Switching from amd fx9590 to better intel cpu

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KingHumpy

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I'm looking to switch to intel cpu and I don't know much about them. I want something better in performace. I've seen skylake and would not mind the switch to DDR4. Any suggestions on a good cpu that will be a good switch. I do use 4k resolution from time to timenjoy and would like to stay around $500
 
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IMO, Not worth the cost, but if you're looking to just make the switch, here's what I'd recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 12:21 EST-0500

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danforthewin

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CPU will not benefit you in terms of graphics. You will not notice any increase in performance between your CPU and a new Intel CPU unless you're doing some intense rendering or hosting. Just save your money.
 
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IMO, Not worth the cost, but if you're looking to just make the switch, here's what I'd recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 12:21 EST-0500

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Easily doable, should be a fairly marked improvement for most applications, it will lose out in highly threaded tasks, i.e. only video editing really.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $489.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 12:20 EST-0500
 
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DiegoD

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Could not agree more and on the ddr4 it is not worth the upgrade yet as he said, save your money. If you're really itching to do an upgrade you could add more ram and get the quad channel performance, or maybe a new case or peripherals.
 
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My 2 cents :) It's an ugly time to do much of anything. We are smack in the beginning of several generational transitions that make spending $500 a crap shoot.

If 4k is your thing, spending that cash on a second 980ti would push you into the top 0.001% BUT over the next several months your inclination should really be figuring out a way to get the most money from SELLING your current 980ti. That's really stupid, huh?

We don't know the when, where and whys at the current time but likely by the early 3rd quarter of this year the 14/16nm AMD Polaris and nVidia Pascal discreet GPUs will be the HOT! HOT! HOT! topics of 4K gaming, and 980ti's will be old, busted and worth a whole lot less money. Having a pocket full of cash in mid-Summer (for us in the northern hemisphere, anyway) is looking like a great plan.

And, hopefully by mid-year 'DDR4' will be more mature and folks will have figured out what tweaking is necessary to see some beneficial gains over DDR3.

 
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KingHumpy

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Some good answers guys. This is why I came here. I just seen that amd has not came out with anything lately while intel was. So if I go with new ram any ideas on what?
 
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