i5 4670k vs. i5 6600k (Gaming) , is there a Huge difference?

Alexis92

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So i'm planning or deciding to either Upgrade my Current system or buy a whole new Gaming PC, i can't really decide since i don't know if there's a huge difference when i Buy a new gaming system or should i upgrade instead?

The Problem with my current system is that some components could have been damaged as Power Surge's happen a lot where i live, so the PSU could be bust or the GPU could have been fried ( or pretty much every single part ) since most of my games crash ( GTA V , Fallout 4 , AC Black Flag , ArmA 3 , DayZ , Literally cannot play a single game ) without capping it to 30 FPS and underclocking my card by 50 hz but a lot of Lag spikes still happens when i'm on 60 fps so i really have to cap it to 30.

No Artifacts seem to appear when i play but it crashes a lot, The Valley benchmark also crashes / black screens for a few seconds then comes back then crashes.

Current System :
Graphics Card :
Palit Jetstream GTX 770 ( to be upgraded to an Powercolor Devil R9 390X )
CPU :
i5 4670k
Motherboard :
Gigabyte Z87 - D3HP
RAM :
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
HDD :
2 TB WD Green
PSU :
Corsair CX750M ( to be upgraded to an EVGA P2 850W )
CPU Cooler :
Deepcool ICEEDGE 200T ( Really Cheap )

New System ( If decided to get a new system ) :
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K
Motherboard
ASRock Z170 Pro4/D3 ATX
Graphics Card
Sapphire RX 480 8G Sapphire RX 480 8GB GDDR5
Ram
GSkill Ripjaws V 16GB Dual DDR4
PSU
Seasonic G-650
HDD
Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 2TB
CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler
Case Fan x3
NZXT FN 120RB

 
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It mean if you plan on crossfire with 2 x 480's down the road your 2nd 480 will take a performance hit because it will only run in 4x. So I would get a Motherboard that supports 8x/8x if you plan on crossfire in the future.

Matt582

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I had the CX750M until a few days ago, replacing the PSU fixed all my issues. It might not work for you but the CX750M is very poor quality. Mine couldn't provide stable power under load and caused horrible micro stuttering and artifacts.
 

Alexis92

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Yeah that could most likely be the problem, i asked about this a few months ago and they told me to replace it, well i'll see soon.


the D15 is much more expensive and would not be able to fit in my budget, i heard the D14 is better than the U14S so that's why i choose it over the U14S, what do you mean it doesn't support?

 

jtk2515

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Link your mobo but the one I saw ran 16x/4x Pcie
 

Alexis92

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http://dynaquestpc.com/product/asrock-z170-pro4d3-atx/

( Sorry for the site, i don't live in U.S so i can't just buy from Newegg / Amazon )
 

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It mean if you plan on crossfire with 2 x 480's down the road your 2nd 480 will take a performance hit because it will only run in 4x. So I would get a Motherboard that supports 8x/8x if you plan on crossfire in the future.

 
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