Which Skylake i5 should i get?

[j3s5e]

Hello,

I am planning to upgrade my CPU really soon. I am going to upgrade it to a Skylake build. I am going to overclock the CPU for sure.

I think i will get the Asrock B150m Combo-G. Shall i get the i5 6400 and overclock it to the same clockspeed as the i5 6600? Will that save me some money, it will be basically be ths same CPU then, right?

Greetings

 

[lakimens]

You can't really overclock a locked CPU, you need a CPU with a "k" in the end.
The i5-6600k is unlocked and overclockable.
It's not that you can't overclock the 6400, but it's not a good overclock.
Without a Z motherboard, you can't overclock the 6400, not even a little.
And for overclocking I really recommend a Z motherboard.

 

[j3s5e]

So if i would overclock a 6400 to 3.5ghz it wont be the same like a 6600? Its like a €40 difference here and i really have to save money.

 

[lakimens]

So if i would overclock a 6400 to 3.5ghz it wont be the same like a 6600? Its like a €40 difference here and i really have to save money.

It will be the same, but I'm not sure if you can reach a stable overclock without a "k" in your CPU.
Z ,motherboards are more expensive than B motherboards, so think about it.

 

[L0stChild]

SKYLAKE!!!
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT MMMMMMM

click my link and forget what those ppl said
http://valid.x86.fr/tkxqa2


edit- btw i5 6400 is 3.3ghz stock turbo'd
and before u start buying parts there are a few things you need to know otherwise u wont be able to overclock it

 

[lakimens]

SKYLAKE!!!
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT MMMMMMM

click my link and forget what those ppl said
http://valid.x86.fr/tkxqa2


edit- btw i5 6400 is 3.3ghz stock turbo'd
and before u start buying parts there are a few things you need to know otherwise u wont be able to overclock it

Yeah, 4.5Ghz overclock, you would need to run it on water for that and the guy just said he doesn't want to spend extra $$.

 

[L0stChild]

SKYLAKE!!!
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT MMMMMMM

click my link and forget what those ppl said
http://valid.x86.fr/tkxqa2


edit- btw i5 6400 is 3.3ghz stock turbo'd
and before u start buying parts there are a few things you need to know otherwise u wont be able to overclock it

Yeah, 4.5Ghz overclock, you would need to run it on water for that and the guy just said he doesn't want to spend extra $$.

im using a $60 cooler in fact its a slim cooler so techincally im using a heatsink with less surface area.
anyways it can be done cuz i did it
u can believe these guys or u can believe someone who has done it

 

[J_E_D_70]

If you're going to OC, do it right with a -k and Z. Yes you can OC other ways but why...

 

[L0stChild]

If you're going to OC, do it right with a -k and Z. Yes you can OC other ways but why...

the last sentence from OP
$

and i say why not?

 

[lakimens]

Guys this is not a fight club, L0stChild is suggesting something and so are we.
If you OC without K and Z, B boards can't overclock even unlocked CPUs.
You can do a little BCLK overclocking, but it doesn't just overclock the CPU, it overclocks the whole system and can cause stability issues.

 

[con635]

Bclk, ah remember when oc'ing was actually fun?

 

[L0stChild]

Guys this is not a fight club, L0stChild is suggesting something and so are we.
If you OC without K and Z, B boards can't overclock even unlocked CPUs.
You can do a little BCLK overclocking, but it doesn't just overclock the CPU, it overclocks the whole system and can cause stability issues.

a little? define a little
ok lets say it overclocks the whole system.
ive had my computer for a week my results:
ZERO BSOD
ZERO FREEZES
ZERO NON BOOTS FOR ANY REASON
ZERO CRASHES
and in the meanwhile ive beaten 2 of my leaderboards and ranked 22 and 5x
doesnt sound like any cons to me and on top of that 4.5ghz isnt even the max i can push my cpu.
spending around $1000CAD sounds like a great deal to me rather than spending 500 on just a cpu then prob have enough for a mobo and half decent gfx card

 

[lakimens]

Guys this is not a fight club, L0stChild is suggesting something and so are we.
If you OC without K and Z, B boards can't overclock even unlocked CPUs.
You can do a little BCLK overclocking, but it doesn't just overclock the CPU, it overclocks the whole system and can cause stability issues.

a little? define a little
ok lets say it overclocks the whole system.
ive had my computer for a week my results:
ZERO BSOD
ZERO FREEZES
ZERO NON BOOTS FOR ANY REASON
ZERO CRASHES
and in the meanwhile ive beaten 2 of my leaderboards and ranked 22 and 5x
doesnt sound like any cons to me and on top of that 4.5ghz isnt even the max i can push my cpu.
spending around $1000CAD sounds like a great deal to me rather than spending 500 on just a cpu then prob have enough for a mobo and half decent gfx card

Yes, but it will be differently for his build.

 

[L0stChild]

Yes, but it will be differently for his build.
well which ever. ive already said 'before you buy anything, there are a few things you need to know about non-k oc'
and u already pointed out the mobo he has or wants to get wont support even with k series.
i mean these are simple things that can be looked up online.
what im offering is real life experience. and u cant deny that.

 

[lakimens]

I understand what you are saying, but you OCed on a Z motherboard right?