i5 4670K w 16gb or i5 6500 with 8gb?

[tovivan]

This:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Bundle-Intel-Core-i5-4670K-16GB-PC1600-G-Skill-Asrock-Fatal1ty-Z87-Killer/360886510483?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33493%26meid%3D9c8d7f3336d9424ab386c8ee98ed58f4%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D380867566050

 

or this:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Bundle-Intel-Core-i5-6500-4x3-60GHz-Gigabyte-GA-H170-HD3-8GB-DDR4-PC2133-RAM-/381390756818?hash=item58cca91bd2

 

While 4670K is much older, it's UNLOCKED, plus it's got 16gb and a good mobo (if oldish tech). On the other hand the 6500 is brand new, mobo (of the brand that I loathe to death) will be (hopefully) able to support future CPUs. But, according to cpu comparison websites, 6500 not much more powerful than the 4670K (CPUboss comparison 4670vs4690 not much difference and 4690 vs 6500 not much difference either) and can't be OC-ed (which I always end up doing). Talk about dilemma...

 

Tnx!

Edited September 24, 2015 by tovivan

[T_A]

CPU to CPU Skylake isnt much better than Haswell for most applications.

what you need to consider is how much future proof you want your PC to be.

 

if you upgrade once every 4-5 years like myself , i prefer to get the most advanced chipset available and then hold on to it for a long time.

if you upgrade every 2-3 years then go for the cheaper option.

 

(remember that series 100 chipset brings stuff like M.2 slots , more PCIE lanes on the CPU, DDR4 for mainstream and more )

[splash]

Hi sir, could please tell me how many fps are you getting with your current setup and if you made some OC? Thanks.

[Sporg]

I would definitely get the 4670K with 16 GB RAM and overclock it.

 

More performance, more RAM and a good MB.

Should last you longer, especially when the newer CPU does not overclock.

 

I'm running a much older i7 2600K, and it is perfectly fine, because it overclocks well.

[tovivan]

Ordered the 4670k bundle. Thanks for your input everyone!

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