Hi i need help with buying a new cpu.

nolan1654 · Nov 23, 2016

Ok so let me start with my system specs, I have an I5 6400 rx 480 16gbs of ddr4 600 80+ psu and a MSI B150M BAZOOKA. I upgrade one at a time not just all at once so I had a question for you guys. I'm going to be upgrading my Cpu and hard drive this time around I play games like Arma and BF1 and mmos and rpgs plus rts's like Warhammer total war. So a ssd and a cpu is quite a good upgrade for me. I was thinking of going with a i7 6700, but for 10 dollars more you can get a 6700k right now. I know my mobo cant overclock but in the future I will probably buy one that can and I feel like having the k will also expand the life of my processor also. So is there any reason I couldn't upgrade to the 6700k or why it wouldn't be smart to? Thanks for you're replies.

PC-4LIFE · Nov 23, 2016

There's no reason not to buy the i7 6700k. Sure you can't overclock with it since the bios is locked, but it's a great CPU on its own as well. And if you are getting an unlocked motherboard in the future then there's all the more reason to get this CPU.

lordmogul · Nov 26, 2016

If you have the budget for an i7 and there is only $10 difference between the locked and unlocked version, go with the later.
Depending on your planned lifetime you might want to stay on the i7.
Otherwise i'd suggest an i5-6600K and putting the price difference either in decent cooling or in a bigger graphics card.
You save almost $100, which should be enough to go one model higher in the lineup.

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