Is it worth building a Skylake PC now or wait for next generation?

[Lucky Monkey]

Hi all,

I'm currently using a MSI gaming laptop (model 2013) Core i7 - GTX 765m and it doesn't seem to run games like CSGO, DOTA 2 etc... smoothly. I don't play games so much, just casual games and rarely play AAA Games. So I want to ask if is it worth building a Skylake PC now (i5 or E3 with GTX 970)? There's some news about Nvidia's Pascal Graphic card and Kabylake CPU. Please give me some advice. Thanks

 

[g-unit1111]

Sky Lake *IS* the next generation. The next generation of Intel CPUs won't come out for at least a year from now, if that. Haswell is still widely available but if you can afford a Sky Lake build it's usually recommended that you do that. Although most people will tell you that there isn't much of a difference between Sky Lake and Haswell. Though if you do go with Sky Lake, you get all the newest tech (like DDR4 and M2 support, USB Type C, and so on) which will ensure that your system lasts longer. But that entirely depends on budget.

 

[soldier5637]

Sky lake is brand new, its going to be at least two years till we see anything new from Intel again. Sky Lake is the best you or anyone else is going to get for any foreseeable future.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Sky Lake *IS* the next generation. The next generation of Intel CPUs won't come out for at least a year from now, if that. Haswell is still widely available but if you can afford a Sky Lake build it's usually recommended that you do that. Although most people will tell you that there isn't much of a difference between Sky Lake and Haswell. Though if you do go with Sky Lake, you get all the newest tech (like DDR4 and M2 support, USB Type C, and so on) which will ensure that your system lasts longer. But that entirely depends on budget.

Probably two years since next is Kaby Lake which is just a small pit stop before Canon lake (10nm).

Although they could integrate some new tech with Kaby Lake such as the new 3D XPoint (I would love to see this) but I doubt that will come for another two years too or at least be affordable for a few years.

 

[g-unit1111]

Sky lake is brand new, its going to be at least two years till we see anything new from Intel again. Sky Lake is the best you or anyone else is going to get for any foreseeable future.

Yeah the next logical upgrade will be Sky Lake-e but that won't be out for another year or so. If that. Haswell-E will be around for quite a while, I wouldn't expect Canyon Lake (or whatever the next platform is called) to show up for at least another 2 years, probably 2017 would be my best guess.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Sky lake is brand new, its going to be at least two years till we see anything new from Intel again. Sky Lake is the best you or anyone else is going to get for any foreseeable future.

Yeah the next logical upgrade will be Sky Lake-e but that won't be out for another year or so. If that. Haswell-E will be around for quite a while, I wouldn't expect Canyon Lake (or whatever the next platform is called) to show up for at least another 2 years, probably 2017 would be my best guess.

Well Broadwell-E is coming out (10 core top of the line CPU, 8 core mid range) which should include a lot of the updated tech that has come since Haswell.

Canon Lake wont do much for the platform, I assume, since it is just a die shrink.

 

[Lucky Monkey]

Thanks guys, I think I will buy a Skylake PC. Oh man, there are so many technologies come out next year (such as Nvidia's Pascal Graphic Card). Is it OK to build i5 6600 with GTX 970 for casual gaming? Or wait for Skylake E3 and Pascal card? Sorry for asking too much but i've saved money for a long time and want to build a PC that last 4-6 years. 🙁

 

[g-unit1111]

Thanks guys, I think I will buy a Skylake PC. Oh man, there are so many technologies come out next year (such as Nvidia's Pascal Graphic Card). Is it OK to build i5 6600 with GTX 970 for casual gaming? Or wait for Skylake E3 and Pascal card? Sorry for asking too much but i've saved money for a long time and want to build a PC that last 4-6 years. 🙁

If you get the i5, go with the unlocked model (6600K) and an aftermarket cooler like the Cryorig H5. That will be a better investment. As for GPUs, I don't know the time frame of when NVIDIA usually releases their new GPUs, but I would say expect around late April, early May. If you can hold off until then then I would say don't start planning a build until then because a lot more can change in the mean time.

 

[Lucky Monkey]

Thanks guys, I think I will buy a Skylake PC. Oh man, there are so many technologies come out next year (such as Nvidia's Pascal Graphic Card). Is it OK to build i5 6600 with GTX 970 for casual gaming? Or wait for Skylake E3 and Pascal card? Sorry for asking too much but i've saved money for a long time and want to build a PC that last 4-6 years. 🙁

If you get the i5, go with the unlocked model (6600K) and an aftermarket cooler like the Cryorig H5. That will be a better investment. As for GPUs, I don't know the time frame of when NVIDIA usually releases their new GPUs, but I would say expect around late April, early May. If you can hold off until then then I would say don't start planning a build until then because a lot more can change in the mean time.

Hi,

Sorry for late reply. If i get 6600K, do I need to do the OC things? I'm not a PC specialist so i'm afraid of doing these things. How about E3? It is like i7 but no iGPU

 

[g-unit1111]

Hi,

Sorry for late reply. If i get 6600K, do I need to do the OC things? I'm not a PC specialist so i'm afraid of doing these things. How about E3? It is like i7 but no iGPU

You don't have to but it's nice to have the option available. There's no Sky Lake Xeons available yet that I know of. Most modern motherboards have an auto overclocking feature available that will do the functions for you with a few clicks in the BIOS. Overclocking on its' own is really just a lot of trial and error.

 

[Lucky Monkey]

Hi,

Sorry for late reply. If i get 6600K, do I need to do the OC things? I'm not a PC specialist so i'm afraid of doing these things. How about E3? It is like i7 but no iGPU

You don't have to but it's nice to have the option available. There's no Sky Lake Xeons available yet that I know of. Most modern motherboards have an auto overclocking feature available that will do the functions for you with a few clicks in the BIOS. Overclocking on its' own is really just a lot of trial and error.

Hi, it's me again.

I've made up my mind. I will go for this build:

Intel MSI B150M MORTAR
I5-6600 Socket 1151
MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G
G.SKILL RIPJAW 4 16GB(2*8GB) DDR4 2133MHz
SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III
Seasonic S12II 620 - 620W 80Plus Bronze – Active PFC
Case Knight Silent ( tặng kèm 2 fan led , 3 fan black)
Zalman CNPS 10X optima - Powerful Cooling Performance

Is it an OK build? Should there will be any changes? Since my demand are just casual gaming (DOTA 2, CSGO, etc.), Pascal is about 6 months later but it's price will be high. IMO, I think it's worth building a PC at the moment. What do you think?

 

[logainofhades]

There are skylake Xeons out, but they are not compatible with consumer boards, at this time. Honestly, a 1231v3, with an h97 board, would be my pick. From a performance standpoint, haswell vs Skylake isn't any better than the difference was for ivy vs haswell.