should i buy Intel i7700 or i7700K only 10$ difference .?

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should i buy Intel i7700 or i7700K only 10$ difference .? i am not interested in clocking and will play games on normal settings .

also if i go with i7700K which cooler is suitable and affordable.?
 
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If it's only a $10 difference, it would likely be worth going with the 7700k, since it comes clocked higher, even if you aren't planning on overclocking. The only downside would be that the K processors don't come with a stock cooler, but the Intel Stock coolers aren't particularly good anyway.

Do note that Intel will be launching their new 8000-series Coffee Lake processors within the next two weeks though, and those will feature 6 cores on the i5 and i7 parts, so it might be worth waiting a bit to see how those fare.
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With only a $10 difference, I would go with the 7700k even if you don't plan on overclocking. The 7700k has .3 ghz higher clock speed and if you ever plan on overclocking, the option is available.

Another option would be to wait for the 8700k which the specs were just announced. 6 cores 12 threads for just over $300. This may even drive the cost of the 7700k down.

As for coolers, I can't give you any specifics but I would look for a good quality air cooler, don't cheap out here because the 7700k tends to run hot even on good coolers.
 
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Yes that motherboard is fine.

For air coolers, look here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html

edit: make sure the cooler fits the lga 1151 socket.

 
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If it's only a $10 difference, it would likely be worth going with the 7700k, since it comes clocked higher, even if you aren't planning on overclocking. The only downside would be that the K processors don't come with a stock cooler, but the Intel Stock coolers aren't particularly good anyway.

Do note that Intel will be launching their new 8000-series Coffee Lake processors within the next two weeks though, and those will feature 6 cores on the i5 and i7 parts, so it might be worth waiting a bit to see how those fare.
 
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I can't tell you how many times a user has told me he "didn't want to overclock" and then regretted the decision at some point down the road.

1. K series are clocked higher

2. K series pass stricter testing

3. MoBos which support K series have more features

4. MoBos which suppotr K series usually have better componentry (Audio / LAN subsystems)

That's worth a lot more than $10 ... even tho it's not really $10 and you'll need a cooler and will spend $10-15 extra on the MoBo to get the aforementioned features
 
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