10-07-2015, 11:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-08-2015, 11:17 PM by Chesspiece_face.)
So I am finally breaking down and upgrading much of the guts of my PC. New processor, motherboard, SSD, and video card are all on the list for the current sweeping updates.
So far I have settled on the SSD and video card I will be purchasing:
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
GeForce GTX 970 (Although I may decide on the superclocked version of this same card.)
The biggest question I am still hung up on right now is whether I'm going to go with a processor/motherboard using the Haswell architecture or start building the new PC with the recently released Skylake architecture. Realistically either of these options is going to be a massive upgrade from what I am running now. I also don't plan to make another upgrade anytime in the near future.
I'm presently looking at:
Intel Core i7-4790K
Vs.
Intel Core i7-6700K
It's looking like overall the cost difference in going with the new Skylake architecture would be and additional 100-130 dollars.
Does anyone have any knowledge or thoughts about these options? Anything I am overlooking?
Any assistance would be much appreciative.
(And while I'm here let me just give a shout out to the Intel Core i7 920 that I've had for nearly 8 years now. Amazing processor!)
So far I have settled on the SSD and video card I will be purchasing:
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
GeForce GTX 970 (Although I may decide on the superclocked version of this same card.)
The biggest question I am still hung up on right now is whether I'm going to go with a processor/motherboard using the Haswell architecture or start building the new PC with the recently released Skylake architecture. Realistically either of these options is going to be a massive upgrade from what I am running now. I also don't plan to make another upgrade anytime in the near future.
I'm presently looking at:
Intel Core i7-4790K
Vs.
Intel Core i7-6700K
It's looking like overall the cost difference in going with the new Skylake architecture would be and additional 100-130 dollars.
Does anyone have any knowledge or thoughts about these options? Anything I am overlooking?
Any assistance would be much appreciative.
(And while I'm here let me just give a shout out to the Intel Core i7 920 that I've had for nearly 8 years now. Amazing processor!)