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skylake processor, which one???

I've done extensive research and a GTX 950 is the future. It's newer than a 980Ti so it's the best, most science tech, boss clocking GPU around. It smashes a 980Ti......extensive research I tell you.

(I wanted to post that in broken text speak but couldn't bring myself to it).
 
Also, in sli in certain games, an i5 cpu can be a bit of a bottleneck. BF3/4and crysis 3 being a few that i had issues with using sli and an i5 3570k. As i played those a fair bit i had to switch to a 3770k to get the most out of the cards. Symptoms were very high cpu usage and cards would only go to a max of 80% usage. Caused a bit of stuttering too.
 
thesuperlouis said:
sound think im going to stick with gtx 970 and maybe double it up for sli in the future, hows that sound to you guys??
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At 1080p If you go AMD then the cheapest 390x will do. Nvidia GTX980 is plenty. I feel 980Ti is way overkill. GTX980 is the sweet spot and you can easily get 60fps on most games. Look into G-Sync monitors if you go Nvidia. It plays everything butter smooth.

Minstadave said:
I've done extensive research and a GTX 950 is the future. It's newer than a 980Ti so it's the best, most science tech, boss clocking GPU around. It smashes a 980Ti......extensive research I tell you.

(I wanted to post that in broken text speak but couldn't bring myself to it).
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That's not even funny. He's asking for real advice.
 
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passey89 said:
Dont bother with the 390x unless u can get it for close to 390 prices.

390 performs close enough to a 980 for cheaper.
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+1, i'd not go near a 980 now tbh, for me it's-

390- 8gb, plenty of performance, cheapest option, could add another in the new year when the new cards are released which will give great performance (depending on Crossfire profile)

980Ti/Fury X - best package being the 980Ti at the moment, but the Fury X is just as fast really, lacks vram being only 4gb of HBM, but i've not come anywhere near using that @1440P even with games like GTAV/Witcher 3 maxed.

Both cards will be bonkers quick at 1080p and would serve you well.

Again you could add another in the new year if you wish, or just sell and upgrade to the new cards.
 
uksoldierboy said:
+1, i'd not go near a 980 now tbh, for me it's-

390- 8gb, plenty of performance, cheapest option, could add another in the new year when the new cards are released which will give great performance (depending on Crossfire profile)

980Ti/Fury X - best package being the 980Ti at the moment, but the Fury X is just as fast really, lacks vram being only 4gb of HBM, but i've not come anywhere near using that @1440P even with games like GTAV/Witcher 3 maxed.

Both cards will be bonkers quick at 1080p and would serve you well.

Again you could add another in the new year if you wish, or just sell and upgrade to the new cards.
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980 if you can find one second hand.

980Ti is faster then FuryX.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1513?vs=1496
 
Simon Belmont said:
At 1080p If you go AMD then the cheapest 390x will do. Nvidia GTX980 is plenty. I feel 980Ti is way overkill. GTX980 is the sweet spot and you can easily get 60fps on most games. Look into G-Sync monitors if you go Nvidia. It plays everything butter smooth.



That's not even funny. He's asking for real advice.
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a 390 would do just as fine, could look at Freesync monitors too, butter smooth gameplay.

I don't think overkill should be used really, you can't too much power unless your not going to use it and plan on spending all this money just to play minecraft or some other crap.

As always, the best advice would be get the best you can afford, if that's a 980Ti, Fury X, 390 etc then do it.

It's an easier pill to swallow having "To much" power compared to "not enough".
 
Boomstick777 said:
Unless your buying an i5 don't bother. Spend less and go with a 5820K + X99. You get much more for your money.

i5 Skylake is ok though..
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thesuperlouis said:
i know im asking advice here guys but... im going to give you guys some now, skylake is the new tech with ddr4 ram etc, if im building a new pc then im clearly going to want to future proof it... so its sky lake and ddr4 alll the way for thanks very much... ps i dont have an older cpu x
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To be fair you were given the best advice you could get in the first couple of replies. People are trying to help you and you are ignoring it by insisting an a different product.

If you simply MUST have Skylake because it's newest then buy the best you can afford. Simple as that. If you think you may ever need the power of an i7 then buy i7 to start with rather than trying to cope with an i5 and then upgrading 6 months down the line. (I did that with Ivybridge).

If you are gaming at 1080p then an i5 with a GTX970 would be perfectly fine however if yo uare going to do more like recording and streaming then you will probably need an i7. GTX980Ti would be huge overkill for 1080p but then again why would you buy a 1080p monitor as you are future proofing, you'd quite obviously buy a 1440p G-SYNC....
 
"skylake processors... which one" so i was prompted with replies on how i should have got a x99/5820k setup which then led me to do my own research on both processors so i give my own opinion back on the matter, is that so bad that someone has a differing opinion?
 
You REALLY need to let it go. Who buys a CPU then spends his life on a forum in some bizarre crusade regarding their purchase? You bought Skylake and you're clearly happy with it so why not let it go and enjoy your purchase. Why are you making multiple threads and acting like a strange Skylake cult mouthpiece?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? IT'S JUST A PC COMPONENT!
 
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