Can we all agree............

[Andy7]

If you have an i7 2600k overclocked to at least 4.4Ghz you will be wasting your money buying anything Intel has brought out after Sandy Bridge for gaming?

Yes or no?

 

[Andy7]

For gaming alone it's not worth switching, especially to just a 'newer' 4 core.

However for a nice overhaul. A X99 system with a 5820K will net you more performance, 2 extra cores / threads. DDR4 support and M.2 etc. Newer chipset.

I think X99 + 5820K is best value point Intel have released in years, probably since 2500K etc. Would be a worthy upgrade. But if all you do is game on your PC, there really is no point.

This is the best answer so far. I was thinking of going the X99 + 5820K route myself

 

[Andy7]

pretty much except for m.2 pci-e SSD;s they are getting very fast and prices are reasonable.

skylake is without doubt the most reasonable upgrade from sandy (compared to ivy/haswell/broadwell) it has the most tech improvements but yes ultimately an SSD and sandybridge on a Z77 motherboard is more than enough for general use and gaming.

We can all agree for gaming alone it is a waste of money upgrading.

 

[Andy7]

This pretty much sums it up for me personally.

The chip itself was a monster, its the bells and whistles of the mainboard that force you to upgrade.

Saying that my lovely other half has ones of these with a 770, she's playing the new Witcher as we speak with no problems at all!

A X99 system with a 5820K will net you more performance, 2 extra cores / threads. DDR4 support and M.2 etc. Newer chipset.