Used i7-6700k or i5 8600k/8700 ?

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Mastersaofan

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Its time for me to upgrade. I really believe that given the circumstances, its the best time for me to shelf out some money to improve my pc. Regardless of cost to performance ratio, I think upgrading would justify my future needs as well in the long run.

My current rig

i7-3770 (bought this used) upgrade from i5-2400
Zotac GTX 1070 Amp Extreme
120GB SSD A-DATA
2 TB HDD
8GB RAM
Silverstone Tundra AIO

PC usage: Minimal multitasking (non-multi threaded related stuff) and Gaming @1080 and sometimes 4k (TV)

So far, I am actually happy with my PC. I get good fps and performance on 1080p and the work I do gets done well. On 4k, I am happy with the FPS I get which is from 45-50fps depending on the game.

The thing is, I was offered an i7-6700k for $237. Which is a good price since its a few bucks more significantly brand new and they don't sell skylake where I am from anymore.

then again, moving up an generation I'd have to get a new motherboard and RAM. This I am well aware of and which would cost me a lot of money. Money I am willing so spend as long as I know which combo is the most "worth it" for what's its worth.

would it just be better to invest on an i5 8600k?
or just forget overclocking and settle for an i7-8700?

will I really get more out of my CPU if I overclock it?

Thank you.

 
Solution
Yep, I agree, getting unmatched memory to work together has a fairly decent 60-80% of the time success factor, but that 20-40% of the time when it doesn't work can result in MUCH frustration due to usually loss of investment as it's hard to sell or return the incompatible memory without either losing a portion of your investment on restocking fees or shipping, if they will take it back at all especially if it's used.

Also, time wasted trying to get it to work and frustration from it not working if in the end you are unable to.

I also disagree that the investment from Ivy bridge to Coffee lake are not worth it. Depending on your expectations and needs, it may be very much worth it for both gaming or non-gaming. If all you do is browse...
Once I buy my new equipment I am really not expecting much of a change. I just want to get it out of my system , the upgrade itch that I'd eventually do anyway down the line. Even if the new CPU's AMD and intel are going to release for 2018 would be better, it wound't be much of a difference I believe, if it would be an improvement, not by much. I'll be satisfied with this upgrade for the next following years to come.
 


Well, I think you will be surprised. Certainly it not going to ALWAYS perform better, in every scenario, but I think you will find that SOMETIMES in area where your current configuration would lag, there will be considerable improvement.
 
Just an additional thing,
those striving really to have coffee lake are mostly those aiming for fps over 60, most-likely those aiming 144 fps oor higher.
if you are still on 60hz monitor or can live with not so high fps, I7 3770 is still quite powerful for most cases, assuming your graphic card is still powerful enough.

I am still on E3-1231V3, this sh*t is still near to I7 3770 but it can still kick ass for now.
I already canceled my plan on getting a new platform this year. I almost hit the buy-button 3x, namely on Ryzen 7 1700, Threadripper 1950 and I7 8700k.

The thing is, do you wanna reserve budget or you wanna pursue performance.
On the one path, the cost of the performance jump can not be justified.
On the other path, budget is not an issue.
 
True enough. But there is also the additional consideration that just because your current platform is capable of >60fps on THIS gen of games, does not mean it will be able to do the same when the level of difficulty in next years games, or 2 years from now, or in six months, increases. Maybe it never increases, but I doubt it. Historically the amount of compute needed to run at the same pace increases yearly, although it has varied from year to year.