i7 2700k/i7 2600k or i5 4670k

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okay so i was wondering what cpu should i get for my first build. it is mainly for gaming but i like doing video editing and creating graphics.
the i7`s are sandy brige so they are old but they have great overclock abillities. the new i5 4670k is in a sense more future proof cuz its on that socket 1150 and broadwell cpu`s come to this socket aswell.
my budget is small a i7 3/4 770k isn`t really possible.
i can get the i5 4670k and the i7 2600k for the same price.
please help
 
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spentshells
Alright let me state this again.

On the desktop there is barely any performance gain from architecture.
Sandy to haswell

2nd Hyperthreading will give a large and worthwhile advantage over the haswell option
3rd The current haswell boards only support ddr3 which makes it a socket on it's way out as it came in.
Mid 2014 (about 1 year from now) ddr4 will be on the sceen in the highend
Since the new haswell stuff offers very little gain over sandy/ivy and also doesn't have hyperthreading it is a bad choice also available on a dead socket (more or less) as the op will not likely be upgrading in a year.

What is being suggested by others here is you buying a newer product with less performance for video editing so you have the option to...
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This. You copied my words. Unless its super cheap , I wont get an outdated socket. The i7-2700K is good , but the extra lanes in Haswell , might be attractive.
 
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spentshells

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Alright let me state this again.

On the desktop there is barely any performance gain from architecture.
Sandy to haswell

2nd Hyperthreading will give a large and worthwhile advantage over the haswell option
3rd The current haswell boards only support ddr3 which makes it a socket on it's way out as it came in.
Mid 2014 (about 1 year from now) ddr4 will be on the sceen in the highend
Since the new haswell stuff offers very little gain over sandy/ivy and also doesn't have hyperthreading it is a bad choice also available on a dead socket (more or less) as the op will not likely be upgrading in a year.

What is being suggested by others here is you buying a newer product with less performance for video editing so you have the option to upgrade to a cpu that will offer just slightly better performance of up to 9% after an upgrade spending another 300+ dollars.

Having more pci lanes may not be needed for storage and other add in cards as this does not appear to be a gaming machine so GPU's won't be eating up those lanes.

I hope OP sees this, OP wants to keep the budget low the 2600K is the best buy and will certainly offer the best performance/value of the options you listed.

if budgeting is an issue suggesting a less capable cpu for video editing on the premise that the op could upgrade to a cpu with a hardly noticeable performance increase at a later time is just bad advice also ddr3 is on the way out and current haswell boards will not be supporting ddr4 (obviously) makes suggesting a non hyperthreaded cpu of newer architecture for video editing over a high end hyperthreaded cpu (albeit a slightly older) a bad suggestion not really in the best interests of budget or video handling performance.
 
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Skylake will be getting DDR4 and Pcie 4.0 in 2015
 
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What i meant was DDR4 on the mainstream. Haswell E will be the first to get DDR4.

Haswell-E.jpg


Haswell E in Q4 of 2014
 
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Actually,broadwell may have the same LGA1150 socket. But it's 14nm lithography, which means you still need to change your board to get your hands on the broadwell. Talking about the Haswell-E, it'll have the LGA2011 socket.
And to the OP: Performance wise, there's not much difference between the 4670K and 2600K. Though, it's said the 4670K is better in single core performance, and when it comes to multitasking, the i7 has a very little advantage, due to the extra threads I suppose. Anyway, if I were to choose between the two, Haswell would have been my option.
 
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