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Is overclocking an overkill?

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Hey there, kind community of LTT!

The CPU I'm using is an i5-4690k. I'm going to be using this new build for casual gaming and some school work.

For this new rig I'm building, I probably won't be stressing my pc that much so overclocking might not be needed. So what if I run my CPU and GPU ar base clockspeed? Will I be missing out that much?

Also, the main problem right now is my motherboard. Apparently H87/H97 or B85 chipset doesn't support overclocking, but then I see some other gaming pc build log using a B85 motherboard. I'm really confused as to the reason for the motherboard choice.

Why I am asking this is because getting a Z87/Z97 motherboard is more expensive than an H87 or a B85, and I'm wondering if it's worth spending the extra money on a Z87/Z97 motherboard if I'm not going to be overclocking. Like I said, I'm a casual gamer and I just play for fun, not to have the highest fps or a 4k display. Overclocking seems like an overkill for me.

Any help will be appreciated! :)

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Run it at stockspeeds and if you feel that it's starting to be not enough, then OC it for the extra 10% performance.

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you've got a 4690k on a H/B board. The B boards have reduced PCI-E lanes AFAIK, get a H97, and then in future get a Z97 when things stop being powerful enough so you can use the overclock feature. No shame in it, it's basically futureproofing

I see no advantage on getting H97 over B85 for him tho.

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you've got a 4690k on a H/B board. The B boards have reduced PCI-E lanes AFAIK, get a H97, and then in future get a Z97 when things stop being powerful enough so you can use the overclock feature. No shame in it, it's basically futureproofing

I will only be using 1 GPU (R9 280X), so I guess it's a B mobo for me. Is there anything else different about a H and a B?

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Hey there, kind community of LTT!

The CPU I'm using is an i5-4690k. I'm going to be using this new build for casual gaming and some school work.

For this new rig I'm building, I probably won't be stressing my pc that much so overclocking might not be needed. So what if I run my CPU and GPU ar base clockspeed? Will I be missing out that much?

Also, the main problem right now is my motherboard. Apparently H87/H97 or B85 chipset doesn't support overclocking, but then I see some other gaming pc build log using a B85 motherboard. I'm really confused as to the reason for the motherboard choice.

Why I am asking this is because getting a Z87/Z97 motherboard is more expensive than an H87 or a B85, and I'm wondering if it's worth spending the extra money on a Z87/Z97 motherboard if I'm not going to be overclocking. Like I said, I'm a casual gamer and I just play for fun, not to have the highest fps or a 4k display. Overclocking seems like an overkill for me.

Any help will be appreciated! :)

Boards like the MSI Z97 PC Mate are really cheap, I'd go for a Z97 board. Having an overclockable chip doesn't mean you have to, it means you have the option to in the future.

Hell, I use a Titan X with my 4690K, and mine is still running at stock. Performance is solid.

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Using a 4690K and not using a Z-series (Z97 though some Z87 models work too) motherboard is a mistake. You pay extra for that unlocked multiplier on the CPU so it's not a good idea to get a motherboard that cannot change it. 

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Using a 4690K and not using a Z-series (Z97 though some Z87 models work too) motherboard is a mistake. You pay extra for that unlocked multiplier on the CPU so it's not a good idea to get a motherboard that cannot change it.

Yup I've looked into that already and went for an i5 4690 instead.
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that's perfectly good for a B board then. i think the only differences may be the I/O (not as many USB ports) and the audio. I don't remember seeing any that were SATA2 only. Maybe a few without USB3

OK then I'll look into that. Thanks for all the help!!

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I will tell you that overclocking for me has never been about gaining performance, and has been all about the passion of pushing the hardware to it's limit.

And I killed some hardware along the way!

 

Also getting a substantial and stable 24/7 overclock requires more money and more time, so unless it's something you are interested in doing for the sake of the experience as well I wouldn't recommend it.

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