Thinking of switching to a 6-Core Intel build coming from an AMD 8350 build. Wise or not?

[0nard00]

I'm a Graphic and Motion artist, who's getting ready to do a lot of 2D and 3D rendering (in a week). So I just had this in mind.

Right now, I can still return my FX-8350 and get a refund, and then, I know I can easily resell my Asus board for a few bucks less. Then, my RAM's shouldn't be too hard to resell as well. Would it be a good idea to go for the switch to a 5820K right now? the build would look like this since I just need to change the RAM, Board, and CPU.

Intel 6-Core build
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/0nard00/saved/#view=q3WfrH

1. I'm not sure what case to choose yet, cuz the store where I went to didn't have the 450D case that I wanted. A Full-ATX would be nice, but it feels a bit unnecessary.

2. If I don't do the upgrade, I'm looking at go for a 1440p Dell monitor + a 980Ti/FuryX instead + a workstation laptop(Which I already have a budget set for.)


I'll be coming from this current build I have.

8-core FX-8350 build
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/0nard00/saved/#view=Th6mP6

1. If I stay with this, I'll just resell the Card, change the case, and purchase the 1440p monitor.

So yeah, I have until next month I'd say... To decide. Hope to collect very helpful ideas from everyone.

Thanks for the thoughts.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Are you planning on gaming mainly? If so then you should get a i7 6700K. It is just as fast, if not faster, than the 6 core Intel chip and most games don;t benefit from more than 4 cores anyways.

 

[0nard00]

Are you planning on gaming mainly? If so then you should get a i7 6700K. It is just as fast, if not faster, than the 6 core Intel chip and most games don;t benefit from more than 4 cores anyways.

More rendering and graphics work tbh. I haven't really played that much since I got really busy. But I do game on the side... Playing MGSV right now. That's about it.

The build is more for heavy rendering and graphic work.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Then you would actually benefit from the Intel 5820K. Are you trying to stay within a certain budget?

 

[0nard00]

Then you would actually benefit from the Intel 5820K. Are you trying to stay within a certain budget?

Right now, I think I have a 600-800$ budget for the switch. Should go up a few more by the end of this month.

 

[IInuyasha74]

jimmysmitty is right, the 5820k would be best, but not sure if it is in your budget really. Perhaps if you don't spend much on the graphics card and can use your PC case, power supply, and storage drives that are in your current system it won't be so bad.

 

[0nard00]

jimmysmitty is right, the 5820k would be best, but not sure if it is in your budget really. Perhaps if you don't spend much on the graphics card and can use your PC case, power supply, and storage drives that are in your current system it won't be so bad.

It actually feels a lot more efficient. I have a 2G budget for a new laptop. I'm looking at lowering that, and just investing more on a better desktop. SO, I'll be keeping my eye's on a 5820k.

I do plan on re-using everything if I do switch, saves me a lot more money.

 

[sammy sung]

Perfectly within your budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2471134

In tandem with a 960 for CUDA you'd have an excellent video creation rig

 

[0nard00]

Perfectly within your budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2471134

In tandem with a 960 for CUDA you'd have an excellent video creation rig

Awesome! Too bad, Fry's had a sale on the MSI Krait Edition. I'll most likely do the switch tomorrow. I'll need to return the RAM that I just bought.