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He is gaming

 

And gaming will not require the I7 as much, unless you play heavily multi threaded games (which are rare) 

 

An I7 is more suitable for balancing CAD capabilities and gaming performance

 

An I5 will be a better buy if you do gaming alone, because it can still handle games as well as an I7

 

Multi-threads are also available in the Xeon E3s at nearly the same clock speeds for only $250 

 

From this article it shows that most games will only receive a 2-4 fps difference when I5 is overclocked to match the I7:

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/07/03/intel-core-i5-4690k-review/5

That has nothing to do with getting an i5 if not overclocking. you can overclock an i5 too. The statement should be "Unless youre doing tasks which needs a CPU with many threads, go with i5". Not "If youre not overclocking, go with i5"

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You increase voltage and clock of your prcoessor increasing heatoutput and performance. Fo gaming I wouldn't go for an i7 an i5 4690K is enough and if you are to lazy to get into OC you can always do it later because it is a K chip and you dont need it as of how it is now.

EDIT: you can danamage your hardware if oyu don't know what you are doing so I'd reccommend reading a lot about it first and always being getnyl when trying things out. Like when you first learn driving a car... you don't go full throttle the first day.

I agree :) but what happens in the future If I want to start overclocking? would I not be better of getting a I74790k then I am ready and don't need to mess around replacing it? I know the I5 4690k could overclock but will it be good enough to play games and record at the same time?

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I agree :) but what happens in the future If I want to start overclocking? would I not be better of getting a I74790k then I am ready and don't need to mess around replacing it? I know the I5 4690k could overclock but will it be good enough to play games and record at the same time?

 

what exactly will you be doing with this pc?

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That has nothing to do with getting an i5 if not overclocking. you can overclock an i5 too. The statement should be "Unless youre doing tasks which needs a CPU with many threads, go with i5". Not "If youre not overclocking, go with i5"

Okay, then I'll restate it

 

I5 when overclcoked properly, can get enough power to match an I7 in gaming

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

And what I meant in my statement was, if you got an I7 at stock speeds then get an I5 then overclock, for it will be  better for the money in gaming

 

If you don't overclock an I7 then get a Xeon for the threads or the I5 K series for gaming

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Okay, then I'll restate it

 

I5 when overclcoked properly, can get enough power to match an I7 in gaming

 

And what I meant in my statement was, if you got an I7 at stock speeds then get an I5 then overclock, for it will be  better for the money in gaming

The i7 goes turbo to 4.2GHz on all cores stock, so he would need to go past that. But it's still only in gaming, if he will do rendering etc (which it seems like he will considering he asked if the i5 is enough to game and record) the i7 is a better choice.

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Go for the 4790K, get a good Z97 Motherboard and you can let it overclock for you.

Overclocking is basically making the frequency higher, f.ex. you have a 4GHz CPU, and then you overclock it to 4.5GHz, this 0.5GHz is an increase and will get you some better performance. But with a bigger heatoutput, so you would need a better cooler.

I overclocked my CPU from 3.7GHz to 4GHz, and could probably go up to 4.2GHz quite easy.

Do you even know what the auto overclock does?

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i would go for skylake. consider this build:

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£283.87 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.12 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.77 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£48.62 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (£74.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£569.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.42 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1352.40
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what exactly will you be doing with this pc?

Good question, sir.

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The i7 goes turbo to 4.2GHz on all cores stock, so he would need to go past that. But it's still only in gaming, if he will do rendering etc (which it seems like he will considering he asked if the i5 is enough to game and record) the i7 is a better choice.

If I am to go for the I7 should i go for the k version so I can possibly overclock later on?

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Gaming, recording, editing and streaming

Excuse me, if you had told that before I would not have reccommended and i5. An i7 is perfect for you.

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If I am to go for the I7 should i go for the k version so I can possibly overclock later on?

I would do that.

Wait I HAVE done that xD

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£93.32 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£102.54 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£68.93 @ Ebuyer)

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Do you even know what the auto overclock does?

Depends on which mobo. Some just higher the clock speed as much as it can on stock voltage, some higher both

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sorry for the confusion :D and thank you

I was not your fault. You are new and why should tell us something we didn't aske for until BigDay did.

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Depends on which mobo. Some just higher the clock speed as much as it can on stock voltage, some higher both

And some don't even do anything apart from raising the voltage needlessly high(but not in a damaging way, it just "wastes" power that has to be dicipated by your cooler).

I'd say do It right or leave it as it is.

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if you get a 6700k with a 980 ti, 750w is sufficient

But rigth now the price/performance ratio on the 6700 is severely bad. Wouldn't he just be better of with a 1231 v3 or a 4790k?

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