Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition

[Jiffypop]

So I have a Nvidia 970 and im planning to add an Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition to my pc. I don't know very much about Hardware. What kind of magical things could these two beasts do together? Run Battlefield 4k at 60+fps? Also, I currently have an I-5 4690K processor, would I need to change out my motherboard or something? Is this one a different size? Also here are the specs

Specifications

-Essentials
Processor Number i7-6950X
Status Launched
Launch Date Q2'16
Lithography 14 nm
Recommended Customer Price $1723.00 - $1743.00
-Performance
# of Cores 10
# of Threads 20
Processor Base Frequency 3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 3.5 GHz
Cache 25 MB
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡ 4 GHz
TDP 140 W
-Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available No
Conflict Free Yes
Datasheet Link
Product Brief Link
-Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB
Memory Types DDR4 2400/2133
Max # of Memory Channels 4
ECC Memory Supported ‡ No
-Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics ‡ None
-Expansion Options
Scalability 1S Only
PCI Express Revision 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 40
-Package Specifications
Sockets Supported FCLGA2011-3
Max CPU Configuration 1
Low Halogen Options Available See MDDS
-Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡ Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 2.0
Intel® vPro Technology ‡ No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡ Yes
Intel® 64 ‡ Yes
Instruction Set 64-bit
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology Yes
-Intel® Data Protection Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions Yes
-Intel® Platform Protection Technology
Trusted Execution Technology ‡ No
Execute Disable Bit ‡ Yes

[76561198218426745]

When talking about higher resolutions, it will mostly come down to your GPU, not your CPU. If you are serious about 4K gaming, instead of spending the money on the i7-6950X I would invest in a GTX 1080. Or even wait for a GTX 1080 TI.

[wuddih]

habitualaction の投稿を引用：

When talking about higher resolutions, it will mostly come down to your GPU, not your CPU. If you are serious about 4K gaming, instead of spending the money on the i7-6950X I would invest in a GTX 1080. Or even wait for a GTX 1080 TI.

2 of them, since he obviously poops money.

and yes, you need a new board.

[Jiffypop]

habitualaction の投稿を引用：

When talking about higher resolutions, it will mostly come down to your GPU, not your CPU. If you are serious about 4K gaming, instead of spending the money on the i7-6950X I would invest in a GTX 1080. Or even wait for a GTX 1080 TI.

Im talking about frames, speed, and resolutions

[Jiffypop]

wuddih の投稿を引用：

habitualaction の投稿を引用：

When talking about higher resolutions, it will mostly come down to your GPU, not your CPU. If you are serious about 4K gaming, instead of spending the money on the i7-6950X I would invest in a GTX 1080. Or even wait for a GTX 1080 TI.

2 of them, since he obviously poops money.

and yes, you need a new board.

For a new processor?

[wuddih]

Jiffypop の投稿を引用：

wuddih の投稿を引用：

2 of them, since he obviously poops money.

and yes, you need a new board.

For a new processor?

your cpu is 1150, the cpu you want is 2011 socket and that means, new board.

[76561198218426745]

Your GTX 970 is not well suited for 4K, certainly not at maximum settings and 60 FPS. For Battlefield 4, maybe 30 - 40 FPS at medium settings. I believe Linus Tech Tips did a GTX 970 4K video a while back, if you want to search YouTube for it.

Your CPU is not the limiting factor in this setup for 4K resolution. You would want to invest in at least one 1080 (TI), but as wuddih said above getting two wouldn't hurt if you have the money.

[Jiffypop]

habitualaction の投稿を引用：

Your GTX 970 is not well suited for 4K, certainly not at maximum settings and 60 FPS. For Battlefield 4, maybe 30 - 40 FPS at medium settings. I believe Linus Tech Tips did a GTX 970 4K video a while back, if you want to search YouTube for it.

Your CPU is not the limiting factor in this setup for 4K resolution. You would want to invest in at least one 1080 (TI), but as wuddih said above getting two wouldn't hurt if you have the money.

So if I got a 1080TI, kept my current CPU, then could I run bf1 at 4K max settings 60fps? Or would I need dual...

[✨ＰIXͫEͬᒪ𐍃✨]

wait for display port 1.4 . 4k at 100hz,. new titan Z (in hope)

[76561198218426745]

To be honest, there is no single GPU that exists right now that can max all games at 4K, certainly not at 60 FPS. Just as an example, both The Witcher 3 and Rainbox Six Siege cannot hit 60 FPS with max settings on a single GTX 1080. I doubt very much Battlefield 1 will be any different.

[Jiffypop]

Ok, throw 4K out the window, how about 1440P?

[76561198218426745]

Sure, 1440p should be doable. Might not be perfect 60 FPS, but I expect it would be very close, or only require minor adjustments to hit.

[Start_Running]

The i7 is more or less overkill.
There is very little difference betwen the i7 and the upper tier i5's in terms of game performance. Mostly because high level games are mostly reliant on the gfx card . Not so much the CPU. the Quad core Hyperthreading is only noticeable if you do actual work like video encoding and hi res photo shopping and the like.