intel i5 6600k or i5 4690k

[Pradeep BAyalkoti]

i wanna built my own gaming pc
but i dont know which shall i choose.
I know they both are complete different from socket, ram to chip
which is better for gaming and which graphic card is better to play game in 720p-1080p max setting under 250$

 

[Wayfall]

Hi Pradeep

I would say the i5 6600k as it is only stronger by a small margin.

Also I would like to point out that these two are part of the K series (Unlocked) in so meaning you can overclock them.

If your not overclocking save your cash and get the non-K versions.

Hope this helps.

 

[guanyu210379]

i5 4690k and i5 6600k, if you ignore what H170/Z170 have to offer and the DDR4 option, are practically the same.
i5 6600k is ignore-ably faster in any way, especially for gaming.

The best value GPUs are GTX970/R9 390 and GTX980Ti/Fury X. GTX970 and R9 390 are no longer far from USD250, I would try to get one of them.

 

[Pradeep BAyalkoti]

so shall i buy the i5 4690 or what
which will be future proof

 

[johnnyb105]

The lastest and greatest is skylake but you pay a little more for the board and DDR4 MEM..

 

[guanyu210379]

The best price/performance processor, if you do not OC, if you do not need iGPU, is the Xeon E3-1231V3.
If you are on budget, get the cheapest among i5 4460, i5 4590 and i5 4690.

 

[filippi]

This is a very good $500 entry-level gaming build (720p-1080p-high settings). Money enough get the gtx970 instead for max settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $503.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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