Z170 or X99 Dilemma, Looking for advice

pyschometal

pyschometal

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So, I have got a little dilemma. It is upgrade time and I am unsure what to do.

My set up right now is:
i5 2500k
Asrock z77 Extreme 4
16gb ddr3 1600mhz
MSI GTX 980 ti
Corsair H110i GT
Corsair RM850

I use my PC for gaming/ web browsing and some 3D design (Photoshop/ Illustrator/ 3DS Max/ Blender etc.) but at night I use it to convert my blu ray library to X265.

Now, Do I buy a i7 6700k + Z170 components and use that for gaming/ 3D stuff and keep the i5 2500k as a dedicated media converter or...
Do I buy a i7 6850k + X99 components and use it for everything then re-purpose or sell the i5 build.

Price really isn't the concern as I was headed towards getting the X99 anyway.

Any advice/ opinions?


Sorry, forgot to mention, i5 2500k is overclocked to 4.8ghz.
 
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I thought about that but I forgot to mention I am overclocked to 4.8ghz. If I buy the i7 3770k I might not see the performance jump I expect for the cost.
 
I prefer a single pc over sli/crossfire so that is no real issue for me. Will there be a noticeable performance difference in anything else (programs, transcoding etc.)
 
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