Should I Build a Gaming PC With a 6600k, or a 4690k?

[rm2cstraight]

This is my second gaming PC build.
I have two builds made on PCPartpicker.

The first one: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N2yVpg
It has an i5 4690k and a gtx 980 in it.

The second one: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mbdfBm
This one has an i5 6600k and a gtx 970 in it.

I was wondering which build would be a smarter use of my money. What kind of gaming performance difference is there between the two builds?

Thanks!

 

[Brandon LCW]

i5-4690k. Go for the better GPU.
Both CPUs perform roughly the same.

 

[rm2cstraight]

i5-4690k. Go for the better GPU.
Both CPUs perform roughly the same.

I've heard though that the build with the 6600k would be more future proof considering it has the Skylake CPU and DDR4 memory. Do you think that the first build would last me roughly the same amount of time as the second one?

 

[glamdringfh]

For longevity of a rig I personally always build from the CPU and Motherboard out.

The Skylake rig will allow you to run DDR4, have USB 3.1 ports (for future perifreals and external drives), and a M.2 port in case you ever want to upgrade to a super-speed SSD. In the future you could even upgrade your CPU to the next Intel release as they typcially keep the same socket type for 2 chip releases.

If I was building a new rig right now that I wanted to last the longest, I would build one based on Skylake.

 

[rm2cstraight]

For longevity of a rig I personally always build from the CPU and Motherboard out.

The Skylake rig will allow you to run DDR4, have USB 3.1 ports (for future perifreals and external drives), and a M.2 port in case you ever want to upgrade to a super-speed SSD. In the future you could even upgrade your CPU to the next Intel release as they typcially keep the same socket type for 2 chip releases.

If I was building a new rig right now and had a choice between the two, I would get the Skylake.

Thanks for your input. Do you think there would be a significant difference in gaming performance? Would there be a considerable drop with the 970?

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

The difference between the GTX 970 and GTX 980 in terms of raw performance is small. Get the i5-6600k. You might also want to consider the R9-390X GPU since it offers more VRAM than the GTX 980.

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-390X-GAMING-8G/dp/B00ZGF158A

 

[glamdringfh]

You would probably not be able to hit quite the same FPS on ultra settings with the Skylake rig you posted compared to the Haswell.

That said, your Skylake rig will be able to play games on high settings just fine for several years, and when you finally needed to upgrade your rig for newer games the only piece of hardware you would need to upgrade would be your GPU.

 

[Brandon LCW]

https://youtu.be/WZ_5p9wd2dk

Check this video out. The difference between the 4690k and 6600k is minimal except in CPU heavy titles like GTAV.

Get the GTX980.

 

[rm2cstraight]

Thanks everybody for the input but I decided to just get both kinda.

This is what I ended up with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6RY2yc

Again thanks everyone for your input