i7-4790K Is that "K" worth the money?

[BulkyZaNka]

Im on the search for a I7 CPU. SO far I settled on the i7-4790 but cant decide which one sine ther is the i7-4790, i7-4790K, i7-4790S and i7-4790T. There are ittle changes in the specs and i was wondering if it's worth spending the extra money on the i7-4790K if it just has mild increase in speed. Btw I'm getting a MSI Z97 Gaming 3 or 5.

 

Thanks!

[gollum99]

If youre overclocking (which I guess you do since you are getting a Z97 mobo) then you need the K

 

 

[Statik]

Yes.

 

They K is unlocked meaning you can overclock it.

 

I'm really not a fan of locked processors at all.

[Majestic]

Even on a non-overclockable board it is. Due to the factory OC.

[flibberdipper]

It is definitely worth it.

[Sintezza]

well the K versions only means that they are fully unlocked, so overclockable.

 

is it realy worth it?

well that depends on if you like to play arround with overclocking, and offcourse the price diffrence.

 

Overclocking is not realy nessesary persee.

Even the locked cpu´s, wont have much problems maxing out any current single gpu on the market right now!

So overclocking isnt realy going to be a big improvement anyways for a gaming perspective.

[BulkyZaNka]

Ok thanks! And yes I am going to OC, but not straight away. Im getting water cooling in the next 6 months or so.

[UnderSeaGaming]

The only difference I see in the K versions of intels i-series processors are their unlocked overclocking capabilities. 
I bought an i5-4670k purely because it was cheaper at the time to get it w/ my mobo bundle but I had no intentions of overclocking it.

Now, here is the real question: Are you going to overclock? If yes you'll not only need an unlocked (k) processor, but you'll need a mobo that can handle overclocking.
But since you are looking at a z97 board you should be fine on the mobo side.

If you're thinking of overclocking, definitely get the k version, if not then don't and save a bit of money. 
If you're considering overclocking or if the difference is only like 10 bucks, definitely go for the k version just for the benefit of knowing you can overclock down the line.

Good luck w/ your build and be sure to keep us posted when you're building it!

[ProKoN]

IMO worth every penny.

 

free out of the box performance + a better binned part

 

higher resale value

 

if your a computer person \ gamer i think its the best choice imo`

[SteveGrabowski]

Im on the search for a I7 CPU. SO far I settled on the i7-4790 but cant decide which one sine ther is the i7-4790, i7-4790K, i7-4790S and i7-4790T. There are ittle changes in the specs and i was wondering if it's worth spending the extra money on the i7-4790K if it just has mild increase in speed. Btw I'm getting a MSI Z97 Gaming 3 or 5.

 

Thanks!

 

That mild increase in speed for the i7-4790k is 400 MHz, or about 11% of the speed of the i7-4790. Considering newegg sells the i7-4790 for $290 after rebate and the i7-4790k for $320, the 10% difference in price is worth spending for that 11% of horsepower (or even more if you overclock it).

[OCing Noob]

alot. if you are an overclocker

[creativename]

No, the difference in performance after you overclock is minimal in games. If you can save 20-30 bucks, go for it, get the locked processor.