Choosing a CPU

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jkinzel

The North Bank Route

• Dec 30, 2015

• #1

I know enough about computers to be dangerous. I haven't toasted one yet, but I guess given time it could happen. I'm hoping in the next month or so to amass enough parts from Newegg to build a machine that should run TANE in a respectable manner.

I have a question: Would the 6600 M6 do just as good a job as the 6600K 6M? Details below. It seems like a silly question to me, but then I have purchased things in the past that I thought were on par and found out later they were not, so I come seeking wisdom from others.

The CPU that was recommended is the Intel i5 6600K 6M3.5GHz and can be over clocked. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561 but to save some money, $50.00, I was looking at the i5 6600 6M 3.3GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117562 I'm not a gamer so I really don't see any reason for over clocking anything and would be better off saving the money or using it to increase my RAM from 8 to 16GB. I plan to use a GTX 970 video card.

Thanks.

Regards,

 

Last edited: Dec 30, 2015

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pdkoester

DoubleYouPea & Espee fan!

• Dec 30, 2015

• #2

Seeing a great choice in video card (GPU or graphics processing unit) then I would consider an Intel Core i7 CPU (central processing unit or processor) instead, to be honest. But, if you go to cpuboss.com, you can compare different CPUs and see if it helps with making a decision.

Paul

 

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jkinzel

The North Bank Route

• Dec 30, 2015

• #3

Thank you Paul, good information.

I think I'll go with the i5 6600 M6 and up the RAM to 16GB for now. About mid January is when I plan to push the button unless some of the parts go on sale before then.

Regards,

 

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boc61

New member

• Dec 30, 2015

• #4

I'm getting ready to have a new machine built and have been doing some reading. From what I can gather, unless you are doing a lot of heavy multi tasking, photo or video editing, an i5 should be sufficient. I'm planning on the 6600K with a GTX 980Ti, 16GB of RAM and at least 2 SSD's.

 

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SuperFudd

Senior Member

• Dec 30, 2015

• #5

It is my understanding that, for T:ANE, the I7 has no advantage over the I5, clock speed being the same.

 

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jkinzel

The North Bank Route

• Dec 30, 2015

• #6

SuperFudd said:

It is my understanding that, for T:ANE, the I7 has no advantage over the I5, clock speed being the same.

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This is my understanding also.

Regards,