Should i get a i5 4670k and up grade to a i7 4770k

benkrems · Mar 1, 2014

Thanks in advance

logainofhades · Mar 1, 2014

What do you have now? What are you wanting to do with your PC? What parts you looking to buy? What is your budget? Are you planning to overclock?

lxgoldsmith · Mar 1, 2014

no, it's best to choose one or the other

benkrems · Mar 1, 2014

logainofhades :

I am building my first pc with will mainly used for gaming, my budget is around $2300 Au and I am going to overclock.
GPU is a EVGA Geforce GTX770 SC

jacobian · Mar 1, 2014

How much is the i7 4770k? It's faster than Core i5 in some marginal cases, such as heavily multithreaded applications, but if the budget allows getting it, why not?

CTurbo · Mar 1, 2014

Yeah it really depends on your budget. The i5 4670k is 95% as good in gaming for around $100 less. The i7 is king of the hill though.

benkrems · Mar 2, 2014

Well my bugets only $2300 Au and most of that is used soo i5 it is

logainofhades · Mar 3, 2014

benkrems :

With that budget, you can still get quite a bit of PC for your $$.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($103.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2267.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 02:19 EST+1100)

CTurbo · Mar 3, 2014

logainofhades I recommend a H87 chipset with that build instead of a Z87

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/33t9A
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/33t9A/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/33t9A/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($103.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2243.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 06:15 EST+1100)

Note- If it was me I would buy the $105 ASRock H87m Pro4 as I have NO concerns about putting a microATX in a mid tower case, but for some reason, everybody seems to pee their pants when they see it so I went with the $20 more expensive ATX board. Still $25 cheaper than the Z87 board.

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