How many of you are upgrading to Skylake?

[bueskyd]

Some time ago, Intel released their new Skylake CPU's.

So, I'm wondering how many of you are upgrading to Skylake?

I currently have a 6 year old i7 920, how much better will a i5 6600k be in KSP?

[Whizzkid]

The i5 6600k should be better for KSP as it has the highest clock speed. As the current ksp only has single threading for physics, raw clock speed is more important. However, with 1.1 and U5 multithreading then performance should be better in general.

You could also create a poll for this thread, should be under 'thread tools.'

As for me, i can't upgrade the CPU as i have a laptop, a pretty good one though.

Also, welcome to the KSP forums!

Edited September 21, 2015 by Whizzkid

[linuxgurugamer]

I recently upgraded to an i7-4790K, currently running at 4 ghz, I haven't yet tried overclocking this.

Besides, 1.1 will be out in the next few months, will be a big help when it does get out.

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The i5 6600k should be better for KSP as it has the highest clock speed. As the current ksp only has single threading for physics, raw clock speed is more important. However, with 1.1 and U5 multithreading then performance should be better in general.

You could also create a poll for this thread, should be under 'thread tools.'

As for me, i can't upgrade the CPU i have a laptop, a pretty good one though.

Also, welcome to the KSP forums!

It's not just clock speed that's important. It's how efficient the CPU is at executing the various instructions. But in this case, given that he has an old system, this would definitely be a big help

[ZedNova]

I won't be able to upgrade anything till next year, by then i'll probably just build a new PC. And use whatever processor is best for my budget at the time.

[Flymetothemun]

Heh, I'm still using the 1.9 GHz AMD Trinity APU that's in my laptop (yes I play KSP on a lappy, shut up). It's probably 4 years old.

[Endersmens]

Heh, I'm still using the 1.9 GHz AMD Trinity APU that's in my laptop (yes I play KSP on a lappy, shut up). It's probably 4 years old.

Laptop users unite!

_{please kill my laptop so I can get a desktop}

[Swoop]

I'm running an i7-6700 overclocked to 4.6Ghz and a 980Ti......and I haven't seen it blink yet running KSP with everything turned up to max. Or with Arma3 with, again, everything turned up to max.

[Elthy]

My i5 3570k runs at 4,2 Ghz, no reason to upgrade, especialy since normal DDR4 wouldnt be a big upgrade over my 16 Gb of DDR3 2400...

[bueskyd]

However, with 1.1 and U5 multithreading then performance should be better in general.

So with unity 5, a i7 6700k would be better than a i5 6600k?

[Elthy]

That not likely, even if they manage to archive perfect multithreading the performacegain would be minimal. Rule of thumb: If you dont know if you need hyperthreading, you dont need it...

[DuoDex]

Bought a 4690k a few months ago - why would I want to spend $200+ to upgrade for what's very likely going to be a minor performance enhancement?

I'll wait for the next version and one.

[Nuke]

im gonna at least wait for the tick this time around. i rather like my 4790k cpu and skylake is just a die shrink anyway. its better to upgrade when they come out with new architecture to take advantage of that shrink.

Edited September 22, 2015 by Nuke

[colmo]

Skylake hardware is seriously overpriced right now, to such an extent that Haswell-E has received a rush of attention by people looking for value.

[MartGonzo]

I recently upgraded to an i7-4790K, currently running at 4 ghz, I haven't yet tried overclocking this.

Besides, 1.1 will be out in the next few months, will be a big help when it does get out.

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It's not just clock speed that's important. It's how efficient the CPU is at executing the various instructions. But in this case, given that he has an old system, this would definitely be a big help

me too, exact same chip, so I won't be upgrading for a while

as always with chips (or any components) leave it as long as you can get away with because the longer you leave it the better the replacement will be.

[Pixel of Life]

Not me. I have an i7 2600k running at 4.6 GHz and it's still working great. I couldn't afford a new CPU anyway, especially since I'd need to get a new motherboard and a new cooler as well.