6600k, obviously. There's no reason to take a 4690k, instead of a 6600k.

will it be worth the extra £50?

Sanctorum wrote 6600k, obviously. There's no reason to take a 4690k, instead of a 6600k.

Definitely. It's a whole two generations newer than the 4690k, and only costs an extra £50. Plus, Skylake overclocking is better anyway, no brainer.

thanks man so itt'll do better for streaming and recording too? i got a i5 2400 at the moment and computer cant handle it when i go to stream or record

Sanctorum wrote Definitely. It's a whole two generations newer than the 4690k, and only costs an extra £50. Plus, Skylake overclocking is better anyway, no brainer.

More cores/threads would be more useful than a new i5. However, the 6600k would be better than your 2400, yes.

I would take a Xeon 1231v3 or a 1245v5 any day over an i5. They just aren't cutting it anymore in demanding games.

ChangsITSupport wrote I would take a Xeon 1231v3 or a 1245v5 any day over an i5. They just aren't cutting it anymore in demanding games.

butthurt much?

OP didn't ask about Xeon's. He specifically asked whether the 4690k, or 6600k would be the better option. You can;t just start throwing out components that aren't suited to OP, since they're;
1)more expensive, and
2)locked, unlike the i5's OP asked about

If you're going to try and help users, at least do it sufficiently and stop getting butthurt 24/7, smh.

ChangsITSupport wrote I would take a Xeon 1231v3 or a 1245v5 any day over an i5. They just aren't cutting it anymore in demanding games.

They are but your taking our examples on the forum which is an extreme case.

You've got an old CPU that overheats like a mofo. Ofc its not going to cut the mustard.

Mine is paired with a 290 that's over clocked. Im trying to max games out but CPU is having non of it. I guarantee if I had an unlocked CPU, that would all go away.

Sanctorum wrote

ChangsITSupport wrote I would take a Xeon 1231v3 or a 1245v5 any day over an i5. They just aren't cutting it anymore in demanding games.

butthurt much?

OP didn't ask about Xeon's. He specifically asked whether the 4690k, or 6600k would be the better option. You can;t just start throwing out components that aren't suited to OP, since they're;
1)more expensive, and
2)locked, unlike the i5's OP asked about

If you're going to try and help users, at least do it sufficiently and stop getting butthurt 24/7, smh.

Butthurt? k

A Xeon will most likely work out cheaper if you put it against an unlocked i5 and a cooler to OC it. 8 threads > 4 threads, especially in newer games, thought that was obvious..