Best high end gaming Chip ?

[Hotshot_Apples]

Hi all,

Im currently looking for the best money can buy chip set aswel as a motherboard.

So far I have seen a I7 6700k @ 4.0ghz and the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-GAMING G1 INTEL Z170 (SOCKET 1151) DDR4 EATX MOTHERBOARD.

Im looking to get clock speeds of 4.5min at least.

Any other inputs pointing me in another direction with a "money no object" kinda thing wpuld be greatly appriciated

Thankyou in advance

 

[Hotshot_Apples]

Are you also going for the best-money-can-buy GPUs and monitor(s)? The CPU you get depends on these, and also the games you play.

A £1000 CPU with a mid-range GPU would be silly.

I currently have 2x 980ti's with 2 asus 4K predator screens and have noticed a drop in fps and processing speed since my 1st gen i7 ain't cutting it anymore.

That money no object was to see what people would "love" to have and I've now seen that the new ain't always the best for certain situations.

That being said I'm after a solid rig but still fairly new when it comes to overclocking. Built rigs before no problem yet I've been out of the loop for 2years and the new sky lake being the new kid on the block looks the part but I'm after people's real opinions whether it really is like "**** off a shovel"

Cheers gents

 

[Hotshot_Apples]

I see. Probably worth going for a 6 core X99 then for a substantial upgrade.

The folks at maximumpc tested their 980 Tis with an i7-5930K, that's probably the sort of level you should be aiming for. Maybe worth waiting for Broadwell-E, there's a recent thread on it.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18711305

If you've already sunk £2k-ish into graphics and monitors you're probably not too tempted to cut corners for the sake of a few hundred £ (Skylake).

It's true that I have sunk quite a bit into my visual side of my rig but I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place with regards to upgrading the rest.

I could wait for the next upcoming chip but again it would be out of date a few months later, typical rat race.

I've had a look at the x99 and I'm impressed with it and will likely go down that road however I've noticed a few of the x99 so what are people pointing at when it comes to the x99 ( please link ).

As for the chip I'm gonna go with the 6700k as I need to learn to overclock and this seems like a good chip to play with, once happy with that I'm sure I'll ask you lot again what to go for as the knowledge in here is vast.

Thanks again

 

[Hotshot_Apples]

You can't use a 6700k with X99 mobo.

That told me!!

What chip would you recommend for a x99 then instead of just stating facts