m9.jpg

meh .. AMD did a 4.7-5 ghz with stupid FX-9590 .. now they have the efficient cpu (8 cores/16 threads 95/65 watts) , you think they cant do a 4.5-5Ghz quad core Ryzen ? If I know AMD well , they will release it when it matters ...

 

[geofelt]

The 6 and 4 core variants of ryzen will be made from chips that functionally do not have all 8 good cores.
I would expect that there would be little difference in the overclock potential between 4/6/8 cores.
We see this today with the same oc potential between I5 and I7 intel chips

This assumes that voltage is the main limiter and not heat.

 

[tjomson]

i know this has been said, but i also really think you should wait for Ryzen 5, which will come out sometime in the spring. the 1600x (the high-end 6-core) will cost about the same as an unlocked i5, and it will feature 3 times as many threads. It may have a slightly lower singlecore performance, but since futureproofing is a concern for you, i think it is worth it. Wait and see.