6800k vs 6850k in a productivity & gaming rig

[Middenacht]

I do a fair ammount of adobe after effects work (and premiere pro) and lots of rendering / encoding. Im also an avid gamer.

I have a stock 4790k atm which is struggling in heavy after effects settings (my 16gb ram is limiting me too)

Been looking at 6800 and 6850.

The 6850 looks like the better bet as it seems better silicon and may clock higher than a 6800?

Im also worried about pci lanes. 28 vs 40. I dont fully understand these. Ill be running a 1080. I also intend to have an M.2 ssd. Is 28 lanes fine? Am i stuffed if i want a seperate soundcard?

Ta

 

[Middenacht]

I fully intend to wait for CES to see what new info becomes available about the new AMD offerings.

That said, im skeptical amd chips and motherboards will be available to buy until late Feb even March. Also i doubt an 8 core amd will be below 700.

Im balancing that up against 6800k costing 350 ish and clocking reliably to 4.1 or 4.2

Am i mad lol?

 

[Middenacht]

Thanks for the replies guys. Helpful stuff.

My next question is about motherboards really (assuming a 6800 or 6850) but this is the wrong place. Its been a while since i built my existing pc, but motherboards seem stupidly expensive!