• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

6600K budget 4K build.

JGBR

JGBR

JGBR

Associate
Joined
18 Mar 2007
Posts
1,838
Hey folks,

I am building a budget gaming machine while I'm out of the country for a year.

I am aware of kabylake and looking at some of the leaks the performance gain isn't much,

However I am building a machine around a 1070 and 8GB ram. I am wondering if the 6600K is ample for a simple gaming machine with a 4K screen attached.

Bang for buck, this looks good and maybe step up to a i7 kabylake + up to 16GB ram when time and budget allows next year.

Thoughts? will be the 6600K be ample.

Thanks.
 
tbh its not a 4k set up.

4k if people are honest you need a i7 and 2 cards atleast.

unless you playing older games with some settings off.

1070 is for new games at 1080 max settings on and good fps or 1440 and some settings lowered.1080 isnt good enough for 4k with all settings up on its own.

especially if you got a high hz monitor.
 
Tbh the 1070 and a 6600k will probably be fine for 4k if you're willing to bring a couple of settings down in exchange for a smooth frame rate.
 
Thanks, I understand the res may need to come down to or some settings down.

I'm obviously trying to build a budget machine with some 'power' but with kabylake around the corner i was adverse to a i7 SL. Putting the money saved into a better graphics card
 
JGBR said:
Thanks, I understand the res may need to come down to or some settings down.

I'm obviously trying to build a budget machine with some 'power' but with kabylake around the corner i was adverse to a i7 SL. Putting the money saved into a better graphics card
Click to expand...

That's probably your best bet, at 4k you're definitely GPU bound so putting more cash into that is the best idea.
 
ye generally higher fps = more cpu
many games running at 60fps dont use a lot of cpu
there are some exceptions but i think a i7 is overpriced right now for a gaming pc
i5 with best gpu you can afford is smart

8gb ram is enough for gaming too, tho not for chrome lol, just make sure you got a ssd and it will be nice :)
 
AiiR said:
Tbh the 1070 and a 6600k will probably be fine for 4k if you're willing to bring a couple of settings down in exchange for a smooth frame rate.
Click to expand...

game currently testing with that set up 25 fps. so no it isnt fine for 4k.
 
I was thinking about dropping down to 2560 by something and then next year moving from i5 SL to i7 KL.....
 
Based on the early 7700k reviews, it's just not going to be worth getting a 6600k as any kind of "intermediate". Better off getting straight on the 6700k train, imo. You're unlikely to miss that 1-2% gain that Kaby will bring...
 
JGBR said:
I was thinking about dropping down to 2560 by something and then next year moving from i5 SL to i7 KL.....
Click to expand...

i dont think ull notice any difference moving from i5 to i7 unless u have stuff running in the background too

its going to be gfx limited,
tho hard to know for sure bcos depends on the game
 
Get an older i7 if on a budget. Seen some good prices on Broadwell and DC i7's. Either that or hold out for Zen if you can.
 
I've already got a z170 board. Also I'm not sure if going back is wise.
It's purely games and windows , nothing at all.
 
I'm currently running an i5 6500 with a 1070 and happily playing modern games @ medium to high settings, the new Hitman at 4k high settings 50-60fps looks gorgeous :D
 
Don't go 4K IMHO you going to be upgrading GPU/GPUs every year unless you drop settings.

If I was going to build a system now I would go for 1440p 144hz/165hz or 3440x1440 100hz Gsync so I don't keep on wasting money on upgrades.
 
Until we get to the stage where a single £350/£450 GPU can handle 4K at 60fps on the newest titles, in my opinion 4K is waste, it looks great, it really does, but the 1070 is underpowered now, in a years time it going to be really dragging its heels. In my personal opinion, 1440p 120hz is the absolute sweet spot right now in PC gaming.

If you really want to max out newest titles in 4K right now, then the only choice is the TitanX, even the 1080 is not quite up to it without lowering a few things
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom