Should I even Buy the "k" cpu

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itsnateftw

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I don't really need to overclock.. and buying the i7 4770 would be cheaper.. but in the future i might want to do it so it can be future proof. but for now.. does overclocking really make that much of a difference
 
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It isn't that hard to do...there are several guides all over the 'net.

As far as how much difference, depends on how crazy you get with your overclock and what compiler you use, etc. Figure for every 10% increase in clockspeed roughly 4-7% faster compile times. So if you get a 20% overclock (an average overclock) then you gain 8-15% faster compile times.
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I don't edit or do videos.. but I do game and will be going into computer science for my major
 
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You might want the k series then, because overclocking will speed up your compile times.
 
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is overclocking hard to do? how much faster will it make it?
 
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It isn't that hard to do...there are several guides all over the 'net.

As far as how much difference, depends on how crazy you get with your overclock and what compiler you use, etc. Figure for every 10% increase in clockspeed roughly 4-7% faster compile times. So if you get a 20% overclock (an average overclock) then you gain 8-15% faster compile times.
 
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