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Choosing between 6700k, 5820k, 5930k and 5960X

theaterix

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I am currently choosing between these 4 CPUs and wondering which one, and if the 5960x makes sense, there is about (for me due to circumstantial pricing) $361 difference from top to bottom, the cheapest of the 4, the 6700k being available for $173. Yes, that is dollars not pounds as currency conversion changes a lot, and yes i know the pricing, and yes it is right.
I am asking for the performance numbers regardless of cost, and whether or not it is worth adding the extra money or if it would be better spent on another GPU.
Also, what X99 motherboards are worth their money? Are they all reasonably the same...?
How much RAM will i be needing? I was thinking 32GB as its not too badly priced and would cover me in all areas.
I spend the majority of my time gaming, so that would be a big thing to include when providing numbers and such.
Is the 5960x worth the extra money?
 
don't buy the 5960x for gaming buy an 5820k/X99. Skylake I7 pricing has now (in the UK at least) officially now lost the ******* plot!

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-581-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=3069

A penny short of 390 notes when the 5820k can be had for around 280-290

With prices like that even the extra cost, over a Z170 board, of pretty much any half decent X99 board will still mean you'll pay around the same money or less for a superior overall platform.

the drop in upgrade for socket 1151 (ie z170 boards) Kabylake looks like its not coming now till late 2016 or 2017 along with some 'new 4+4' Skylake CPU's.... and guess what these top end consumer CPU's will need new motherboards anyway by then (Z180)

14nm Broadwell-E as a drop in upgrade for X99 should be making a show earlier on in 2016.

In summary at current prices, in the UK at least, you need your head examined if you go Skylake I7/ Z170 over Haswell-E / X99 now
 
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I had a thread about this recently and I was told a 5860k is really best for tri/quad sli due to the pcie lanes.

I'm going for a 5820k next week hopefully instead of skylake processors as they are more bang for buck.

In addition to that I'm going for an Asus x99-pro for the following:
*Asus x99-pro motherboard
*16gb ddr4 2400mhz ram - brand unsure yet
*another 980ti
 
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5930k and 5960k both have the same 40 PCI-E lanes.... (28 for 5820k)

even for tri/quad GPU's for games you would be better of with the hex core over the octo core as it will like clock 200mhz or so higher and pretty much no game currently benefits from more than six cores.

Buy the 5960K if you do lots of rendering, or thread heavy stuff
 
Caracus2k said:
5930k and 5960k both have the same 40 PCI-E lanes.... (28 for 5820k)

even for tri/quad GPU's for games you would be better of with the hex core over the octo core as it will like clock 200mhz or so higher and pretty much no game currently benefits from more than six cores.

Buy the 5960K if you do lots of rendering, or thread heavy stuff
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Like I said before, pricing for me is very strange due to certain circumstances, heres the prices im dealing with, currency converted (im in the UK) the 5960x is £345, 5930k is £190 (forgot to ask about 5820k) i would imagine about £140 ish as i got caught up in the 5960x for ******* £345 haha and 6700k for £112 and the 6600k for £77

NO these are not stolen, and NO they are not from OCUK competitors. Let me make that clear RIGHT NOW.
 
It has to be an issue with supply, I cant imagine there is any demand at this price - especially with an x99 system being equivalently priced and 'better'.

@theaterix - No legit retailer is going to be selling at half the tray price, it makes no sense financially. So you have either fabricated a story or have access to some shady dealer who is not authorised to sell the components.
 
ReCoN1989 said:
@Theaterix - No legit retailer is going to be selling at half the tray price, it makes no sense financially. So you have either fabricated a story or have access to some shady dealer who is not authorised to sell the components.
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+1

Or it's a scam and you'll lose your money
 
For those prices I'd go 5930k as it's amazing value for money. I'd certainly ask about the 5820k though as unless you're using 3 or 4 GPUs you won't know the difference between it and the 5930k.

The 5960X is great value, but will likely top out a bit short of where the 5930k will when clocking it up well so for most games will actually be a bit slower.

On RAM - 16GB is ample but I'd probably go 32GB personally (or perhaps 16GB but only dual-channel to start so two 8GB sticks, so it's an easy upgrade to 32GB quad later? Naaah, 32GB from the off :D)
 
theaterix said:
Its direct from Intel due to a good family member being an employee :)
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Jealous. I'm about to buy a 5820, and would happily put the extra £40 across to get a 60 at that price.

But still, considering the discount, 5820/30 if you plan to go mental with multiple gfx cards.
 
5960X is nice for top end performance, but do you really need it?

5820K or 5930K is good, that said if you have an Intel employee in the family - make the most of it tbh.
 
C35799Gamble said:
Jealous. I'm about to buy a 5820, and would happily put the extra £40 across to get a 60 at that price.

But still, considering the discount, 5820/30 if you plan to go mental with multiple gfx cards.
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Yeah haha its pretty nifty, i was going to go for a 4670k and luckily i didnt! He sent me pictures of the shop showing me prices etc and i had to double check they were real!! £77 for a 6600k!
I think the 5960X is overkill and i am scared i may not be able to put the rest of the system upto equal quality and will be wasting the absolute monster the 5960x is!
Thinking about it, a 5930k and 1, maybe 2 980tis (also somehow available through intel) will be the most likely route. Might even see if they have any G-Sync monitors, but i am unsure on the shipping situation, or customs as I havent asked about that, i suspect intel cover it.
He said they literally have everything, but cases aren't really worth sending over unless shipping etc is free which i largely doubt.
I shall have to have another chat with him, he also showed me around the Intel offices (very very cool) and see what everything is going to cost and shall reply to here to get opinions.
 
The German owners of OCuk (Caseking.de) are offering much better prices, after converting the Euro to Sterling, especially on Skylake CPUs.
 
Caracus2k said:
don't buy the 5960x for gaming buy an 5820k/X99. Skylake I7 pricing has now (in the UK at least) officially now lost the ******* plot!

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-581-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=3069

A penny short of 390 notes when the 5820k can be had for around 280-290

With prices like that even the extra cost, over a Z170 board, of pretty much any half decent X99 board will still mean you'll pay around the same money or less for a superior overall platform.

the drop in upgrade for socket 1151 (ie z170 boards) Kabylake looks like its not coming now till late 2016 or 2017 along with some 'new 4+4' Skylake CPU's.... and guess what these top end consumer CPU's will need new motherboards anyway by then (Z180)

14nm Broadwell-E as a drop in upgrade for X99 should be making a show earlier on in 2016.

In summary at current prices, in the UK at least, you need your head examined if you go Skylake I7/ Z170 over Haswell-E / X99 now
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I've done exactly what you've said. I was all geared up to buy a skylake setup, but x99 has worked out cheaper.
 
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