Skylake I7 or I5

Karateyid · 22 Jun 2015 at 10:51

Looking to upgrade the trusty 2500K with a shiney new Processor/Board and Ram. (skylake is currently being looked at in august) All I use my PC for is gaming/browsing.. Ideally I'd like this upgrade to last as long as the 2500K so wondering whether to go I7 or go I5.

Anyone know if the I7 hyperthreading will make a big difference gaming over the next few years or will the I5 be a good starting point and then sell on and upgrade to an I7 once more game utilise the extra grunt an I7 gives ?

Supa Koopa · 22 Jun 2015 at 11:11

If you're thinking of upgrading to an I7 later down the line, then just buy it in the first place as this will be more cost effective.

passey89 · 22 Jun 2015 at 11:35

If u think ur ever going to crossfire / sli get the i7 as well.

Karateyid · 22 Jun 2015 at 12:39

Currently have 2 x 280x running in my current i5 rig. But not sure if they board I have is hampering their performance.

kernow34 · 22 Jun 2015 at 12:41

I7 all the way, saveyourself some money down the line.

Harlequin · 22 Jun 2015 at 14:19

what does your current rig not do? the differences in cpu performance since sandybridge arnt really anything to write home about tbh

Karateyid · 23 Jun 2015 at 12:41

just seems performance has seemed to have slowed down over the past few weeks... Overclock dropped off 1 week and could really feel the difference.. back to 4.2 now and not as bad .

Just feel an upgrade is due to make it a lot 'snappier'.

Nasher · 23 Jun 2015 at 13:32

If money isn't an issue then I7 is the better choice.

Pliskin · 23 Jun 2015 at 14:33

Karateyid said:
Just feel an upgrade is due to make it a lot 'snappier'.

Have you got an SSD installed, that really makes a difference and could save you some money if you don't.

Karateyid · 23 Jun 2015 at 19:23

yeah I have several SSD now

480gb, 256 and a 128gb one

ukxenon · 24 Jun 2015 at 20:40

I7 all the way

Karateyid · 24 Jun 2015 at 21:35

Here's to hoping that ddr4 prices continue to fall..

CJonny · 26 Jun 2015 at 01:31

How long are we talking before games are able to use hyper threading effectively and will it really make that much difference to justify the extra cast of an i7?

Harlequin · 26 Jun 2015 at 07:54

we`ve had hyper threading for 13 years now already ;P

TwsT · 26 Jun 2015 at 08:03

passey89 said:
If u think ur ever going to crossfire / sli get the i7 as well.

tbh looking at skylake if you want crossfire get x99 skylake still only offering 1 x 16

CJonny · 26 Jun 2015 at 09:40

Harlequin said:
we`ve had hyper threading for 13 years now already ;P

I meant with Directx 12

FredFlint · 26 Jun 2015 at 10:59

TwsT said:
tbh looking at skylake if you want crossfire get x99 skylake still only offering 1 x 16

+1 Get a 5820K, you get 2 extra cores + 28 PCI-E 3.0 lanes and its available now.

David Bisset · 26 Jun 2015 at 11:06

CJonny said:
How long are we talking before games are able to use hyper threading effectively and will it really make that much difference to justify the extra cast of an i7?

How long is a piece of string? It's been 'just a few years' for many years now. I can't decide if I want it to come or not - if it does hopefully it'll unlock better performance, but if not then it keeps things cheaper for me!

Karateyid · 26 Jun 2015 at 12:33

FredFlint said:
+1 Get a 5820K, you get 2 extra cores + 28 PCI-E 3.0 lanes and its available now.

Have been tempted a couple of times about grab my an x99 setup.

Might price up what an x99 will be compared to a rough skylake price.. Tbh I don't think there will be much in it price wise.

theMilitant · 26 Jun 2015 at 21:30

Another vote for an i7 from me. Seeing as you've got a crossfire setup already an i7 would go that little bit further in future-proofing your build if you ever decide to crossfire again down the line.