- Jan 4, 2012
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So as the title says I'm tossing up between purchasing the i7 6700k and the 5820k. I'm already spending more than I planned on this build but figured since I am going all out I might as well keep going while I have the money spare.
I'd like the build to last me 4-5 years without having to upgrade anything other than GPU for gaming reasons.
Photoshop performance is priority over gaming and since every thread I find about these two CPUs is gaming based I wanted to get other people's opinions. Will I benefit from the extra cores and threads?
To go to the x99 platform it's going to cost me $130 more, now is this $130 going to be worth it when it comes to working with large (500-1500mb 10+ layer) PS files? Secondly will it last me longer than the 6700k performance wise?
I will be OCing either CPU to respective overclocks and will be cooling them with a NZXT Kraken X61. Other important system specs are:
32GB 2400mhz DDR4 Ram - Kingston
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB boot drive
Kingston SSDNow 120GB scratch disk drive for PS.
Will be getting a GTX 970 or equivalent in the future. Will be using a R9 280x until I upgrade the GPU.
Any opinions are greatly appreciated as I need to decide within the next few days as I'm currently without a PC.
Cheers!
I'd like the build to last me 4-5 years without having to upgrade anything other than GPU for gaming reasons.
Photoshop performance is priority over gaming and since every thread I find about these two CPUs is gaming based I wanted to get other people's opinions. Will I benefit from the extra cores and threads?
To go to the x99 platform it's going to cost me $130 more, now is this $130 going to be worth it when it comes to working with large (500-1500mb 10+ layer) PS files? Secondly will it last me longer than the 6700k performance wise?
I will be OCing either CPU to respective overclocks and will be cooling them with a NZXT Kraken X61. Other important system specs are:
32GB 2400mhz DDR4 Ram - Kingston
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB boot drive
Kingston SSDNow 120GB scratch disk drive for PS.
Will be getting a GTX 970 or equivalent in the future. Will be using a R9 280x until I upgrade the GPU.
Any opinions are greatly appreciated as I need to decide within the next few days as I'm currently without a PC.
Cheers!
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