Is it worth?

[Bonebreaker777]

If I were you, I would stick with Ivy Bridge class CPUs. You can pick up used ones, even i7s from CeX or eBay.

Haven't Haswell refresh CPUs sorted the paste/soldered issue?

[pandamonia]

The difference is tiny, you won't notice it in games.

My overclocked 2600k running at 4.6ghz still benches significantly faster than the new i7 I have in my work PC. It's also easier to keep cool (due to having a soldered die vs the newer i5/i7s pasted one) :/

People say that looking at average FPS results. But the fact is that game smoothness and minimum frames have a bigger impact.

[kalniel]

People say that looking at average FPS results. But the fact is that game smoothness and minimum frames have a bigger impact.

And those aren't affected by going for i7 over i5 so there's no point spending more.

[pandamonia]

And those aren't affected by going for i7 over i5 so there's no point spending more.

Except the latest reviews are saying they do. DX12 is also making it easier to farm out in mulitple threads. 8 threaded games are going to be common since consoles need 8 threads to use their cpu effectively.

[KeyboardDemon]

Current pricing for the Haswell i7 4790K is £239 while the Skylake i7 6700K is a staggering £335. LMAO.

I can't help feeling more than a bit played here right now. You should grab yourself a Haswell i7 5820K 2011-v3 before demand for these outstrips demand for the 6700K processors at just £293.94 it seems like a much better option.

[pandamonia]

Current pricing for the Haswell i7 4790K is £239 while the Skylake i7 6700K is a staggering £335. LMAO.

I can't help feeling more than a bit played here right now. You should grab yourself a Haswell i7 5820K 2011-v3 before demand for these outstrips demand for the 6700K processors at just £293.94 it seems like a much better option.

There is a shortage of 6700k. I just picked one up to replace the 4770k i have. Long story short its unstable and my mobo is faulty so im RMA and selling the new stuff that comes back. That and the fact cost isnt an issue.

The 6 core is a nice chip but but its based on old arch and doesnt clock as high. Single thread performance still king and has more impact on games than any other aspect of a CPU. If i keep it two years then it will have been worth the cost. I have more expensive hobbys which give me less fun for more cost.

[stephen0205]

The difference is tiny, you won't notice it in games.

My overclocked 2600k running at 4.6ghz still benches significantly faster than the new i7 I have in my work PC. It's also easier to keep cool (due to having a soldered die vs the newer i5/i7s pasted one) :/

I was looking into older intel setups, I'm on a cheap amd build just not, missus gave green light to upgrade, but i feel the new ones are very overpriced, even the i5k models, i don't expect that anything anytime soon will bottleneck a 2600k anytime soon and its a good few years old now

[Marcvs]

The difference is tiny, you won't notice it in games.

My overclocked 2600k running at 4.6ghz still benches significantly faster than the new i7 I have in my work PC. It's also easier to keep cool (due to having a soldered die vs the newer i5/i7s pasted one) :/

De-Lid it...

[Mister]

De-Lid it...

Yea and if you do that you void the warranty.

[kalniel]

Yea and if you do that you void the warranty.

You're doing that by overclocking in the first place, so it's not a reason to hold back.

[Dinklegeta]

Pointless in terms of real world performance,wait for intel's next gen cannonlake