Locked cpu for gaming?

[YongKang]

Here are some of the things that bug me for a while:

1.I've seen a lot of people going for a 6600K + Z170 board. I just wonder how much of a performance difference will it make if you go with a 6700 (non K) + H170 or B150 board.

2.Apparently, Intel have removed BCLK overclock but is it still a valid thing to consider if you're going for a locked cpu?

Just some of the question that've banging my mind these few days and Intel wants to force you buy their K series for oveclocking.

[PlayStation 2]

Coming from someone who owns an i7 2600 and a Radeon HD 7850, yes, locked i7s can be very much worth it.

[givegomezthegun]

2 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Coming from someone who owns an i7 2600 and a Radeon HD 7850, yes, locked i7s can be very much worth it.

As someone who owns a locked i7 3770, I will second this.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

OC'ing your CPU unless it's the bottleneck will not give you that big of a performance boost.

[PlayStation 2]

3 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

OC'ing your CPU unless it's the bottleneck will not give you that big of a performance boost.

Yep, and even then, it has to be a pretty big bottleneck.

[YongKang]

11 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Yep, and even then, it has to be a pretty big bottleneck.

So, it might be better to go with a higher but locked cpu i7 instead of spending on a i5 K?

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, YongKang said:

So, it might be better to go with a higher but locked cpu i7 instead of spending on a i5 K?

Personally? Yes.

Subjectively? Your call.

[jjohnthedon1]

With the way games are using more thread right now I'd say go for the locked i7 because there still plenty fast enough out the box and Ul have the 8 threads 

[jjohnthedon1]

2 minutes ago, YongKang said:

So, it might be better to go with a higher but locked cpu i7 instead of spending on a i5 K?

Yes

[incarnate]

42 minutes ago, YongKang said:

So, it might be better to go with a higher but locked cpu i7 instead of spending on a i5 K?

Overclocking for gaming doesn't give that big of a performance boost (unless you have a pretty sizable bottleneck), but we have seen games that benefit from hyperthreading in a pretty substantial way. So yes, a locked i7 is worth getting over an unlocked i5. Unless you enjoy overclocking, (it is a hobby to some) then you won't be losing out on anything and gaining performance with hyperthreading.