Well, Found another deal on amazon. I7-7700K and it seems to be the cheapest its ever been on amazon according to camelcamel.
Socket LGA 1151
Intel 200/1001 Series Chipset Compatibility (1. Excludes Intel Optane Technology support)
Intel HD Graphics 630
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology1
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Seems to be what it averages locally for me as well, But this is almost $70 aud cheaper.
I got one for $450 from local seller during ebay sales.
Note that it does not come with the fan so make sure get one to cool your cpu down.
I received my order and got excited to upgrade my pc until realised that I did not have the fan lol
Stock available 15 July so tack on another 2-3 weeks for delivery, won't arrive until late July/early August.
Just in time for the release of Coffee Lake lol
should I upgrade 6700K to 7700K?
Don't think so. Speed wise, you won't gain much to justify the cost. Have a look at passmark.
Unless you need some features, like 4K native support
If you have to ask no.
No, the upgrade from Skylake to Kaby Lake is not worth it. There's minimal IPC difference and you'll get approximately 2-300mhz of overclocking headroom.
Not really, I have a I7-2600 sitting in my other rig and it handles everything perfectly. high end CPU's general have a useful life of roughly 7 years. So ask again in 5 years.
wow, thanks guys, and it means Intel sucks $$$ with so call 'new' or next gens lol
Was tossing up an upgrade recently for my old g3258 rig. I was going to do a new MB ram CPU. Then I found a i7-4770 cpu on Gumtree for $150. So much easier than formatting, reinstalling windows all that jazz. And really for my purposes, as good as a basic i5 upgrade without the expense. Also the power consumption savings of upgrading aren't there. My PC is always on so it's a consideration.
Any good motherboard deals?
Managed to find a Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming K5 for around $230 AUD shipped, I am not sure as to warranty but apparently there is a $20 USD mail in rebate.
That would bring it down to under $200 AUD if rebate works.
If anyone has problems getting this to ship to Australia, don't use the Estimate Shipping and Tax function. I get a message "Some of the items in your order cannot be shipped to the selected address." Instead, just proceed to checkout where you can see the shipping before committing.
I just ordered some other kit and got stuck on this for a while. Live Chat was no help. In the end I just proceeded to the checkout and placed the order … currently at "Preparing for Shipment".
Literally just bought this for $479 this weekend…
From an AU retailer