Unhappy about the i5

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greetings.

i recently built myself my very first gaming pc.
at first, i was pretty unsure if i should go with the i5 6600k or the i7 6700k.
And as the prices went through the roof with the i7, i moved towards the i5, because i thought it wouldnt be worth the 450 €.
so now i have the i5.... aaaand i'm extremely unhappy with it. even though i am using my rig for gaming only i am so butthurt about not getting the i7. now i am sitting here and still trying to decide if i should sell my i5 and get the i7.
what do you think?

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@the1andonlytrexla What do you not like about the I5?

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Have you oced it? If so an i7 will only make a difference if you have a 980 ti or fury x

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There's literally no need to feel salty about having an i5 vs an i7, especially if you're only running a single card and especially if that single card is a 980/Fury or lower tier solution. The only other time you MIGHT feel the pinch compared to an i7 would be in CPU-bound titles that have a LOT of sprites to manage on the screen at once or a lot of Physics computation in them. Even then, an i5 should leave you with a good gaming experience all-around, and when overclocked it just gets better... even if it's just a few multiplier steps higher.

Perhaps if you could share some of your experiences with the chip and what kinds of games you play? Possibly some system specs? If you are experiencing a bottleneck somewhere, info like that could help us point you in the right direction.

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If you are only gaming there will be ZERO difference between the i5 and i7

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it's not as future proof as the i7, as games are starting to utilize the higher thread count.

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Nothing is future-proof, don't ever think that ;-). You will always wind up finding some reason or another to upgrade, especially given that you are already feeling that your i5 is lacking. You only need to worry about replacing it when it no longer does what you NEED it to do.

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My two cents on the topic is that all Intel parts are nonsensically overpriced.

An FX chip will leave you (and your wallet!) much happier.

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Depends on the game and graphics card but like I said you'd have to be running a very high end card or multiple cards.

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What did you upgrade from? What is deficient about your i5?

What composes the rest of your rig?

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What is your graphics card? Even if you have a Fury X or 980 Ti, you won't have problems if you overclock the I5. It's more then enough, especially if you are playing at a resolution higher then 1080p.

Frankly this is a complaint about something that is not having an impact on you. By the time games REALLY need 8 threads, the 6700k will be outdated technology. And even then, that would be in a couple years and would require a new graphics card for you to have repercussions start to appear.

DX12 and Vulcan mean that the CPU will be even less of a limiting factor in the years to come. Vulcan and DX12 will mean that the Graphics card and Cpu will depend less on each other to perform their tasks, and all that the commands that need to be passed from the Cpu to the Gpu are more optimally passed and executed.

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Jesus, the Intel marketing team deserves a bonus this year.

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I think this is just a classic case of I need the best.

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And he will have a 3 year old soon to be dead platform if he goes AMD.

Back on topic. Stay off Reddit PC master race lol your rig is fine what graphics card do you have with it ?

Games use very little cpu power now days you can literally take a socket 771 intel xeon which is a 6 year old cpu get a socket 771-775 converter and still max out most modern games. Graphics are much more important than cpu power for gaming some one here compared a fx 6300 to a 6 core dual threaded i7 and the benchmarks there was not that huge difference between the 2 systems.

The main reason I have a i5 rig is because it will be usable and still a capable cpu later when my rig is a little older currently the rig is one year old. Next November it will be 2 years old and still maxing games with no cpu bottle neck. Plus i do more than game on my system.

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You could probably still return it, and the motherboard, and your RAM, and then get a Xeon 1231v3 for the same price if it's available

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lolwut....
....really want to make a snarky console peasant response.....just...got....to....hold.....my........tongue...............ARGH......

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Don't get me wrong but you need something to do and to focus on other than have this useless thoughts just bugging your mind for no reason. I would get your complaint if you had some data or reason why you would've been better if you bought an i7 but since you didn't just shut off that stupid idea and get some work done, whatever you do in your life.

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He will have to upgrade the motherboard with the CPU even (and especially) if he goes with Intel. So I don't see why that would matter, the most important thing is the current performance. Which I don't know enough about to discuss it.

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ahahahaha..no. Sober me will post a few threads on why.

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I'd like to see that. It isn't new or controversial information that the difference between i5 and i7 is negligible. Suggesting otherwise, especially now that Intel's progress has been laughable (thanks to no competition from AMD, I'd wager), seems ridiculous.

I guess you're technically right, there isn't ZERO difference, but 0.1 :)

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