I am building a new system build and deliberating whether to get an i3-6100 or use an i7-4790K.
I got the 4790K from eBay for 5 GBP ($10 here) and it performed fine on my existing Haswell rig, clocking 4.38GHz while running Crysis 3 (at 17fps because it's my office build without a video card
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The build for the Haswell Refresh is as follows:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.55 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $947.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 11:09 EDT-0400
You can take $300 off for the CPU. Yes, I'm using the stock cooler.
The Skylake i3-6100 is as follows:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($19.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: IOGEAR GWU735 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $650.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 11:10 EDT-0400
Although I did not include the monitor, I want to game a game (eg Crysis 3) at 60fps at 1080p 60Hz at either High or Ultra settings.
The prices of both builds are almost the same. There's virtually no upgradability for the 4790K due to the 22nm architecture and the DDR3. So which should I get?
I got the 4790K from eBay for 5 GBP ($10 here) and it performed fine on my existing Haswell rig, clocking 4.38GHz while running Crysis 3 (at 17fps because it's my office build without a video card
)The build for the Haswell Refresh is as follows:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.55 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $947.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 11:09 EDT-0400
You can take $300 off for the CPU. Yes, I'm using the stock cooler.
The Skylake i3-6100 is as follows:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($19.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: IOGEAR GWU735 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $650.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 11:10 EDT-0400
Although I did not include the monitor, I want to game a game (eg Crysis 3) at 60fps at 1080p 60Hz at either High or Ultra settings.
The prices of both builds are almost the same. There's virtually no upgradability for the 4790K due to the 22nm architecture and the DDR3. So which should I get?
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