ivymike10mt:

Depend what quad core You have on mind. From 6700K/7700K I see no reason to upgrade CPU unit, plus platform. Not for gamming. I think all people who plan to buy intel CPU's, and planning overclock it (in good way) - they should delid it! Intel and AMD both play dirty. They are corporations, not a loyalty organization. That times we have right now.. All of You can accept it or not. Get AMD CPU or whatever U like.

Anyone still on a Intel 2000/3000/4000 or older, might see an upgrade here. More cores, DDR4, more motherboard features, etc. I'm a gamer, but I'm starting to produce videos too and I can say 4 old cores ain't enough to render.

Silva:

Anyone still on a Intel 2000/3000/4000 or older, might see an upgrade here. More cores, DDR4, more motherboard features, etc. I'm a gamer, but I'm starting to produce videos too and I can say 4 old cores ain't enough to render.

Also some of us just like building systems, for me its my hobby as i spend a lot of time away from home so over the months im away i plan a build, its not always top spec rigs but they are all custom case builds which again helps me unwind once im home. However i think my 2700k might be holding back my 1080Ti enough that il notice a boost, plus i encode some music and video.

airbud7:

Wow.... and I quote..."The Core i5-8600K will cost $300, which is a lot more expensive than the current Core i5-7600K's $240. However, you get more L3 cache and the core count goes up to six cores from four, which will likely mean it outperforms the current mainstream flagship, the Core i7-7700K by big margins, despite costing less." that i5 is looking good on paper....

So basically, it costs more, because it comes with more stuff. Of which it should have been, it costs the same, because it's the same naming scheme from previous years, regardless of the increase in stuff.

krakenxt:

Welp. Just when you thought the 1800x wasn't overpriced enough. This is gonna make it look even worse. Ryzen pricedrop panic mode incoming.

Why? Because AMD can bring to the table 8 cores for the price of a 6 core Intel processor? And can provide a 6 core processor for a lot less then Intels 6 core processors? The intel processors will in general beat AMD processors per core, due to higher frequencies, hence them being more expensive (though their 6-core processors are still too expensive for the performance increase per core), but i fail to see how that somehow means AMDs cheaper processors, will need a price decrease, because of Intels overly priced processors? The only processor that will compete with AMDs 6 core processors, price wise, will be the Core i5-8400, which has a low base frequency if 2.8Ghz, and will likely have a bump up in price to around $250 or more, just like the 8600k has a bump in price, and it'll still be more expensive then AMDs offerings for performance. So again, i fail to see how your comment is relevant.

pegasus1:

Also some of us just like building systems, for me its my hobby as i spend a lot of time away from home so over the months im away i plan a build, its not always top spec rigs but they are all custom case builds which again helps me unwind once im home. However i think my 2700k might be holding back my 1080Ti enough that il notice a boost, plus i encode some music and video.

You will notice a small performance increase due to clocks and IPC. Encoding times will take a big fall though with the added cores.

kastriot:

Lol 30% faster than my oced X5650 20$ cpu, but i guess it will cost arm+leg..

I had my X5650 @ 4.6. Your slacking. And that was on an H100 with 2 fans.

ladcrooks:

if the i7 8700K can run cooler than maybe it will be a good chip, cos i am fed up with claims the i7-7700k at 4.9 and 5 ... cos the internet is full of these chips running at really high temps and therefore useless claim for most unless they got a special chip! Help yourself and google i7-7700k heat issues 😀 [youtube=HM1jCLRAFWU]

In term of temp and performance i think i7 6700k is the best chip from Intel's latest chips.Oc'd to 4.5 ghz still Temp remain below 65-67ºc in 30ºc Ambient temprature with Full load.I can Overclock it more furthur but due to living in Hot place and i am satisfy.All i wish that if i get couple of more cores would be better..."Human never be satisfied."

sunnyp_343:

why Processors getting so expansive day by day When its load of work getting less day by day.All most all the software,games and other stuffs using GPU now.CPU is just left for Booting system.Then why not they put CPU on Graphic card board along side GPU die.

that's just not true at all, like literally, i had to sign on after two years due to how wrong this statement is simply having more polygons on screen has a cpu demand, objects on screen are not gpu-exclusive, only shaders are battlefield1 is bottlenecked on 4 threads, you NEED more to stop the stuttering down to 40fps (in multiplayer obviously, at normal clockspeeds), this is a fact ryzen numbers show enough other games cant quite handle minimum 120fps compared to intel many people stream, some get creative, blender is a powerful 3d tool for free, you can never have enough cores or speed until your games dont slow down during encoding or a good 3d CG rendered frame doesnt take more than a minute websites are more demanding than before, browsers are more demanding, most software is pretty bloated, including the OS if you're not going to utilize 6 cores, then why are you looking? it cant be called more expensive until the lower end models that match performance of previous generations are at a higher price

sunnyp_343:

In term of temp and performance i think i7 6700k is the best chip from Intel's latest chips.Oc'd to 4.5 ghz still Temp remain below 65-67ºc in 30ºc Ambient temprature with Full load.I can Overclock it more furthur but due to living in Hot place and i am satisfy.All i wish that if i get couple of more cores would be better..."Human never be satisfied."

Agree - i had the same chip, except i was lucky to have a very good one and could 4.7 at reasonable temps, even oc to 5.0. But still sold it to get a ryzen 8 core. I was bored with 4 cores. No regrets at all 🙂 The chip that sticks in my heart the most is the x58 i7 920 at 2.66 to 4.00 GHz, one of intels finest

ladcrooks:

I was bored with 4 cores. No regrets at all 🙂

Same here.stuck on 4 cores from last 5-6 years.but i happy by its performance.

I always want to ask how much electricity bill in USA or Canada with average house with 2-3 air conditioner running per/month? Mine electricity bill come in summer around 30000 rs(500$) a month.In winter its less.