hey all, 

Currently i have a core 2 quad @ 2.83 and 4 gb ram. Considering current games and the future, this build is lacking (havent upgraded in 6-7 years lol.) Anyways, should i invest in slightly cheaper and slightly older tech such as the intel i7 4790k @ 4ghz/ddr3 ram or i7 6700k @ 4ghz/ddr4 ram. I would be getting 32gb of RAM, so that i wouldnt need to upgrade for another 5-6 years. I already own a strix gtx 970 with 4gb vram. upgrading my mobo from core 2 series to i series is a given, so this isn't an issue. the main thing is lga 1150 vs 1151 with a ~$100 increase with the latter. dont know if it is or is not worth it for the long run. also, i would probably get an h170 chipset rather than a z170 cos i dont really overclock and i would only ever have 1 gpu card.

Thanks.

Edited January 19, 201610 yr by homiemandude

well to start you dont need the top of the line cpu that being the i7 unless your doing other things then gaming that need a strong cpu so a i5 should do the job

you should get a lga 1150 i5 as the skylake platform isnt all that better then 1150

if you know a bit about overclocking you should get a unlocked i5 with a good air or water cooler if not stock is perfectly fine

and save some dollars here and their 32gigs of ram is a bit overkill at most 16gigs 

i hoped i helped you

8GB is fine