It depends what you're using it for, if it's pure gaming then you'll gain in some and gain nothing in others , a 4770k is still a great cpu. Put it this way i was comparing my system to the many 8700k review benchmarks and for example in the division built in benchmark the 8700k/1080ti system was averaging 146 fps @ 1080p ultra settings , my system scored an average of 162 fps but i spent a fair amount of time tweaking and tuning to get the most out of my system. Cpu progress has stalled over the last 5 years and any cpu upgrade in my mind has to yield decent real world gains to be worth while. I could go out and buy a 8700k and i'm sure that after fiddling i could squeeze 10 fps or so ahead of my current system but i'd lose a shed load of storage options and pci lanes.
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Worth upgrading i7 5820K to i7 5960X?
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It depends what you're using it for, if it's pure gaming then you'll gain in some and gain nothing in others , a 4770k is still a great cpu. Put it this way i was comparing my system to the many 8700k review benchmarks and for example in the division built in benchmark the 8700k/1080ti system was averaging 146 fps @ 1080p ultra settings , my system scored an average of 162 fps but i spent a fair amount of time tweaking and tuning to get the most out of my system. Cpu progress has stalled over the last 5 years and any cpu upgrade in my mind has to yield decent real world gains to be worth while. I could go out and buy a 8700k and i'm sure that after fiddling i could squeeze 10 fps or so ahead of my current system but i'd lose a shed load of storage options and pci lanes.
I came from a 1440p 144hz and had no issues at all, i'm currently on a 100hz 3440 ultra wide and again have no problems hitting 100fps with max settings on most games.
If your mostly gaming then 1440p is where It's at where as 4k just isn't there yet when it comes to gaming monitors.
Seriously tempted with 1440p, I will need the monitor, a new GPU so that's why I'm tempted to sell everything and start a fresh project hence looking at CPU swap-out never had the big boy I7 as I call them. Its just a case of justifying it over say a 6700k, 7700k etc which may well do a job
It turned out that the seller ment he was selling his i7 5960x too cheap, so he changed his price to £358 instead 
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However another person contacted me and said he had an Intel Core i7 6900k with original packaging, invoice and warranty and a Noctua NH-D15 cooler for £478. However I didn't need the Noctua cooler so he agreed upon £442.
After some consideration if I should continue the search for a 5960X or not, I decided to buy his Core i7 6900K which still is with warranty.
I hope going for the 6900K turns out ok, because I know the 5960x overclocks better and generally runs cooler when overclocked.
If my Phanteks PH-TC12 DX cooler can keep the 6900K reasonably cool at 4GHz, I will be very happy
.However another person contacted me and said he had an Intel Core i7 6900k with original packaging, invoice and warranty and a Noctua NH-D15 cooler for £478. However I didn't need the Noctua cooler so he agreed upon £442.
After some consideration if I should continue the search for a 5960X or not, I decided to buy his Core i7 6900K which still is with warranty.
I hope going for the 6900K turns out ok, because I know the 5960x overclocks better and generally runs cooler when overclocked.
If my Phanteks PH-TC12 DX cooler can keep the 6900K reasonably cool at 4GHz, I will be very happy
It turned out that the seller ment he was selling his i7 5960x too cheap, so he changed his price to £358 instead
However another person contacted me and said he had an Intel Core i7 6900k with original packaging, invoice and warranty and a Noctua NH-D15 cooler for £478. However I didn't need the Noctua cooler so he agreed upon £442.
After some consideration if I should continue the search for a 5960X or not, I decided to buy his Core i7 6900K which still is with warranty.
I hope going for the 6900K turns out ok, because I know the 5960x overclocks better and generally runs cooler when overclocked.
If my Phanteks PH-TC12 DX cooler can keep the 6900K reasonably cool at 4GHz, I will be very happy
You'll have no problems with 4.0GHz on the 6900k , personally i'd have stuck with the 5960x as they clock better and much easier to cool but you'll not be losing sleep over it that's for certain. just remember to disable the turbo boost 3 driver support in windows as it wasn't very well implemented and can cause problems in apps and games alike.
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It turned out that the seller ment he was selling his i7 5960x too cheap, so he changed his price to £358 instead
However another person contacted me and said he had an Intel Core i7 6900k with original packaging, invoice and warranty and a Noctua NH-D15 cooler for £478. However I didn't need the Noctua cooler so he agreed upon £442.
After some consideration if I should continue the search for a 5960X or not, I decided to buy his Core i7 6900K which still is with warranty.
I hope going for the 6900K turns out ok, because I know the 5960x overclocks better and generally runs cooler when overclocked.
If my Phanteks PH-TC12 DX cooler can keep the 6900K reasonably cool at 4GHz, I will be very happy
Is not good deal. A 6900K @ 4Ghz is of similar perf with a Ryzen 7 without good ram and of similar perf to a 5960X @ 4.4Ghz.
For 442 you could buy 1700X and B350-F strix, overclock it, and see if your ram is working, before committing to buy a FlareX kit, while pocketing the money from the 5820K and the X99 board.
On top you have upgrade path for another 3 generation of CPUs.
