Need help deciding on which Intel CPU for gaming and OC

zach290 · Nov 9, 2015

I am about to build a new gaming rig and cant decide on the CPU.
Right now I have mainly been looking between the
i7-6700K 4GHz quad core for $410
and
I7-5820K 3.3Ghz 6 core for $380

Looking to make the rig mainly for high end gaming and OC'ing.

Open to Intel suggestions in the price range of $300 to $450
just trying to find the best cpu for the price range.

Leaning towards the 6700K right now.

dudeman509 · Nov 9, 2015

6700K will be the better one for gaming and OC'ing. Should be able to push the speeds further, and it has higher single-core performance to boot. It also supports faster RAM and would, potentially, have a future upgrade path.

Of course, if you do any rendering or what have you, the 2 extra cores of the 5820 will come into play and push it out ahead.

maddogfargo · Nov 9, 2015

Neither.

Get an unlocked i5 for gaming. i7 would be waste.

If you do video capture & editing, Dudeman's suggestion of the 5820k is right on the money.

drockinwv · Nov 9, 2015

If the i7-5820k is cheaper go that route. There is no substitution for more cpu cores, and Haswell-E will be more of a future proof CPU.

zach290 · Nov 9, 2015

maddogfargo :

Looking to upgrade from a I5 now
going for future tech over the older I5
Currently using a I5 4 core OC'ed to 5GHz/5.5GHz
Hyper threading on the that I7 would make it better as well.
It also supports higher RAM speeds then my current and if i could OC it even to 4 or 4.5ghz it would exceed my needs.
So why would I go with a I5?

zach290 · Nov 9, 2015

dudeman509 :

yeah I figured this much
Is this CPU very OC friendly?

dudeman509 · Nov 9, 2015

zach290 :

700-800 MHz and a stable system seems to be the norm on a good Z170 motherboard. One of the advantages of Skylake is its lower TDP, which does make for better overclocking potential.

zach290 · Nov 9, 2015

dudeman509 :

Yeah it seems to be pretty good for OC'ing. Just did a bunch of research on it and saw a lot of people achieving 4.5ghz to 5ghz stable with them. So far the 6700k looks best for sure, especially for gaming over rendering

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