what are /g/'s opinions on Intel CPUs?
are i5s and i3s on their way out? is quad core enough?
what's a good option for 200-300$?
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>>55490023
Intel is the way to go as AMD has shat the bed. There's little reason to buy anything else but Skylake atm, so just pick a 6500 or 6600 or something. Whether quad core is enough depends on your needs.
>>55490058
lol memelake
>>55490175
>I like to shitpost
>>55490023
intel is dying
arm is the future
>>55490058
my needs are graphic design for work and gaming for fun.
looking at a 6500 skylake, it's only 190 after a coupon.
6600k oc'd is the all round sweet spot for gaming
Multicore workloads you're looking at 6800k or hoping Zen won't shit the bed since Intel is gauging on price right now with x99 since they literally have 0 competition
>>55490190
only an Intel shill would
recommend Skylake
>>55490238
Why wouldn't you want the best?
>>55490058
Has AMD CPU's ever not been terrible?
>>55490303
Mid 2000's they were a powerhouse.
>>55490303
In the Athlon 64 era, before Intel made Core 2. They went to shit completely when Intel moved to 22nm + TriGate and AMD stayed on 32nm.
>>55490333
How does a company fall that far
>>55490238
Give it a rest m8. If you're buying new there's no reason not to get Skylake. If you're on anything post Sandy it's probably not worth it yet we know blah blah
>>55490023
Excellent offerings for more powerful systems. As for the rest, find out yourself what suits your needs.
>>55490303
Yes. Their lower end offerings are still very competitive but they haven't made a competitive enthusiast CPU since Athlon 64 X2 for the Socket 939.
It still amazes me that even with Skylake you can get >10° better temperatures with delidding. Without the need for meme liquid metal pastes, just any normal high quality thermal paste will do it.
I mean just what the fuck does Intel use, actual toothpaste?
