AMD A10 7870K, FX 9590 or Intel 6700K, 5820K???

[pete_agreatguy]

Hi all,

I've come to a decision to upgrade my system; mainly for GTA V but I also like my Flight Sim (inc. tones of addons). I do the odd burning of DVDs which includes encoding as well. So this is mainly a gaming rig!

I've been doing my own research but also been talking with colleagues at work and I cannot come to a decision on my final components so need advice.

Current System
Corsair 750D Case <--- KEEPING
Antec HCP850W PSU <--- KEEPING
Asus P6T
Intel i7 920 @ 4GHz
Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 <--- KEEPING
3x 2GB OCZ PC3-12800
EVGA GTX760 2GB <--- KEEPING till boxing day sales
Seagate 480GB SSD + 2TB + 8TB + Samsung 250GB SSD <--- KEEPING
Win 7 Ultimate x64 OS <--- Keeping till hardware upgrade to Win 10!

UPGRADE OPTIONS

Option 1
AMD A10-7870K
Asus Crossblade Ranger
G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666 113.53
Total = 328.32

Option 2
AMD FX 9590
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2400
Total = 448.58

Option 3
Intel i7 6700K
Asus Z170-A
G Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4-2800
Total = 520.12

Option 4
Intel i7 5820K
Asus X99-A USB 3.1
Kingston 16GB (4x 4GB) DDR4-2800
Total = 629.83

Option 5
Intel i7 4790k
Asus Z97-A USB 3.1
G Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-2666
Total = 502.86

Thanks in advance for all your recommendations!

 

[lee32uk]

I wouldn't even look at AMD cpu's.


If you want the extra cpu cores then go with the i7 5820K. You can get a cpu/board bundle for £435.98.



YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£50 Saving*** £435.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2400C14) £95.99
Total : £531.97 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).




If you don't need the extra cpu cores then I would go with Skylake (i7 6700K).

 

[pete_agreatguy]

Hi Lee,

Great offer but I've only ever gone with Asus for the motherboard Decided to go with Skylake