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Wayfall

Wayfall

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Hi

I'm looking to upgrade my workstation.

I currently have a GTX 1080 plugged to a Gsync 1440p Dell screen but my CPU needs upgrading as it can not manage all the stuff i'm doing. I do a ton of video and image editing but also do quite a bit of demanding gaming, CPU can not handle BF1 for example.

I was thinking for the CPU either of these:
i7 6700K
i7 6800K
i7 6850K

Then hook one of the Corsairs Hydro water coolers to it and then stick some 4x4GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM into the motherboard and i was thinking the X99-A II motherboard. I currently have a 550W EVGA PSU, may buy a 850W.

What is everyone's input on this?
 
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sadams04
Overclock as you please and add a second GTX 1080 in SLI when / if you need more graphics muscle. Be sure to update the BIOS on any X99 board you go with when pairing it with the newer Broadwell-E processors.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($409.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($223.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)...
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Overclock as you please and add a second GTX 1080 in SLI when / if you need more graphics muscle. Be sure to update the BIOS on any X99 board you go with when pairing it with the newer Broadwell-E processors.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($409.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($223.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1267.71
 
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ThomasKK

ThomasKK

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If you meant 6 cores and 12 threads, 6800k has 6cores|12threads. Thread = logical core.

If you meant 6 physical cores vs 12 physical cores (not threads), yes, but depends on what you're doing. Gaming - no difference. 4K and higher resolution video rendering - huge difference. And, of course the price, 6core 6800k is about 400$, and 12 core may be even more than 1000-1500$ mark. If that is what you asked for (?)
 
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