Should I wait for Kaby lake?

[jejemon1012]

I'm planning to buy a new desktop PC but the CPUs being sell right now are 6th gen processors and I've read that intel is going to release their 7th gen processors in 2017. I don't want to regret or waste my money. So is it still worth it to buy a 6th gen processor or should I wait for their 7th gen? I'm planning to buy on december. Thanks in advance!

 

[tommyducker19]

All the Kaby Lake CPU will work in the current range of 1151 motherboards. So buying one now will still allow you to upgrade in the future. You will just need to do a BIOS update.

From things I have read on the internet I think we are looking at a January launch for Kaby Lake. So if you can wait a month or 2 you could then get a Z270 board with a Kaby Lake CPU.

Hard to tell if it is worth the wait as we don't know any performance for the Kaby Lake CPUs at the moment.

 

[RobCrezz]

Depends if you want to wait or not. the 6th Gen CPUs are great and I dont think you would regret it. 8th gen will be the next bigger improvement.

 

[BurgerandChips66]

There are already some online comparisons of Kaby Lake vs. Sky Lake. (Try YouTube or Google for reviews/tests.)

The performance bump 'clock for clock' is possibly about 15% in GAMING if I recall correctly. Clock speeds/overclocking seem a little higher than Sky Lake.

If you have a Z170 motherboard, assuming the manufacturer releases a bios update, then you will be able to use Kaby Lake. If you buy Z270 (say) then it'll work out of the box.

If you already own an i7 6700K I wouldn't bother rushing out to buy an i7 7700K though. Not worth the extra ca$h right now imo. But if my 6700K runs out of steam in 2/3 years in certain games, well I might be tempted in the future...

Watch this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys9Gtc4oC2A&t=60s

 

[Ravi_Singh1900]

Comon money is never wasted. Kabylake is a minor upgrade over skylake and obviously its better but by 5% at max. Plus skylake cpu can fit on Kabylake board and vice the versa.

But if you are really money conscious wait for Kaby Lake. Rumors are spreading for i3 7350k, unlocked i3!!! plus new chipsets or get the 100 series chipset at lower price. Waiting will always pay but you will have no game till then.