Looking at a Possible New Build

[swiftshot]

Ok guys current build is pretty old except for the Graphics Card.
AMD FX 6300 Over clocked to 4.3
Gigabyte 990 FX UD7 Motherboard
8 gigs of 2133 DDR3
Samsung Evo 850 SSD
GTX 970
Corsair Gaming PS 850
Started thinking about upgrading the following
MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80648I75820K Desktop Processor
and keep the GTX 970
The problem is by the time I build this thing I am looking at 1300 to 1500. I dont really seem to see this being a much better system at the moment. I mean the forward compatability of being on the 2011v3 socketset would be good but right now I dont think my system is bottlenecking at the CPU. I really only play right now World of Tanks and StarCitizen (which is far from Optimized.) I do want to play it in 4K or VR. Should I just wait or bite the bullet.

 

[logainofhades]

The FX 6300 is definitely bottlenecking that gtx 970. If this is just for gaming, I would look at going with a 6600k, of 6700k, instead. Keep in mind you will need new ddr4 ram as well.

 

[swiftshot]

6600 and 6700 are both 1151 sockets not going that route. Its either 2011 or not bothering.

 

[CV_Taihou]

Is there a reason you're so set on going with 2011-3? If you're just gaming you'd be fine going with 1151, regardless of if you want to play 4k or not

 

[ohenryy]

Is there a reason you're so set on going with 2011-3? If you're just gaming you'd be fine going with 1151, regardless of if you want to play 4k or not

True that, unless you want to go crazy on the storage options and SLI configs 😀

 

[CV_Taihou]

Is there a reason you're so set on going with 2011-3? If you're just gaming you'd be fine going with 1151, regardless of if you want to play 4k or not

True that, unless you want to go crazy on the storage options and SLI configs 😀

If you're just gaming though it isn't worth the cost