i7 4770k or i5 4690k

momo eric

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hello ,
yesterday i went to buy i5 4690k and Asus z97 -A mobo but the retailer inform me that with almost the same price i m about to spend i could i7 4770k/i7 4790k (didnt hear it properly but it was unlocked cpu ) and MSI z97 PC mate . now i m confused with deciding which 1 to go .. i7 cpu is better but i have no idea about mSi z97 overclocking potential where as i5 cpu with asus z97-A mobo is a decent overclocking board which could get me to 4.5ghz with h100i (already have) .

any advice would be appreciated as i m eager to buy it .

thank u .
 
Solution
If you are just gaming I'd go with an I5, unless it's around 25 bucks. The i7 gets you hyperthreading, in some games it helps, others not. If you are going to do things like multimedia go i7.

LiquidMotionz

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here is my gaming computer that i made in the past week

MSI Computer Graphics Card GTX 960 2GD5T OC

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz

XFX TS 550w Full Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply - P1550SXXB9

WD Blue 1TB Everyday PC Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache - WD10EZEX

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)

NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White

LG Electronics 14x Internal BDXL Blu-Ray Burner Rewriter WH14NS40 - Bulk Drive - Black

Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache - BX80646I54670K

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 3 LGA 1150 Z97 Gaming Audio and Networking ATX Motherboard
(1x140mm led)Corsair Air Series AF140 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan - Blue (CO-9050017-BLED)

Corsair Air Series AF120 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan Twin Pack - Blue (CO-9050016-BLED)
(120mm comes with 2 fans)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

NZXT Technologies Sentry 3 5.4-Inch Touch Screen Fan Controller Cooling AC-SEN-3-B1

total is $1240.15 all from amazon.com

and about 1100 if you change blueray player to just cd/dvd and get rid of fan controller and some fans