Overcolcked I5 4690k with cooler or stock i7 4790k. Best value?

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Hi,

I'm looking to build my first PC with one of the new devils canyon processors. People seem to be saying that overclocking the i5 4690k is as good as a stock i7 4790k.

However, the cost of a decent cooler like the h100i is around the £100 mark which is how much the i7 would cost extra.

I've read that i should not use the bundled intel fans as they are noisy and are not very good. So would i need a new cpu cooler even if i went for the i7 anyway?

Also, can anyone recommend a z97 mobo with wifi & good sound quality.

Many Thanks

Dan
 
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we use them here in the office for all our custom builds for our CADD Stations. Works great and their not too expensive.

As far as people telling you to go for the i7..unless you're doing graphic design, video editing, etc you can just go for the i5. Plenty of people still rock the Sandy Bridge i5 2500k OC'd and that was pretty much the chip of choice back then for gaming and overclocking. Save yourself the money and get the i5.

As far as z97 boards, I'm a fan of the Asus line up (Ranger, Gene, etc) ..although I despise their customer support. ( it sucks). What form factor...
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The only reason not to use the stock Intel cooler is if you plan on OC'ing. Otherwise they are sufficient. Obviously you plan on OC'ing or you wouldn't be paying extra for a "K" processor.

As to which way to go, the i7 will not gain you much if any for gaming. At least with today's games. So it depends on what your uses for the system is. The i5 plus a good cooler will be as fast as the i7 gaming. At that level of processor, it is all about the gfx card.
 
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I probably won't play games. I will be using Adobe creative cloud mainly. Overclocking isn't essential, its just for the fun of it i guess.I was looking at the latest processors as they usually keep the pace for a good few years? My 3.4GHz pentium 4 lasted a good few years. I bought that because of hyper threading which ended up being pointless as nothing used it.
 
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Not gaming? Well, in that case go with the i7. It has Hyper Threaded cores that will be beneficial with heavily threaded apps. And if not OC'ing, go with one of the non-K i7s to save some money.
 
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Defiantly get the i7 if not gaming, but if you're also not planning to overclock and go with the non-k, than you probably do not need to spend extra cash on a aftermarket cooler. I have a 4770-k and before overclocking the stock cooler was sufficient.
 
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we use them here in the office for all our custom builds for our CADD Stations. Works great and their not too expensive.

As far as people telling you to go for the i7..unless you're doing graphic design, video editing, etc you can just go for the i5. Plenty of people still rock the Sandy Bridge i5 2500k OC'd and that was pretty much the chip of choice back then for gaming and overclocking. Save yourself the money and get the i5.

As far as z97 boards, I'm a fan of the Asus line up (Ranger, Gene, etc) ..although I despise their customer support. ( it sucks). What form factor are you going for?

The ranger is a nice ATX format and my personal favorite is the Maximus Gene VII because its mATX.

 
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Thanks for all replies everyone.

I initially wanted to build a micro or mini ATX to save space, but was concerned about the number of PCI slots & memory slots. So started looking into compact mid towers. Still open to both options. Why didn't you choose a mobo with wifi onboard for your build?

 
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If I Wanted Wi-Fi I would have got a laptop lol. Pretty simple for me at least. I don't need a desktop with wireless.. I've got cat 6 routed throughout my entire house. My motherboard however does support using the asus combo pci-e card that can offer bluetooth and wireless functionality if desired.
 
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I see. I was thinking maybe the built in ones weren't as good.
 
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