Depends, you can pay more initially for the latest tech with the plan to upgrade and reuse some of it later, or you can save money now and put that money towards upgrade or replacement later. I tend to think the latter is a better strategy as parts depreciate in value so quickly when you buy into newer tech, that it's better to have the money in pocket.
If you don't like Windows 10 stay away from Skylake (6th Gen). So me personally I'd go with the 4790K. With Skylake Microsoft is dropping some support for Windows 7 and 8 next year.
^ All it really needs to do is work today. I mean if you want Win7 or 8, that want is based on its current state, no?
Not sure I follow you. I'm just pointing out to people who want to run Windows Media Center or have older software that a Skylake PC is not a good choice for them due Win 10 issues. Fortunately someone brought this to my attention prior to me building my latest PC.
If you want to build a real beast, then consider the i7-5930K and build around it.
I know that the 5960X is the Extreme, but it's at almost double the price.
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similar benchmarks, but 6700K is latest gen tech including DDR4 motherboards, so better buy in long run for a new build.
If you don't like Windows 10 stay away from Skylake (6th Gen). So me personally I'd go with the 4790K. With Skylake Microsoft is dropping some support for Windows 7 and 8 next year.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/01/skylake-users-given-18-months-to-upgrade-to-windows-10/
Not sure I follow you. I'm just pointing out to people who want to run Windows Media Center or have older software that a Skylake PC is not a good choice for them due Win 10 issues. Fortunately someone brought this to my attention prior to me building my latest PC.
I know that the 5960X is the Extreme, but it's at almost double the price.
Thank you!