Should i upgrade from i5-4670 to i7-6700K?

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Hello everyone.

This is my current spec.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 @3.4ghz GPU: EVGA GeForce gtx 960 SuperSC ACX
2GB Mobo: ASRock Z87 OC Formula PSU: EVGA 80 PLUS GOLD 850 W CPU cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) HDD1:
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX 1TB HDD2: WD BLACK SERIES 2TB SSD: SAMSUNG 850
EVO 2.5" 500GB Case: XION Gaming Series XON-985-BK OS: Microsoft
windows 10 home Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD
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I just purchased a gtx 980 ti today. i am wondering if i should upgrade my CPU as well? I am little knowledge about CPUs. This PC is mainly for gaming. Is my current CPU going to hold back the gtx 980 ti when i play newers games? like Witcher 3, black ops 3, etc?

Thank you.
 
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Sorry I didn't explain a bit better. In short, yes you will. The Skylake series (6xxx) of core chips by intel run on the 1151 socket rather than the 2011 socket that your CPU is on. Your CPU also has the bus for capatability with DDR3 memory, while Skylake CPUs...
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Your CPU will not hold back the 980Ti by more than 1% if that. The chip you are using is still a very good chip by today's standards and won't net you that much of a performance increase if you upgrade. You also have to factor in the new DDR4/DDR3L RAM and a new motherboard. I would keep your current chip for another upgrade cycle or two.
 
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Hi. Are you saying that if i upgrade to i7-6700K, i need to buy a new mobo and new RAMs? sorry i don't understand completely.
 
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ok if only 5-7 fps then i don't think it's worth the money. I don't steam at all, but do you mean that i need a new mobo and new RAM if i stream? or do you mean i need a new mobo and new RAM if i upgrade to i7-6700K?
 
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Sorry I didn't explain a bit better. In short, yes you will. The Skylake series (6xxx) of core chips by intel run on the 1151 socket rather than the 2011 socket that your CPU is on. Your CPU also has the bus for capatability with DDR3 memory, while Skylake CPUs use DDR4. DDR4 has a different amount of pins than DDR3, so you will need a new board and memory as well as the processor if you want to upgrade to Skylake.

As I said earlier though, I would squeeze a few more years out of your current CPU as it is nowhere near outdated yet, and still gives performance where it counts.
 
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ho damn, i did not know that. i guess i would need to save up a lot more since i need to replace the mobo and RAMs as well. Yes i will give it another year or two then i would upgrade. thank you.
 
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Unless your really into doing heavy video editing, streaming, rendering, in short heavy multi-threaded, multi-tasking activities your not going to really utilize the i7. The only real difference between an i5 and an i7 is the i7 has hyper-threading to help when the processor is tasked to running heavily threaded applications. Most AAA titles only really utilize 2-3 cores of a computer which is why an i5 and an i7 at the same clock speed will have equal performance in game. If all your doing is gaming you will be fine staying with the i5 line. Now comparing the i5 6600K to your i5 4670 the i5 6600k is roughly 20% better than the i5 4670. The i5 6600K is also capable to be overclocked thus widening that margin. So yes it would be an upgrade, however your i5 4670 shouldn't bottleneck the GTX 980Ti in most video games. Games that have really bad coding or are otherwise heavily CPU dependent may have some bottlenecking issues, but it shouldn't be anything bad enough to totally ruin your gaming experience.

Personally if I were you I would probably hold off and at least use your current system for a month or so. Run all your favorite games and see if you have any issues. If you are noticing choppy game play or are otherwise unhappy with the performance then pull the pin and get either an i5 6600K or i5 6700K. If you are content with your gaming experience then you have the opportunity to hold off on your upgrade till Kaby Lake or whatever Intel comes out with next.
 
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No problem! Always like to help out a fellow gamer. :)

 
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wow that's very nice explanation. thank you. i have another question. if i upgrade to i5 6600K or i5 6700K, i also need to upgrade my mobo and RAM, right?
 
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Yes, Skylake is on a different socket and it uses DDR4 RAM, you would need to upgrade motherboard RAM and processor to upgrade to Skylake.
 
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You may already know this but usually Intel changes their CPU sockets ever generation. So look at it this way, you know how Apple changes the charging cable all the time? If you buy a new iPhone you would not be able to use the old cable used on the older models so you need to buy the newer cable. So If you have a motherboard with the Socket of LGA 1150 and a CPU that is LGA 1151 it will not work and is like trying to use a wrong key to unlock a door. SO when it talks about Socket it is referring to those thousands of little gold dots on the back of the CPU and also the thousands of gold pins on the motherboard. Each dot and pin must touch each other to work. Sorry if you already knew this i just thought id try to help some.
 
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Everyone on here saying there's barely any between the i5-4670 and the i7-6700k is straight up wrong. The difference is enormous. I get almost a constant 20fps increase in most modern games with the Skylake processor. It is absolutely worth upgrading if you want to run the latest games and take full advantage of your 980ti. I realize this post is incredibly old, but Jesus, so many people are so wrong it's sad.
 
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