i5 6600k vs i7 6700k for gtx 1060 ??

playfulcheekz236

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i planed to upgrade my pc just for gaming purpose i want to get gtx 1060 but i'm confussed to get i5 6600k or i7 6700k . is it worth to get i7 6700k instead of i5 6600k on a gigabyte z170 chipset .... i kknow its totely worth to get i7 6700k with using gtx 1070 but not confirm about gtx 1060 would you guyz plz help me to get best reason to get i5 or i7
however i5 6600k 100 usd cheaper then the 17 6700k
My planed specs :

possessor : i5 6600k or i7 6700k
cpu cooller : not confirm yet may be cooler master 212x or evo or a cheap liquid cooler
mobo : still want a gigabyte z170 hd3 not find any thing worth to get asus z170 pro gaming
ram : Corsair vengeance lpx DDr4 2133mhz 16gb
storage: primary Samsung 850 Evo 250gb secondary seagate desktop 2tb
PSu : Evga supernova 850 g2
display : 40 inches 1080p led tv
tell me guyzz whats the best choice for gtx 1060 and correct me if i getting anything worng
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getting i7 6700k over i5 6600k will just give you 1-3 more fps. i5 6600k is a very strong cpu which can even run the gtx 1080 without problem.

instead of buying i7 6700k why not buy i5 6600k to save money and buy a better gpu like gtx 1080 or 1070.

The fps depends on your gpu, remember better gpu better gaming performance, you just need a cpu which wont bottleneck the gpu.

i7 is just for photoeditng and etc you wont get any advantage getting the i7 over i5 for gaming.

Major08

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getting i7 6700k over i5 6600k will just give you 1-3 more fps. i5 6600k is a very strong cpu which can even run the gtx 1080 without problem.

instead of buying i7 6700k why not buy i5 6600k to save money and buy a better gpu like gtx 1080 or 1070.

The fps depends on your gpu, remember better gpu better gaming performance, you just need a cpu which wont bottleneck the gpu.

i7 is just for photoeditng and etc you wont get any advantage getting the i7 over i5 for gaming.
 
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angelo143

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I5 is good for the 1060 .it would also be good with the 1080 .however the 6700k is the best CPU for gaming but the extra fps you get is less than 5 . You should get the i7 if you consider doing and other stuff than gaming . I recommend you buy the i5 since you wont need all the extra power of chip and it doesn't worth all the extra money and its a little overkill. :D hope this helped.
 
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The thing is that the price difference is about 80$. If you can COMFORTABLY afford i7, get it.
there will be very little (if at all) benefit for the GTX 1060. BUT, usually a CPU upgraded at much slower pace - average gamer upgrades 2-3 times his GPU on the same CPU.
On the other hand, given you are getting the Z170 mother board (may has support for kaby lake CPUs) the CPU only upgrade is very easy.
So again, if you need to do extra effort to get the i7 over i5 or even compromise on other parts like PSU, storage, RAM etc. , it's not worth it. Get an i5 :)