Should I overclock my first ever PC that I'm building?

[chiefscml]

I am planning on getting an i5-3570k CPU and an ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard, but I've been told that the main reason people buy that motherboard is for overclocking. I've never built a computer before, and I don't know the risk vs. reward of overclocking. Should I do it for my first time, or is it too risky? If I shouldn't do it, should I get a different motherboard? (maybe one that's a better price for same performance idk) And lastly, if I shouldn't do it, should I get the i5-3570 instead of the i5-3570k? Thanks in advance!

 

[ihog]

Get the i5 3570K and a Z77 board, see if your performance is up to scratch, and if not, then get an aftermarket cooler and overclock. In the future, overclocking will help put off upgrading. Also, make sure you also get a good graphics card, because that will be the deciding factor in most games.

 

[chiefscml]

Get the i5 3570K and a Z77 board, see if your performance is up to scratch, and if not, then get an aftermarket cooler and overclock. In the future, overclocking will help put off upgrading. Also, make sure you also get a good graphics card, because that will be the deciding factor in most games.

Thanks! How is the EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card for the graphics card? I'm on a $1000 (give or take) budget for the entire PC, by the way. OH, and I am going to get an aftermarket cooler as well. It's a Zalman CNPS9500 AT Ball Bearing CPU Cooler. Thank you again for your help.

 

[ihog]

It's pretty good. How much would you be paying for it?

 

[chiefscml]

It's pretty good. How much would you be paying for it?

So far what I've looked at is telling me $380.

 

[ihog]

For about $20-$30 more, you can get a 770.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-02G-P4-2773-KR-Graphics/dp/B00CZIQZ40/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371153765&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+770

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-DisplayPort-N770-TF-2GD5/dp/B00CZ58WUI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1371153765&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+770

 

[chiefscml]

For about $20-$30 more, you can get a 770.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-02G-P4-2773-KR-Graphics/dp/B00CZIQZ40/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371153765&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+770

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-DisplayPort-N770-TF-2GD5/dp/B00CZ58WUI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1371153765&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+770

Is the betterment in performance significant or slight?

 

[ihog]

Check out this review:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6994/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-review

And a couple others. Just Google "GTX 770 review."

 

[bebop460]

An extra 20-30 for a 770 will be money well spent