Best CPU for 4K?

MontyInHD · May 10, 2016

I'm building a new 4k build for the 1080 and was wondering what the best Intel CPU is for the 1080 and 4k overall.

Motherboard : Most likely MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM : Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Budget : £1100

Thanks for all suggestions

davidarad02 · May 10, 2016

there is not "best cpu for the setup", we need to know a few things:
do you have a motherboard already?
do you have RAM already?
what's your budget?

Gnuffi · May 10, 2016

GPU matters most for 4k resolution, CPU comes way after
so like davidarad02 said: whats your hardware, do you need to upgrade single part or full on platform switch?

MontyInHD · May 10, 2016

davidarad02 :

Motherboard : Most likely MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM : Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Budget : £1100

davidarad02 · May 10, 2016

by "most likely" do you mean you don't have the motherboard as of now?
Anyway, this is what I recommend:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£275.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£117.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£57.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.52 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.95 @ CCL Computers)
Other: GTX 1080 (£450.00)
Total: £1104.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-10 19:49 BST+0100

(the 450 for the 1080 is an aproximation)

Geekwad · May 10, 2016

For best overall chip on 1150, I'm a huge fan of the 1231v3 (especially if helps to get the best GPU possible):

http://www.microcenter.com/product/442355/Xeon_E3_1231V3_35GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor

And fantastic deals can be had especially if you live close to one of those. It does leave a few fps on the table, but has great price to performance figures to make up for it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvHezHmCJ4

If you're Twitch/streaming (or think you might like to someday), recording and carrying on with other multitasks while gaming (or you play big map MMOs)....8 threads starts to have some advantages.

burdenbound · May 10, 2016

Geekwad :

You save some money initially with the xeon but I hear that you can't overclock them, so I personally vote for the 6700k.

MontyInHD · May 10, 2016

davidarad02 :

I love the build it sounds awesome, especially with the 2TB and SSD. This may sound like a super pain in the ass, but would it be possible to do a black and white build? Is there anything I could change to make it suit this color scheme?

davidarad02 · May 10, 2016

replace the motherboard to this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming

actually noticed just now that system does not have RAM so get this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2666c16

and change the case to this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340ww1

this will make your build black and white

davidarad02 · May 10, 2016

accedentally put US links but you get the point

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