Should I go for skylake or haswell system.

[CynicalPi]

I'm basically building a new pc only using my 550W SuperFlower Gold PSU and gtx 970 in this new one. Should I get the i5 4690k, ddr3 ram and a fitting mobo or go for the pricey choice of i5 6600k, ddr4 ram, and a diff mobo? Is the difference going to be significant? Also, how future-proof is the 4690k path? Cheers

 

[ingtar33]

pretty much a non-existent difference.

 

[rolli59]

4690K is lga 1150 which is now end of life. 6600K is on new socket lga1151 CPU performance is around 5% better clock for clock but no difference in gaming performance.
Pretty much they will last as long and give the same gaming experience.

p.s. I went with Skylake couple of weeks ago when upgrading one of the home computers just because it is new.

 

[CynicalPi]

But isn't it pointless to upgrade to an outdated version of EVERYTHING? Mobo, ram, cpu are all incompatible with any advancements that might be made but if I get the skylake set I could then further upgrade without changing all the components? I want to get the best value for money

 

[rolli59]

But isn't it pointless to upgrade to an outdated version of EVERYTHING? Mobo, ram, cpu are all incompatible with any advancements that might be made but if I get the skylake set I could then further upgrade without changing all the components? I want to get the best value for money

My argument of going with Skylake. DDR4 and so on.

 

[Geekwad]

But isn't it pointless to upgrade to an outdated version of EVERYTHING? Mobo, ram, cpu are all incompatible with any advancements that might be made but if I get the skylake set I could then further upgrade without changing all the components? I want to get the best value for money

Best value for the money right now is probably Haswell (especially for unlocked CPUs), as Skylake, even with a chip refresh eventually, is still not going to be anymore 'future proof'. When NVDIMMs and 3D Xpoint storage technologies present themselves as the 'must haves' for performance systems (around 2017), neither 100 series chipsets (current Skylake boards) nor Haswell products will be sufficient.

 

[ingtar33]

But isn't it pointless to upgrade to an outdated version of EVERYTHING? Mobo, ram, cpu are all incompatible with any advancements that might be made but if I get the skylake set I could then further upgrade without changing all the components? I want to get the best value for money

its doubtful intel will stay with LGA1151 long. likely through the skylake refresh, maybe through the next chip; and going by past behavior it's even more unlikely the boards purchased for skylake today will even be compatible with later releases. And with intel's incremental upgrade process it's highly unlikely there will be a chip release on lga1151 that will be worth the $$ spent to do an "upgrade"; remember when you buy a system with the intention of "upgrading" you're not just spending the $$ on the system today you're also spending the $$ on the upgrade, which means buying a chip today with the intention of upgrading later is actually the most expensive option, the best option is simply buy the best you can afford, be happy with it, overclock safely, and replace parts when you can afford it and NEED to. Overall i suspect you'll be happier with your system if you approach it with this mindset rather then one in which you're itching to replace the parts from the day you get it.

the best value for the money is to save a few bucks and buy the 4670k, do a little overclocking and call it a day. The best chip will be the 6600k. Buy what you want to buy, don't buy with the intention of later upgrades.

 

[CynicalPi]

Alright guys, thanks for all your input. Gonna go with the 4690K and save some monies (student lyf)

 

[spdragoo]

It depends on a) why you're upgrading the old system, & b) how long you plan on keeping this new system.

If you're replacing the old system because the old system just can't be upgraded anymore (i.e. uses a socket even older than LGA 1150, uses DDR2 RAM, has an AGP video card slot, etc.), but your plans for future game/app usage are modest, then a Haswell build will be more than sufficient. We're nowhere near being close to the Haswells being the "minimum", & even if they're starting to be replaced on the "recommended" spectrum by Skylake, as @rolli59 pointed out the current performance bump from Haswell to Skylake is extremely negligible.

On the other hand... if you're wanting to have access to DDR4 for your upgrades, and are that worried about being able to upgrade just about everything in your new system over the next couple of years, then a Skylake build will probably work better for you. You may have to be a little more conservative in the hardware you buy now, though.