i5 k or non k?

KuranM · May 10, 2014

Hi guys,
I'm stuck in two minds at the moment. I want to learn overclocking however if I go with a i5k, then it means i will go with a GTX 760. On the other hand if i go with i5 4670 non-k, then i can go for a GTX 770.

What would you guys go for?

i5 K build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.41 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.23 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 97.8 CFM 230mm Fan (£11.78 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £633.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 21:14 BST+0100)

Non-K build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£151.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.23 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 97.8 CFM 230mm Fan (£11.78 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £638.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 21:14 BST+0100)

MalakiArtook · May 10, 2014

Hard call. gaming is all about the gpu. if you wait for deals you can get stuff cheaper. i bought my 4670k for $190 when it regularly goes for $230

KuranM · May 10, 2014

MalakiArtook :

well im going to be buying my parts within a couple of days, so i'm not really sure :/
I play games such as DayZ SA, ARMA 3, Battlefield and more but DayZ SA and ARMA 3 are really CPU intensive games so thats why i'm wondering maybe i should go with the i5k however i can get a non k with a gtx 770 :??:

qwertyDS · May 10, 2014

the 4670 has indentical performance with the 4670K only advantage of 4670K is OC but if youre saying that you could go with 770 I would definetly go with better gpu because it will be much better performance boost in gaming.
But im wondering why cant you add extra 10 pounds and go with 770 and 4670K

MalakiArtook · May 10, 2014

well there will be little difference in performance if you do go with the k, as to where the performance jump of going from a 760 to 770 is huge. the k is really just ideal because you will get to squeeze relevancy out of your cpu when it finally is out of date.

KuranM · May 10, 2014

qwertyDS :

i'd need to pick a motherboard that support overclock (Z87 boards)

KuranM · May 10, 2014

MalakiArtook :

i'll go for the non k with gtx770 since i can use the boost clock on the i5 to get it to 3.8GHz in the future, thanks for the response

qwertyDS · May 10, 2014

KuranM :

You can always later upgrade your motherboard since the socket is the same

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