Compare i5 2500k to DDR4 system?

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Is it worth building a DDR4 system alongside an Intel Core i5 2500k that overclocks to 4.4GHz to 5.0GHz?

I.e. Such as the Z170 chipset with a Core i5 6600k.

To Do: Edit post and add more DDR4 systems for comparison when not on Steam Mobile.

EDIT: I am putting 32GB of DDR3 1866MHz CAS10 in it tomorrow.

[Tywin]

if you had an i3 or any AMD, then sure go Skylake... but you don't have i3 or AMD. wait for the 14nm replacements for 5820k & 5930k... see what they offer. But sell that 770 for whatever you can get and buy a 980ti, if you cant wait 8-10 months for the Pascal

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

8-10 months, my God I could build then sell another PC in that timeframe.

I have a mate that might buy the GTX770 4GB, what do you reckon they're worth in AUD$?

I was thinking of building a DDR4 rig to go alongside my i5 2500k to be honest.

Any good quad channel systems out there?

[Tywin]

x99, but they really dont give so much more in gaming to warrent the price. if youre doing all sorts of things or just like knowing that your pc wont be a problem with anything you might wanna do, then sure its the way to go. Still after a good i5 quad core theres not really big jumps in performance because GPU is the king for gamers.

I see lots of people trying to sell their 970's & 780ti's for like way to much money in my eyes, even saw one guy selling his Titan X for $1000 while a Local store had a new one on sale for $899. the price is about what you and the buyer think is fair. Its a buyers market so that works against ya, If you can get 65% of what its going for new, I would say go for it, but im not one who wants to sit and wait around for a a few more $$. I like to get it over with and move to something else. 2gb 770's going for about $200-230 US... $175-200 AUD I would jump to sell. If its my friend, I would let it go like 130-140, but then again if i sell to friend and it craps out on him, then I gotta deal with that... money and friends isnt a good mix.

Graphics cards hold their value, and sometimes they are so valuable to you that they sit doing nothing til they're worth next to nothing.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

The AUD$ is only worth 71 US cents atm. So about AUD$300. Not $175-$200. :-P

But yeah, I have an ATI Radeon HD6870 gathering dust and a few older video cards too.

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Diposting pertama kali oleh TabrisDarkPeace:

The AUD$ is only worth 71 US cents atm. So about AUD$300. Not $175-$200. :-P

But yeah, I have an ATI Radeon HD6870 gathering dust and a few older video cards too.

au tech prices never follow the currency exchange rates

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Diposting pertama kali oleh _I_:

au tech prices never follow the currency exchange rates

I was talking about the resale value of the GTX770...

[Revelene]

You could always just build new, get devils canyon with a beefy GPU and 16-32GB of ram.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

So the i5-4690K is Devils Canyon, whilst the i5-4670K is Haswell.
Besides the 4 watt higher TDP and +100MHz clock and Turbo speeds whats the difference?

Ditto for i7-4770K and i7-4790K for anyone reading this. (4770 = Haswell, 4790 = Devils Canyon).

Oh, and Devils Canyon sports TSX-NI and VT-d instructions.

What about Broadwell / Iris Pro (14nm), are they out yet? Or did they get delayed?
I swear I've seen a few in the Steam Hardware Survey results.

Also, is Hawell-E much better than Haswell?

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

devil's canyon is still haswell...or more accurate decription: haswell refresh...

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Yeah, I noticed it had the same IPC, just higher TDP and clocks.

[Tywin]

Diposting pertama kali oleh TabrisDarkPeace:

What about Broadwell / Iris Pro (14nm), are they out yet? Or did they get delayed?
I swear I've seen a few in the Steam Hardware Survey results.

Also, is Hawell-E much better than Haswell?

those broadwell iris chips cant beat a 4790k. but they do have better built in graphics.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Man, the new Intel processors aren't much chop compared to the i5 2500k (with its 95 watt Thermal Design Power (TDP)).

Kinda scary Intel are only aiming for 10% - 15% improvement year over year of late.

The clock speeds that some of these 'new' processors can reach doesn't impress either, it is like 22nm isn't as good at overclocking at 28nm was due to surface area to contact ratio or something!?

Even with PCI Express Revision 3.0, the performance gain isn't anywhere near what one would expect...

[Tywin]

theres no competition..... so they can go as slow as they like. It might hurt some fanboi's feelings but its the reality.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Yeah, I saw some 22nm processors only have a 77 watt TDP at their base frequency.
* Base frequency is the operating point where TDP is defined according to Intel doco.

I mean, sure, the lower power/heat is nice as the smaller die (22nm vs 28nm) would imply, but I would expect 22nm to (1) overclock much better than they do and (2) reach higher 'stock/factory' clock speeds.

[Tywin]

its all about cash flow... make a ton of slightly different processors for different prices and release dates and you'll reach more buyers. 10nm Cannonlake is in the works... they already know the limits of 14nm... just taking their time getting there.