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Puffnstuff

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Just how big do you want the ad to spell out skylake and just how many times do they need to put the word skylake in it for you? I count four occurrences of it in the ad myself.
 
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SOFTengCOMPelec

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I saw This deal at techbargain http://www.techbargains.com/dell-inspiron-3000-deals and it said the cpu is skylake cpu but dell just said 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) so my question is this a i7-6700k skylake cpu?

I CAN'T see any indication that it is the 'K'/overclockable version, Sorry!

It is VERY rare for the 'K'/overclockable (I7-6700K) versions, to be in general purpose mainstream consumer computers (except some specialist (often gaming), computer suppliers).

Also it needs a (usually more expensive) special motherboard, suitable for overclocking. Cheaper/low end motherboards, usually DON'T perform overclocking, even with 'K' cpus.

tl;dr
No, it is very likely to NOT be a I7-6700K.


EDIT: Here is one, but it is a lot more expensive, as I would expect.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-ENVY-Gunmetal-Silver-Phoenix-860-140-Desktop-PC-with-Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Quad-Core-Processor-16GB-Memory-2TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-10-Monitor-N/49674574

This one has reduced the price, and specifically says it is OVERCLOCKABLE
 
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UsandThem

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If it says it has a i7-6700, that's what comes with. I clicked the link to Dell's website, and it also says i7-6700 under tech specs. The two CPUs are different skus.

If it came with a i7-6700k, it would state that.

I bought a HP pre-built last year, and it specifically said i7-6700k.
 

Puffnstuff

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I'm sorry but I couldn't help my sarcasm in my initial post. The ad spells out what it has just as everyone is pointing out and the cpu doesn't say k on it so take it for what its worth.
 

SOFTengCOMPelec

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I'm sorry but I couldn't help my sarcasm in my initial post. The ad spells out what it has just as everyone is pointing out and the cpu doesn't say k on it so take it for what its worth.

I thought you had MISUNDERSTOOD the OP, and thought they wanted to make sure they get a SKYLAKE processor.

My sarcasm detector is faulty, and my joke creator, so I can't produce a witty reply in return.
 

Ketchup

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That's a pretty nice deal. Not a super video card, but comparable to my 660 in Futuremark numbers, which is still playing games pretty well. And not a k CPU, but you still get a 4 GHz Turbo speed, which would be the only difference on a Dell anyway (and I personally don't think 200 Mhz would be a noticeable difference).

Add an SSD and you have a solid machine.
 

PliotronX

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Not a bad deal. Honestly with turbo to 4GHz OCing to 4.7-4.8 isn't going to be mind blowing so you probably won't miss much with the K.
 

VirtualLarry

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It even comes with Win7 Pro. Very impressive, for that price.

If I wasn't into custom PCs so much, I would consider it.