CPU advice please

CMDR-Bullsey

CMDR-Bullsey




BUNDLE ASRock Z170 Extreme4, Intel Z170, S 1151, DDR4, SATAe, M.2, ATX Motherboard with Intel Core i5 6600K 3.5GHz Unlocked CP




ANY ADVICE PLEASE
i'm thinking of buying this to upgrade my pc but don't know if i'm doing the right thing
at the moment i can't afford the i7 so i thought this is the next best thing .
at the moment i have an AMD black edition 3.5 ghz / 8 core processor , a GTX 1070 and CV1


Technical SpecificationGeneralManufacturer:ASRockForm Factor:ATX CPU Socket:1151 QPI Speed:N/AChipset:Intel Z170 Memory Type:DDR4 Memory Channel:Dual Memory Type (ECC):Non-ECC Memory Type (R/U):Unbuffered Memory Speed (Mhz):
  • DDR4 - 2133
  • DDR4 - 2400(OC)
  • DDR4 - 2800(OC)
  • DDR4 - 2933(OC)
  • DDR4 - 3200(OC)
  • DDR4 - 3600(OC)
  • DDR4 - 3866+(OC)
Maximum Memory Capacity:64GB (4x16GB) Graphics Connectors:
  • Display Port 1.2
  • DVI-D
  • HDMI
Graphics Interface:pCIe 3.0 (x16) SLI Support:2 Way SLi Crossfire Support:3 Way CrossFireX Audio:purity Sound™ 3 Realtek ALC1150 7.1 HD Audio Network Interface Type:
  • Wired Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000)
Network Interface Chip/Modules:
  • 1 x Intel® I219V (Gigabit LAN)
SATA:SATA Express/ SATA3 / M.2 RAID Support via:SATA Storage Mode Support:
  • AHCI
  • Hot Plug
  • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 14
  • Intel® Smart Response Technology
  • NCQ
  • NVMe Boot (via M.2 Slot)
  • NVMe Boot (via PCIe 3.0 Slot)
  • RAID 0
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 10
  • RAID 5
Water Cooled:NoExpansion Slots:
  • 1 x M.2, 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110, PCIe/SATA
  • 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 Bandwidth)
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 Bandwidth)
Internal I/O:
  • 1 x 24pin (V)
  • 1 x 8pin (V)
  • 3 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
  • 2 x CPU Fan Header (4-pin)
  • 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
  • 1 x FP Audio Header
  • 1 x Power LED / Speaker Header
  • 1 x Power Switch with LED
  • 1 x Reset Switch with LED
  • 1 x Serial (COM) Header
  • 1 x Serial (COM) Port Connector
  • 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector
  • 1 x TPM Header
  • 2 x USB 2.0 Header
  • 1 x USB 3.0 Header
Back Panel:
  • 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
  • 2 x Audio I/O
  • 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
  • 1 x DVI-D
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x Line In
  • 1 x Line Out
  • 1 x Mic-In
  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
  • 1 x SPDIF Out (Optical)
  • 6 x USB 3.0
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C

 
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Gortron

Gortron
Looks good and tbh I really like Scan. I doubt they would bundle a rubbish combo. I had a look at this http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-intel-skylake-core-i5-6600k-review and they seem to like it. If you want it for ED using VR it will be fine. That said, if your CPU isn't being pushed to 100% at the moment when playing ED (my i5 4670K isn't so far, I'm on a 970 GTX but your CPU has more cores) then I wouldn't bother upgrading yet.

If I were you, I'd start task manager, stick it on CPU and peak out the nose gap every now and then to peek at CPU use. Unless it is working >90% I'd hang on to your money. VR seems to be bottlenecking the Graphics card for most people but the CPU still has some room to play with, even on CPUs that are below recommended requirements (yours is above).

If you just want to upgrade anyway, then it looks like a good deal. [smile]
 
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