4670K or 4690?

[IdortMasterRace]

Wondering whether I should go with a 4670K and overclock, or go with a Devil's Canyon 4690 for the slightly faster speed and lower temperatures (overall better tech) but not overclock?

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pstQcf (overclock, slightly more expensive CPU, cheaper motherboard)

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ky8jBm (don't overclock, go with a Devil's Canyon, slightly cheaper CPU, more expensive motherboard)

 

Opinions?

[harrynowl]

Or what about a 4690K, overclock, go with Devil's canyon, slightly more expensive CPU- cheaper motherboard.

 

Or is the K SKU not available in your area?

[IdortMasterRace]

Or what about a 4690K, overclock, go with Devil's canyon, slightly more expensive CPU- cheaper motherboard.

 

Or is the K SKU not available in your area?

 

I did originally consider that, but I'd have to then also get a Z97 motherboard though. I'm already stretching my budget quite a bit, I wouldn't be able to stretch it any further.

[harrynowl]

I did originally consider that, but I'd have to then also get a Z97 motherboard though. I'm already stretching my budget quite a bit, I wouldn't be able to stretch it any further.

Hmm. I personally believe it's worth going for the overclocking option. I did some reworking of your build and managed to fit Z97 and a 4690K (from my experience they seem worth it thermal/oc wise). You can also run the 4690K in Z87 boards if they're cheaper to get- however I'd probably pick up an ASUS for the USB BIOS Flashback that doesn't require the board to actually power on (as if CPU isn't supported odds are it won't). I'm not sure if other vendors have this feature or not.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£161.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£81.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£45.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.70 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.13 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.81 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £513.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available