Haswell or Skylake CPU for my HTC Vive VR headset?

Question

What CPU will work best with my Nvidia GeForce GTX 980. Haswell or Skylake? Keep in mind I just blew a month's worth of pay on my current setup plus the Rift so I'm not looking to spend too much.

Right now I'm running an i5-2400. The cheapest of the i5's. Not sure if it's bottlenecking or not but I still want something at least Haswell to complement the GPU and use it's full potential. Is it worth the $200+ upgrading or will I not even notice the difference?

Synthetic · Answer

8088 processor for Vive.... plenty

Stairmand · Answer

If you are going to upgrade from a Sandy Bridge CPU there is no reason not to get Skylake. You'd be nut to buy Haswell at this point IMO.

GhettoNinja06 · Answer

Stairmand said:

If you are going to upgrade from a Sandy Bridge CPU there is no reason not to get Skylake. You'd be nut to buy Haswell at this point IMO.

Well a good reason not to get the Skylake is the fact the GTX 1080 comes out next week. What are your thoughts? Keep my Sandy Bridge and get the GTX 1080?

GhettoNinja06 · Answer

Or would my i5-2400 be bottlenecking so hard that I won't see any benefits from the GTX 1080?

novyigod · Answer

Skylake 100%To Ghetto - yes, it will.Also I do like the new DJI Mavic 2 Zoom drone. It will release in a matter of few weeks and its priced for $999.

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