I cant decide between i5 6600k or i7 6700k!

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

I am doing a build ( https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b8bhJV ) and micro-center is have a really good deal (i7 6700k for 279$) and i want to know whether i should get i7 6700k and Asus z170 gaming pro for $355 or i5 6600k and same mobo for $275

Thanks!

The Paladin · Apr 22, 2017

well when you buy a cpu usually microcenter credits you 30$ on a matching board with cpu, so it is a good deal

velocityg4 · Apr 22, 2017

What you have in the shopping cart won't work for anyone. You need to link each item individually.

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

velocityg4 :

i fixed it

LucoTF · Apr 22, 2017

Get the best you can afford at the time. In this case, thats the i7

atomicWAR · Apr 22, 2017

Get the i7 hands down, especially if you game. More games are being bottlenecked by even the fastest i5s because they can use more threads then it has, like BF1, watch dogs 2, ghost recon wildlands etc.

mjslakeridge · Apr 22, 2017

You may want to consider a larger SSD. You CAN get by with 120GB, but if you put games on it in addition to the OS, it might get filled up quick. And with SSDs, you never want to go above about 90% capacity.

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

mjslakeridge :

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gYY9QV
$1100 is my budget... :/

mjslakeridge · Apr 22, 2017

OK then. Just keep an eye on the free space on the SSD. As you probably already know, you should never defragment a SSD like you do to a HDD.

Good luck with your build! (I love MicroCenter, they just moved to a new HUGE location here in Houston).

velocityg4 · Apr 22, 2017

If you make some changes to the build. You can get a 240GB SSD and Core i7-7700K.

There is very little real world cooling difference between the Deepcool Captain 240 EX and NZXT Kraken X61. What differences there are. Are more than made up for the considerably superior overclocking ability of an i7-7700K. You will reach higher clocks with a 7700K + Deepcool than 6700K + Kraken.

Motherboard and CPU prices are with Microcenter.

Hitachi makes excellent hard drives and it save you $10. There is very little real world difference between 2666 and 3000 DDR4.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($85.00)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac T500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($244.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1097.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 10:14 EDT-0400

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

velocityg4 :

If you make some changes to the build. You can get a 240GB SSD and Core i7-7700K.

There is very little real world cooling difference between the Deepcool Captain 240 EX and NZXT Kraken X61. What differences there are. Are more than made up for the considerably superior overclocking ability of an i7-7700K. You will reach higher clocks with a 7700K + Deepcool than 6700K + Kraken.

Motherboard and CPU prices are with Microcenter.

Hitachi makes excellent hard drives and it save you $10. There is very little real world difference between 2666 and 3000 DDR4.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($85.00)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac T500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($244.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1097.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 10:14 EDT-0400

Thanks this really helps

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

velocityg4 :

If you make some changes to the build. You can get a 240GB SSD and Core i7-7700K.

There is very little real world cooling difference between the Deepcool Captain 240 EX and NZXT Kraken X61. What differences there are. Are more than made up for the considerably superior overclocking ability of an i7-7700K. You will reach higher clocks with a 7700K + Deepcool than 6700K + Kraken.

Motherboard and CPU prices are with Microcenter.

Hitachi makes excellent hard drives and it save you $10. There is very little real world difference between 2666 and 3000 DDR4.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($85.00)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac T500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($244.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1097.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 10:14 EDT-0400

Thanks this really helps

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

velocityg4 :

If you make some changes to the build. You can get a 240GB SSD and Core i7-7700K.

There is very little real world cooling difference between the Deepcool Captain 240 EX and NZXT Kraken X61. What differences there are. Are more than made up for the considerably superior overclocking ability of an i7-7700K. You will reach higher clocks with a 7700K + Deepcool than 6700K + Kraken.

Motherboard and CPU prices are with Microcenter.

Hitachi makes excellent hard drives and it save you $10. There is very little real world difference between 2666 and 3000 DDR4.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($85.00)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac T500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($244.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1097.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-22 10:14 EDT-0400

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NFNcvV
There i made some additions

mjslakeridge · Apr 22, 2017

Well, you are $.15 under budget, but don't forget your MicroCenter purchases will have sales tax (unless you have already priced that in).

Good looking build though.

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

mjslakeridge :

LOL whoops i guess that an extra ~$22 xD

velocityg4 · Apr 22, 2017

ChortleMeister :

velocityg4 :

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NFNcvV
There i made some additions

That ought to be a good gaming computer.

ChortleMeister · Apr 22, 2017

velocityg4 :

ChortleMeister :

velocityg4 :

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NFNcvV
There i made some additions

That ought to be a good gaming computer.

and now...
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PRcHD8

velocityg4 · Apr 22, 2017

ChortleMeister :

I'd go with the 240GB SSD build. 120GB isn't very much.

Frankly, I'd ditch the hard drive and go with a 480GB SSD. If you have a good internet connection, how many games do you actually need to store on a drive? I don't know about you but once I'm done with a game. That's it I don't play it anymore. I have a Steam backlog going back to 2013. Too many games and too little time. There are only a select few that stay loaded. Which have replay or screwing around value. I find I have ample room with a 512GB SSD.

Once you load games off an SSD. You will never want to use a hard drive again. They're slow as molasses in January.

You can always add a hard drive later. Upgrading the SSD and cloning/reinstalling Windows is a pain.

Xanthic · Apr 22, 2017

Im using the 6700k, and I can assure you, this is the best processor i've ever used. Handles games with less than 20% load, 20C idle temps, 50 while gaming with liquid cooling. Get the i7.

ChortleMeister · Apr 23, 2017

velocityg4 :

ChortleMeister :

I'd go with the 240GB SSD build. 120GB isn't very much.

Frankly, I'd ditch the hard drive and go with a 480GB SSD. If you have a good internet connection, how many games do you actually need to store on a drive? I don't know about you but once I'm done with a game. That's it I don't play it anymore. I have a Steam backlog going back to 2013. Too many games and too little time. There are only a select few that stay loaded. Which have replay or screwing around value. I find I have ample room with a 512GB SSD.

Once you load games off an SSD. You will never want to use a hard drive again. They're slow as molasses in January.

You can always add a hard drive later. Upgrading the SSD and cloning/reinstalling Windows is a pain.

that is very smart my friend

ChortleMeister · Apr 23, 2017

velocityg4 :

ChortleMeister :

I'd go with the 240GB SSD build. 120GB isn't very much.

Frankly, I'd ditch the hard drive and go with a 480GB SSD. If you have a good internet connection, how many games do you actually need to store on a drive? I don't know about you but once I'm done with a game. That's it I don't play it anymore. I have a Steam backlog going back to 2013. Too many games and too little time. There are only a select few that stay loaded. Which have replay or screwing around value. I find I have ample room with a 512GB SSD.

Once you load games off an SSD. You will never want to use a hard drive again. They're slow as molasses in January.

You can always add a hard drive later. Upgrading the SSD and cloning/reinstalling Windows is a pain.

fixed it: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qWm3kT
Also do u have a discord/skype so we can continue this privately xD

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