New Computer

[Telengo]

So I have been looking at getting a new PC to get better graphics for Horizons. I am currently being held back by my laptop, ad the GPS can only run some medium and the odd high but that drops my fps to 20-30.

How ever it has been a long time since I purchased a new machine so, a bit out of sorts with new components.

I have been looking at the new Intel Skylake CPU's (1151 chipset) as that will allow me some upgrade room in the future. Just want to know if the i5 6600k or even 6500 is enough go go, or should I be looking at the i7 (6700, 6700k). Going to put it with a GTX 970, as don't think I can stretch to a 980 just yet.

I know most people say an i5 is enough for gaming, but Frontier state a recommended spec of an i7. So just after what people who know a bit more about cpu's think.

Cheers

[evovi]

Skylake will be giving good performance for years to come - I'm toying with building a new one around the i7 4790k which is 1150, the difference in performance against cost of the skylake is not worth it imo, massive difference in price - the 4790k will Happily run on stock cooling at 4.4ghz unless you cram it in a micro atx case - couple that with a 970 and 16gb ram (cheap as chips lol) and you have a beast - without the price tag of the 6700k!

But - it's your money

[Telengo]

No "like"button, but thanks for that. I was toying around with a few building websites and complete forgot about one of them. Of course they will try and promote the latest tech.

Will see what I can do with one of them. Thanks.

[Cmdr Kharma]

A comparison...... If needed

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/artic ... 6700K-641/

[evovi]

Good find - more in depth explanation than my two paragraphs lol

[Bowza]

Well I was in a similar dilema in September I was sitting on a 8 year old dual core just about able to run ED.

Was about to press buy on a intel 4960k system but Skylake came out and I thought bugger it ill go for the latest stuff. one think to note is skylake cpu's do not come with coolers.

Glad I did the M.2 slot on the 170 chipset that takes an SSD drive is so fast pc boots in 3 seconds

the system should last me another 8 years well heres hoping

Full spec i went with is Intel 6700k sitting on an asus A motherboard corsair H80i closed loop water cooler. 8GB DDR4 corsair ram.
Samsung M.2 SSD 256GB boot Sandisk sata SSD 240 GB game drive 1TB sata HDD data drive
Geforce 970 4gb graphics card all in a full size gamers case

well pleased super fast and room for further expansion when games need it.

[Bowza]

other option is the i7 5820 sitting on the X99 chipset u can get a 6 core machine for same money as a skylake system.

Bowza

[Telengo]

Thanks everybody. Very interesting article thanks Kharma.

[Cmdr Kharma]

No Prob.....

I was looking at a Skylake upgrade about a month ago.....But decided I'll wait until I have enough money to buy a whole new rig...

[Loriath]

No Prob.....

I was looking at a Skylake upgrade about a month ago.....But decided I'll wait until I have enough money to buy a whole new rig...

Thats what I am doing. Going to grab some parts when they are on sale, like new case/PSU/SSD but the Motherboard/CPU/GPU will be popped for at once. I can manage to get the parts as I go for most of it, but the big parts will be only when I can do it all at once.