That's a bizzare price fluctuation! But I feel you, I also suffer from sporadic bursts of GAS (gear aquistion syndrome).
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i7 6700K Upgade or Hold
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Where is your source? You specifically said "serious DRAM compatibility" issues. If they were serious enough, they'd have been all over the news at the time, and would have been common knowledge.
X58 did introduce triple channel memory, so of course you'd have some trying to mix and match DIMMS with differing speed, timings etc. This is user error rather than a problem with the platform (buy a memory kit on the QVL for your motherboard = guaranteed compatibility, not exactly rocket science).
I suspect you're just trolling now, as I asked you twice to provide a source for the "serious DRAM compatibility" issues, which you just ignore. I can start ignoring things too, lets start with you joining my 'special' list, ahem, the ignore list.
It would literally take you 20 minutes on google to become much better informed.
Nice to see other 6700k owners here had mine 5 years now have it at 4.5ghz . mostly just game casually and light pc tasks paired with an 5700xt sapphire nitro + se and plays decently at 1440p
I was getting the itch for an 8 core zen 3 but probably hold off now , I might just upgrade the GPU will see what AMD offering or go with 3080 and get an 1tb nvme drive to store games , currently have 256gb for os and software
I was getting the itch for an 8 core zen 3 but probably hold off now , I might just upgrade the GPU will see what AMD offering or go with 3080 and get an 1tb nvme drive to store games , currently have 256gb for os and software
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I have a 6700k too at stock settings, found no need to overclock yet. Been watching the Zen 3 threads, but I don't think I'll be upgrading this machine to one.
I have the 6700k paired with a GTX 1070 and it plays the games I play fine at 1080P with mostly max settings.
I have the 6700k paired with a GTX 1070 and it plays the games I play fine at 1080P with mostly max settings.
Just out curiosity... did anyone upgrade from their 6700K?
When I upgrade, I like to get the best stuff I can so they last! Seems I got lucky with the 6700k
Went from 4.7Ghz Skylake i7 to an 1800X. The 1800X is in another league for my use case.
What's your use case?
@Dave2150 Hi, just out of interest what voltage are you running for 4.7ghz and temps and cooler used ?
I get 100+ fps highest setings with an 6700k, sapphire 5700xt nitro+ se on most of the games I play at 1440p, Also Sapphire have this software called Trixx which lets you scale the resolution I have it on 85% and it really boosts up the fps without me noticing any downgrade in quality
I get 100+ fps highest setings with an 6700k, sapphire 5700xt nitro+ se on most of the games I play at 1440p, Also Sapphire have this software called Trixx which lets you scale the resolution I have it on 85% and it really boosts up the fps without me noticing any downgrade in quality
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So, 18 months down the line and bumping my own thread. With so much hype around Zen3, rocket lake on the horizon, boredom, lockdown 3.0 I'm having an upgrade itch. How many folks are still on their 6700K?
I'm still running one with a 24/7 OC of 4.5GHz with a 2070 Super, 16GB 3000MHz RAM. Playing Assetto Corsa Competitizone, MSFS2020, P3Dv4.5, F1 2020 at 3440x1440p
I'm happy with performance except on MSFS2020 which could be better. Not keen on upgrading the GPU yet with current shortages and price gouging but would consider a 3080Ti if it comes in somewhere between 3080 and 3090 price/performance.
I only game, so I know a 5900X isn't really needed but I'd be tempted to go for one regardless. I've always gone for top (mainstream) Intel i7's (920, 4770K, 6700K) rather than mid range CPUs and just upgraded the whole platform every 3 or 4 years but would I really see any real world performance gain from going from a 6700K @4.5GHz to a Ryzen 5xxx? This is the first time I'd consider a lower CPU like a 5600X (with an X570) as I could upgrade to a 5900X (pick up on the MM) in a couple of years and hand down the 5600X to replace my brothers Ryzen 2600. I'll almost certainly wait to see what rocket lake brings but seems like it won't be much progress from the 10 series.
/Ramblings
I'm still running one with a 24/7 OC of 4.5GHz with a 2070 Super, 16GB 3000MHz RAM. Playing Assetto Corsa Competitizone, MSFS2020, P3Dv4.5, F1 2020 at 3440x1440p
I'm happy with performance except on MSFS2020 which could be better. Not keen on upgrading the GPU yet with current shortages and price gouging but would consider a 3080Ti if it comes in somewhere between 3080 and 3090 price/performance.
