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6700 non K vs 5820k

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In the process of slowly building up a new PC for myself I currently have a 5820k @4.4Ghz ,32gb ram top end board and 1080ti . My kids currently have a 6700 non k 16gb ram R9 290x they game at 1080p and I'm not looking to change that anytime soon and I'm keeping my 1080ti for a while(until getting a 3000 series is easier) . Is it worth me swapping them over to my 5820k for when they end up with 1080ti eventually or do you think the 6700 non k will suffice. It would literally be drop my mobo and cpu into their case they currently have everything already including a big enough PSU

They are 6 and 7 so PC time is heavily supervised and consists of a mix of work related and creativity and some mild gaming such as lego and racing games and they aren't really of an age where framerate is priority. As long as a game is playable they don't seem to mind if it's on minimum or maximum settings.

The surplus of whatever is decided will be sold and the funds used to help with the costs of my upgrade.
 
Maybe I should say I'm moving on to more than likely a 10850k or equivalent AMD (not sure yet) I'm not taking the 6700. So the kids have the pick of 6700 or 5820k
 
5820k is better but funnily enough it fetches less second hand. 50 -60 quid for a 5820k. 6700 non k fetches 60 -80.

sell the 6700 keep the 5820k. its still a good gaming cpu overclocked its similar to a stock 8700k. just under a 3600.

I know it can reach 4.4Ghz without much fuss and with 2 extra cores I suppose your right. It makes sense to keep the 5820k long term.
 
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