i7 6700K vs i5 6600K

[HyperCat]

Is it worth getting a i7 6700K instead of i5 6600K with 2TB HDD and 16GB RAM? Im not a hardcore photo/video editor and im not going to make money off it, Im gaming at 1080p resolution. I could buy 2TB HDD and 16GB RAM with an i5 and save 10$ instead of a i7 6700K with 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD.

My build:
CPU: i5 or i7
CPU COOLER: Be Quiet! Pure Rock
MOBO: Z170 Pro Gaming
PSU. Corsair RM750X 750W
CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
RAM: 16GB or 8GB
GPU: GTX 1060
STORAGE: WD Blue 2TB or 1TB + OCZ Trion 240GB SSD

 

[RedJaron]

I asked Chris R on that recently, actually. Everyone has been so focused on SSD reviews, it wouldn't surprise me if there have been advancements in spindle drives so that 5400 drives aren't as slow ( relatively ) as they were five years ago. He said he wasn't sure since no one has offered to send review samples. Personally I'd love to see how spindles perform now.

 

[HyperCat]

5400rpm drives are massively slower than 7200rpm drives. 5400 rpm is good for a backup drive, but if you are running programs off it, 7200rpm is the way to go by far.

okay i will buy the 1TB Blue and maybe later, add a second one and raid it.

 

[frank_hnd]

save your money and get the i5-6600K with a good CPU cooler. use that money on other parts like ram, hdd, sdd etc....
your motherboard will boost your CPU to 4.1 Ghz automatically. anything after that is up to you.

 

[TaintedGG]

save your money and get the i5-6600K with a good CPU cooler. use that money on other parts like ram, hdd, sdd etc....
your motherboard will boost your CPU to 4.1 Ghz automatically. anything after that is up to you.

Sorry, not trying to be one of THOSE guy but it's 3.9Ghz boost

 

[frank_hnd]

save your money and get the i5-6600K with a good CPU cooler. use that money on other parts like ram, hdd, sdd etc....
your motherboard will boost your CPU to 4.1 Ghz automatically. anything after that is up to you.

Sorry, not trying to be one of THOSE guy but it's 3.9Ghz boost

yes, you are correct. it is 3.5G stock / 3.9 Boost / 4.1 Mobo OC. thanks for the correction!

 

[HyperCat]

I decided to go for the i5, big thanks to Rogue Leader and RedJaron for helping me out

 

[HyperCat]

I think the better question is why you think you need to pay extra for an unlocked CPU. OCing the CPU has a negligible effect on gaming. You can save a lot of money getting a locked chip and/or a Xeon ( if you feel you want the extra CPU threads ). A locked CPU also means you can get a cheaper, non-Z mboard if you don't want a second GPU or OC'd RAM ( again, isn't helpful for the majority of games ).

As for the argument about more threads being better in DX12, that's pure speculation right now.

Speculation ? maybe , but more likely it will be the case so why take the chance and gamble on it to regret it later ? DX12 will change alot of things ... and the $100 difference is not a big deal if you can live with 8G of RAM and get i7 ..

The Xeon route is also good if he does not want to OC ... but will narrow his motherboard choices alot , for Skylake Xeons do not work on 100 chipsets sadly.

DX12 if anything has made it better for lower power CPUs putting the power requirements on the GPU. My CPU is old and I have gotten better performance in DX12 updated games since.

We have been hearing for YEARS that games will be using multi-core CPUs more, however games are and always will be a linear load and therefore the amount of computing that can be distributed over multiple cores is and for the forseeable future will be limited.

From what ive read, it will take 3-5 years before the majority of games are DX12 based. Is this true?

where did you read that ? no it is not true ... we have DX12 games today .. and all will be using it soon , it is very fast and all love it .

Not to be rude but you are overhyping DX12, Which isnt helping at all in this case.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I decided to go for the i5, big thanks to Rogue Leader and RedJaron for helping me out

Sounds great enjoy your new system.

 

[sizzling]

The gains from an i5 to i7 today are generally tiny or none at all for current games. I can't see game developers pushing games to need a desktop i7 to play their games properly as it would significantly reduce the number of potential customers, it would rule out gaming laptops and anyone running more popular desktop CPU's.

 

[MTRay]

... You probably won't notice a difference in gaming between an i5 and an i7 at your budget level. I would recommend taking that $100 and investing into a realable highest capacity SSD you can find. At 240gb you mostly likely will only get a couple good games on it (along with the OS other basic PC programs). If you play more then a couple games it will be the biggest bang for your buck. You can up grade the memory later, like others have stated

 

[scuzzycard]

I asked Chris R on that recently, actually. Everyone has been so focused on SSD reviews, it wouldn't surprise me if there have been advancements in spindle drives so that 5400 drives aren't as slow ( relatively ) as they were five years ago. He said he wasn't sure since no one has offered to send review samples. Personally I'd love to see how spindles perform now.

They still suck

I don't care if it spins at 15,000RPM, I wouldn't boot my OS from a mechanical drive if you paid me a million dollars to. I even threw a Sumsung SSD in the atom-powered netbook I got for free.

 

[frank_hnd]

I run all my games on HDD, obviously not my OS... but I haven't had any problems so far, except wow that takes forever on both SSD and HDD.