I only game, so I know a 5900X isn't really needed but I'd be tempted to go for one regardless. I've always gone for top (mainstream) Intel i7's (920, 4770K, 6700K) rather than mid range CPUs and just upgraded the whole platform every 3 or 4 years but would I really see any real world performance gain from going from a 6700K @4.5GHz to a Ryzen 5xxx? This is the first time I'd consider a lower CPU like a 5600X (with an X570) as I could upgrade to a 5900X (pick up on the MM) in a couple of years and hand down the 5600X to replace my brothers Ryzen 2600. I'll almost certainly wait to see what rocket lake brings but seems like it won't be much progress from the 10 series.
/Ramblings
Still using my 6700K although I have a build nearly ready to go, just waiting on a cooler coming back into stock. 5950x, 32GB 3200Mhz CL16 on a X570 Tomahawk with Gigabyte Vision 3080. My 6700k will be going to my son to replace his 2500k/GTX980 build. 2070 Super will be completely overkill for 1080p though!
Only you can decide if your current system cuts it for your needs, but you'd be upgrading to the best platform and cpu for gaming which will make a difference in AAA titles at 1440p . The 5600X and a B550 makes a lot more sense for your needs, having more cores that sit idle is setting your cash on fire, B550 has no fan which is a big bonus, and has plenty enough I/O for most people. The 3090 is practically pointless offering marginally better performance, for a huge price bump, it's for people who "want the best and don't care how much it costs", that may be you in which case I envy you. The 3080Ti will be only somewhat less pointless. The flagship sweet spot is the 3080, particularly at 1440p and 4k. Hopefully Rocket Lake is competative, even brings Zen 3 prices down, or results in non-X versions being released.
Happy New Year, and good luck if you decide to upgrade.
I upgraded from a 6700k to a 5950x, I see a massive improvement in both responsiveness, temp and fps.
Got my 6700K in Feb 2016 for £275.49. I'm toying with an upgrade now as I've just got a GTX 3070 and I think it's a bottleneck. If you buy the right CPU you get decent mileage, I could probably keep this for a couple more years TBH. I'm looking at building a rig for the kids as a way of justifying an upgrade, but I'm waiting to see if AMD put out an 8c/16t 5700x, hopefully with the same 65w TDP as the 5600x.
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I had the 6700K and upgraded to the 10700K as I couldn't get the 10900K due to stock issues, I was very happy with the upgrade and noticed a big speed improvement. I also do some 3D CAD work as well as some video editing along with my main use which is Gaming.
Similar boat here Ive had the 6700k for around 5 years in that time I have upgraded parts around it so would only need CPU and Board wanting to upgrade to 8 cores and the 5800x just feels badly priced and looked at the 10700k and 10850k but with rocket lake around the corner I think best to wait and see. I also have an 5700xt and play at 1440p I think I would need gpu upgrade to notice some nice improvement at the moment I can only stretch to buying CPU and Board
I still have i5-6600k overclocked a bit to 4.2 Ghz. And it is still going perfectly fine for development, browsing and gaming at 1440p res.
There are few occasions when this CPU chokes a bit due to 4 cores / 4 threads setup, but it is usually easy to mitigate by reducing some settings from High to Medium (e.g. draw distance, level of detail). Everything is perfectly playable with 50-60 FPS at least.
It is a very minor difference comparing to CPU upgrades in my childhood, when older CPU could not start the game altogether or could only procude 5-10 FPS.
I am planning to wait for 1~2 more years at least, until DDR 5 and PCI-Express 5 becomes available.
There are few occasions when this CPU chokes a bit due to 4 cores / 4 threads setup, but it is usually easy to mitigate by reducing some settings from High to Medium (e.g. draw distance, level of detail). Everything is perfectly playable with 50-60 FPS at least.
It is a very minor difference comparing to CPU upgrades in my childhood, when older CPU could not start the game altogether or could only procude 5-10 FPS.
I am planning to wait for 1~2 more years at least, until DDR 5 and PCI-Express 5 becomes available.