Just because new shiny hits doesn't mean we all have to upgrade

[easyrider]

There you go, I'm pretty sure 0.4ghz can make up for lost cores (only in games which use multiple cores, in others it's worse). Still no reason to pay more.

The turbo on my 4790k is 4.4 ghz at stock

 

[easyrider]

I ran a g3258 at 4. 5 ghz ... What an amazing cpu for 50 quid

But game play was stuttery ... Smooth for a bit then stuttery..

More cores are where it's at ... I then got a 4960k and it improved massively . Was smooth as butter then I got a 4790k and then I just got more more FPS

 

[easyrider]

If you are looking at it from a question of cost, Asus are saying that DDR3 1.5 or 1.65 V will work in Z170 boards, that's something at least to factor in surely? I bet a fair number of folk out there have DDR3 they can now reuse.
Something else to consider into the whole debate anyway, although maybe not all the boards will work this way.

http://www.eteknix.com/asus-confirms-ddr3-1-5-1-65v-works-skylake/

But why buy skylake ?

 

[easyrider]

Would the 6600K perform better than a i7 4790K?

I am just going to be using it for gaming,

I've already given you the answer to this in a previous post in this very thread .


The answer is no. The 4790k is the better cpu than the 6600k

Be told