i5 or I7

[visigoth]

Basically for gaming but also watch streams at same time will I5 be good enough or do I need I7 ??

so either 6600k or 6700k

thanks

 

[Robert Cook]

so like watch a person play twitch while gaming? a i5 should pull that off, one important thing to account for is internet speed, having a multiplayer game and a stream going can really eat up bandwidth. or you could always look at 4790K prices.

 

[Multipack]

What monitor(s)? What GPU? Generally speaking a 6600k is plenty for gaming and streaming etc.

 

[visigoth]

Bought a BENQ XL2411Z 24IN LED 144HZ FHD 1MS FPS/RTS Gaming Monitor this past july

 

[visigoth]

already have GTX 970 MSI 4 gig

 

[Multipack]

An i5 6600k will be more than enough but if you plan on upgrading your GPU/future proofing then an i7 will have more room for improvement with multi-threaded games and future GPU's etc. With a GTX 970 at 1080p you will struggle to get an i7 6700k over 50% load.

 

[visigoth]

thanks

 

[Chugalug_]

Go with the i5, the k and an aftermarket cooler if you want to overclock, the i7 will be a waste of money unless you're rendering with that graphics card.