What's your Ram module?
Soldato
I didn't think I'd say this but I agree.
Although I don't think I'd go from a 5820k to a ryzen either.
Soldato
X99 is a higher end platform in my eyes than the amd b350/x370, to get an upgrade worth having to AMD probably want X399. No point switching to R5/7 for quite comparible performance to current CPU (sure there's a difference - but that's a big expensive change!)
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Yeah x299 or x399 would be the logical choice.
Well if the 6900K at 4GHz is equal to a 5960X at 4.4GHz then it sounds ok to me, since I'd max run the 5960X at 4.1Ghz for 24/7.
I understand the reason for Ryzen 7 1700X and it would make sense if I hadn't already a platform. It's just too much hassle to go through new windows installation, new activation, reinstall programs etc. something that would take at least 2 days time for me. And if I can get 2 more years out of the X99 platform before upgrading to a new platform at that time, I am fine with that.
Also I'm running two Zotac GTX 1080Ti's and from what I've seen in games a 5960X/6900K pushes them a bit better than a Ryzen 7 1700X.
As for memory I'm using 32GB kit of Kingston HyperX Savage 2666MHz CL13.
Ryzen is a great platform no doubt, I have an ITX machine with Ryzen 5 [email protected], 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR2666MHz, Evga GTX 1060 6GB.
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FYI windows 10 can be brought to "fresh" status, if you use the sysprep tool that comes with it.
It removes all hardware specific stuff, without affecting the rest of the software.
Yea I did that when I changed my wifes AMD 990FX setup to X99, but the system didn't run stable. I had to do a total reinstall before it was running flawlessly. I think it may work better going from Intel to Intel / AMD to AMD than shifting between platform brands...could be I've just been unlucky.
I have just gone from a 5820k to a 5960x. Cost me £310 minus the £100 minimum ill get for the 5820k. Two more cores, clocks 100Mhz higher per core at 0.15 volts less then the 5820k (went from an older Haswell-E batch to a 'J' batch)
I run some video editing software so the upgrade was worth it for worth it for me, havent had enough of a play to see if it makes any difference for gaming yet but my 5820k@ 4.5Ghz was hardly a slouch here.
Hopefully enough to stave of the upgrade itch till the next enthusiast platform comes out in a few years time....
An upgrade from a 920 to a 980 on the x58 platform was enough to see past x79 till X99 came around.... Hoping to hold out now to a new platform maybe debuting ddr5
I run some video editing software so the upgrade was worth it for worth it for me, havent had enough of a play to see if it makes any difference for gaming yet but my 5820k@ 4.5Ghz was hardly a slouch here.
Hopefully enough to stave of the upgrade itch till the next enthusiast platform comes out in a few years time....
An upgrade from a 920 to a 980 on the x58 platform was enough to see past x79 till X99 came around.... Hoping to hold out now to a new platform maybe debuting ddr5
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Had a quick read though, has he mentioned what he uses his PC for? People saying X299/X399 is a better platform than a Z370, well if it's gaming he want's then they aren't and I'd rather stick with X99 5820k or 5960k 2nd'd to Z370 of course.
Thank you for sharing !
I too hope that I with the 6900K can extent the life time of my X99 with another 2 years or so, before swapping platform all together.I do it all
I used it for video editing/production, image correction/enhancement, ordinary office use and gaming. I just want a rig that does everything fairly well (multi-role) - it doesn't have to excel in one particular area
I recieved the Ci7 6900K today and installed it along with my old Phanteks PH-TC 12 DX cooler with dual 120mm fans.
I updated to the latest BIOS and I then overclocked the CPU to 4GHz by setting the multiplier to 40 on all cores. I set the voltage to adaptive mode but the Broadwell-E doesn't seem to have any influence like on Haswell-E ? I've tried setting the adaptive mode from 1.15 down to 1.08, but for some reason the voltage remains at 1.252v no matter what I change here. Only when I reduced Mhz the voltage drops.
Any way I booted up the system without issues at 4GHz, and I have run OCCT for 3hours now, and the hottest core maxes at 86°c while on average they all sit around 75°c. I think it's pretty decent considered the voltage and the Phanteks PH-TC 12DX which isn't the beefiest of coolers. I might get a larger more effective air cooler later on
As for now I'm pretty happy going from a 5820K to a 6900K
I updated to the latest BIOS and I then overclocked the CPU to 4GHz by setting the multiplier to 40 on all cores. I set the voltage to adaptive mode but the Broadwell-E doesn't seem to have any influence like on Haswell-E ? I've tried setting the adaptive mode from 1.15 down to 1.08, but for some reason the voltage remains at 1.252v no matter what I change here. Only when I reduced Mhz the voltage drops.
Any way I booted up the system without issues at 4GHz, and I have run OCCT for 3hours now, and the hottest core maxes at 86°c while on average they all sit around 75°c. I think it's pretty decent considered the voltage and the Phanteks PH-TC 12DX which isn't the beefiest of coolers. I might get a larger more effective air cooler later on
As for now I'm pretty happy going from a 5820K to a 6900K