Intel i7 6700K $289 at MicroCenter

rat said:
Nope. Across the last three generations of processors, high end i5s with model numbers close to the i7 versions are so similar in most use cases as to not be worth the price unless you absolutely benefit from the extra cpu features... like hyperthreading. This would be along the lines of Video Editing... and even then, if you're already sitting on a high end i5, I wouldn't bother upgrading within the same generation. It's only really worth getting the i7 if it's for a new build in these sorts of cases.

There's a reason a lot of people held onto the Sandy Bridge i5 2500k and i7 2600k processors for a reaaaaallly long time. Ivy, Haswell, Broadwell all didn't provide that much performance increase for the cost... and if you figure bang for the buck, it's even worse to go from a i5 6500 to an i7 6700.

Stick with what you've got. It's good for at least another 5 to 10 years. Seriously. I'll probably be keeping my Haswell Xeon 1231 for about as long.
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This is absolutely correct! I think the 6700k is nice but, I sold off my setup and went back to an FX 8300, Asus 970 Pro Aura and 16GB of HyperX 1866 DDR 3 ram. (I spent only $237 after receiving the $50 credit on my American Express card from newegg.) When I went from the FX 8350 to 6700k, I saw little to no difference since I game a 4k but, even at 1440p, the difference was not $700 for a board, processor and ram.

Also, I only maybe gamed for about 4 hours on my computer in 8 months which made it even less worth it. Stick with your 6500, you will be fine. If you truly need to make use of more power, go with a minimum 5820k setup. (Oh, and it feels good to stick $290 back into savings and still have a fast computer.)
 
I think my build should last at least 5yrs. The graphics card will change, but aside from that, what the heck is going to need more than what I have (I don't do any video editing or heavy number crunching outside of gaming)?
 
ManofGod said:
This is absolutely correct! I think the 6700k is nice but, I sold off my setup and went back to an FX 8300, Asus 970 Pro Aura and 16GB of HyperX 1866 DDR 3 ram. (I spent only $237 after receiving the $50 credit on my American Express card from newegg.) When I went from the FX 8350 to 6700k, I saw little to no difference since I game a 4k but, even at 1440p, the difference was not $700 for a board, processor and ram.

Also, I only maybe gamed for about 4 hours on my computer in 8 months which made it even less worth it. Stick with your 6500, you will be fine. If you truly need to make use of more power, go with a minimum 5820k setup. (Oh, and it feels good to stick $290 back into savings and still have a fast computer.)
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I hear you Ive been fighting the itch to upgrade from a 2600k cause I want to go matx from ATX but the investment is too high in my opinion
 
Have 20+ in stock at the MC by me, but after taxes it's almost the same price as it is listed on Newegg (where I don't get charged tax). Tax kills this from being a deal for me. :(
 
exlink said:
Have 20+ in stock at the MC by me, but after taxes it's almost the same price as it is listed on Newegg (where I don't get charged tax). Tax kills this from being a deal for me. :(
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Weird, I wonder if it just dropped to that price on newegg. When I bought the 6700k from MC I think newegg was still $350. At newegg's price now, I would have def bought from newegg :D I paid $313 after tax from MC just $1 less from the egg :(
 
HAF72 said:
Weird, I wonder if it just dropped to that price on newegg. When I bought the 6700k from MC I think newegg was still $350. At newegg's price now, I would have def bought from newegg :D I paid $313 after tax from MC just $1 less from the egg :(
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Just asking advice found someone to buy my Watercooling parts thank goodness at like half the price but that's ok. He also offered to buy my mini itx asus and my 3770k with my 16gb ram. I'm asking since I was eyeballing the 6700k at Mc or Ne would it be wise to do such a thing at this time? I game but otherwise don't do anything super exclusive and I want it to last just like my 3770 lasted 3 awesome years no issues and only reason selling it is because someone offered a decent price. Of course one option is just to buy the cheapest i3 for something 1151 then waiting for new cpus and upgrading in near future or go with 6700k for next 2-3 years in mind unless I come across another good sale?! Thz
 
Sirste said:
Just asking advice found someone to buy my Watercooling parts thank goodness at like half the price but that's ok. He also offered to buy my mini itx asus and my 3770k with my 16gb ram. I'm asking since I was eyeballing the 6700k at Mc or Ne would it be wise to do such a thing at this time? I game but otherwise don't do anything super exclusive and I want it to last just like my 3770 lasted 3 awesome years no issues and only reason selling it is because someone offered a decent price. Of course one option is just to buy the cheapest i3 for something 1151 then waiting for new cpus and upgrading in near future or go with 6700k for next 2-3 years in mind unless I come across another good sale?! Thz
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Just keep the 3770, dude. The cost difference isn't worth the performance increase. You'd likely match the 6700k with some overclocking.
 
maverick212 said:
They have the 6800k at $400 too. I'm really into the extra cores and more memory (do some intense 3D stuff with Maya). The 6700k seems like great value though.
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That Chip just came out I see I didn't even see anything about it till now.
 
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