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I am looking at buying a new PC. I can only afford to buy one every once in a while (pensioner) so I would like to make sure it is good? I understand that I5 and I6 and other CPU's would probably suit me; however, I was looking at the price of Intel Core I7-9700k and the price seems reasonable to me. I looked at my local computer store website (not sure if I can post link, please take it out if not) https://www.centrecom.com.au/centre-com-walker-iem-gaming-system and it has this CPU in it "Intel Core i7 8700K Six Core / 12 Threads Processor"
I then looked at another model they had https://www.centrecom.com.au/centre-com-titan-gaming-system and it had this CPU in it "Intel Core i7 8700K 1151 Processor".

Can anyone tell me what the difference is? Is it the same CPU? Why would they use difference nomenclature? I have searched the internet, but can find no information. Any help would be appreciated. Any discussion on the price difference between the two would be appreciated as well.
Any advice on hardware changes I might ask for would be appreciated as well ... Thank you in advance.
 
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You are already getting the best CPU for this socket so there will be nothing that will give you any serious improvement coming out in the future but the CPU is so strong that it will last you for plenty of years.

The cheaper version is fine for 1080 gaming (fullHD monitor/tv) while the more expensive one is the one to get for 4k/uhd tv,you can still stick a better GPU into the cheaper one in a few years if you need it then.
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It's exactly the same CPU, you are seeing the price difference because of Different GPUS and Nvme SSD, More ram etc

P.S LGA1151 is the socket type in which the CPU is going to be installed, which means all the 8th Gen Intel CPUs are going to use the same socket.
 
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Thank you so much. Is the price difference worth the performance I will receive in your opinion? (i.e. if you could afford either, which one would you choose?) or should I stick with the cheaper option. I can probably afford both and from reading your reply the CPU socket is somewhat 'future proof'. I am housebound and rely heavily on my PC for gaming and multimedia, so if the more expensive option is going to give me 'remarkably more performance' (I know very subjective), I would like to choose that? Once again, thanks so much in advance...

P.S. I wonder why they make things so much harder by describing the same thing so differently? (rhetorical somewhat :)
 
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Honestly If you can build your Own PC then you can get the same stuff for much less price and Building it on your own is really simple.

And choosing One depends on your usage, if all you do is gaming at 1080P or 1440p then Go with the one that cost $2,699 Because it does Have an SSD and you don't need super Fast NVME storage.
But if you are going to do some video editing or going to play at 4k resolution then Go with the one that cost $4,199

 
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You are already getting the best CPU for this socket so there will be nothing that will give you any serious improvement coming out in the future but the CPU is so strong that it will last you for plenty of years.

The cheaper version is fine for 1080 gaming (fullHD monitor/tv) while the more expensive one is the one to get for 4k/uhd tv,you can still stick a better GPU into the cheaper one in a few years if you need it then.
 
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