Is CPU overclocking worth it??

[Guest]

Is a zx70 motherboard and a k SKU i5 or I7 and a good cooler (Cryorig H7, Hyper 212 Evo etc) worth it. I'll be buying a pentium , a z270 board and a gtx 1060 or rx 480 (6/8gb), in order to be able to upgrade to and utilize a K SKU CPU with a cooler, in a year or so. Would i be better off saving money on the motherboard by £40 and buying an ssd, more ram, a better gpu, a nicer case, or cutting my spending down?

[Mira Yurizaki]

If you have no plans to save your money for a near-term upgrade, then it would be better to get a lesser CPU and motherboard in favor of a better GPU and other things that would be decent upgrades. Otherwise if you think you can get a good video card in a short term time frame, get the better CPU and upgrade later.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

If you have no plans to save your money for a near-term upgrade, then it would be better to get a lesser CPU and motherboard in favor of a better GPU and other things that would be decent upgrades. Otherwise if you think you can get a good video card in a short term time frame, get the better CPU and upgrade later.

I can get enough for an i7 in around a year and an i5 maybe even less (Not including a cooler but i would get a budget but good oc one like a h212 evo)

[Mira Yurizaki]

If you're planning a new system build, it might be better to lay down your budget so we can figure out what might be best for you.

[m0k]

"Is getting more performance out of your CPU worth it?"

 

Yes.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, mok said:

"Is getting more performance out of your CPU worth it?"

 

Yes.

in terms of fps/pound. Is the option to upgrade to a overclocked cpu worth it

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

If you're planning a new system build, it might be better to lay down your budget so we can figure out what might be best for you.

I have a budget of around £550, I'm in the UK. I was considering https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Btwyyf for a easy upgrade to a k cpu and a better GPU, also i'd like my motherboard to last a while as i have OEM windows, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hJ933F for better cpu and decent gpu with shit motherboard. This was my optimal upgrade path for the first build, keeping the gpu until whatever's after vega and maybe buying an i5 or a different i7 - but all of them k and with that cooler.

@SiriousArts EDIT: I'm only gaming and regular desktop stuff

[SiriousArts]

Well, you are definitely better off, adding a ssd to your build, than having the ability to overclock. You will have a way more noticeable performance increase as with a OCable CPU.

But as others already said:

Tell us your budget and which parts you might already have and we'll surely be able to give some advice on what might be your best option.

Also: what are you mainly going to use your system for? Gaming? Content creation...?

[FrankV]

My opinion on this is that overclocking is far more of a tinkers' toy box than it is a performance gain. 

 

Do I get a performance gain overclock? Yes!

 

Do I need that performance gain? No, not really. It helps games and folding but to what practical degree? None, in my opinion. 

 

The fact is is if you are not willing to tinker with overclocking, you're not going to overclock and thus the additional hardware costs are not worth it. 

 

If you are willing to tinker with it, than just that ability is worth it to me and additionally, I enjoy a performance boost. I know for myself, I don't do it for the performance boost. That is the bonus. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, FrankV said:

My opinion on this is that overclocking is far more of a tinkers' toy box than it is a performance gain. 

 

Do I get a performance gain overclock? Yes!

 

Do I need that performance gain? No, not really. It helps games and folding but to what practical degree? None, in my opinion. 

 

The fact is is if you are not willing to tinker with overclocking, you're not going to overclock and thus the additional hardware costs are not worth it. 

 

If you are willing to tinker with it, than just that ability is worth it to me and additionally, I enjoy a performance boost. I know for myself, I don't do it for the performance boost. That is the bonus. 

I'm willing and happy to tinker, in fact i'd quite like to overclock, but my only constraint is money 

[FrankV]

5 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

I'm willing and happy to tinker, in fact i'd quite like to overclock, but my only constraint is money 

Then it's worth it. Very worth it. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, FrankV said:

Then it's worth it. Very worth it. 

So https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Btwyyf is worth it over https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hJ933F, in order to upgrade to https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/ethan.meskin/saved/VnZ999

[FrankV]

5 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

So https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Btwyyf is worth it over https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hJ933F, in order to upgrade to https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/ethan.meskin/saved/VnZ999

I'm inclined to say yes. In my opinion.  

The differences are also not that drastic: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6400/3892vs3512

That sells me the idea even more. The Pentium even wins some categories despite being 2/3rds cheaper. 

[Guest]

NVM

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, FrankV said:

I'm inclined to say yes. In my opinion.  

The differences are also not that drastic: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6400/3892vs3512

That sells me the idea even more. The Pentium even wins some categories despite being 2/3rds cheaper. 

In the upgrade to K chip would an i5 7 or 6600k or an i7 6 or 7700k be better to do. For maximum £320 including cooler. And then should i add more ram (Unless i manage to get a 16gb kit in the original budget somehow) or a better gpu.

[Guest]

ignore this

[Guest]

Any cooler advice? I like water aesthetically but for price/temps/durability its not as good and anything but a goddam hyper 212 evo, but if its the best, its the best and ill use it

[Guest]

Hi @SiriousArts

[Guest]

Hello???

[SiriousArts]

21 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

Hi @SiriousArts

Yes?

Concerning coolers: I personally prefer Air coolers over AiOs for lower noise and in my experience higher reliability. (I know, AiOs can be very reliable, but after I had a pump fail on me and another one with unusually high noise levels, I tend to stay away from them)

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SiriousArts said:

Yes?

Concerning coolers: I personally prefer Air coolers over AiOs for lower noise and in my experience higher reliability. (I know, AiOs can be very reliable, but after I had a pump fail on me and another one with unusually high noise levels, I tend to stay away from them)

The AIO was either the corsair h45 or the coolermaster seidon 120xl, and i was thinking something like a cryorig h7 or a Hyper 212 evo. Good coolers?

[SiriousArts]

3 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

The AIO was either the corsair h45 or the coolermaster seidon 120xl, and i was thinking something like a cryorig h7 or a Hyper 212 evo. Good coolers?

I can't tell you how good or bad the AiOs should perform, as I haven't used them yet, but as they are made by Corsair and CoolerMaster, they should be fine.

The Cryorig H7 and the 212 evo should perform rather similar, but out of the 2 I'd get the Cryorig H7 for the looks.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, SiriousArts said:

I can't tell you how good or bad the AiOs should perform, as I haven't used them yet, but as they are made by Corsair and CoolerMaster, they should be fine.

The Cryorig H7 and the 212 evo should perform rather similar, but out of the 2 I'd get the Cryorig H7 for the looks.

same, but it costs nearly double the price

[Guest]

2 hours ago, SiriousArts said:

I can't tell you how good or bad the AiOs should perform, as I haven't used them yet, but as they are made by Corsair and CoolerMaster, they should be fine.

The Cryorig H7 and the 212 evo should perform rather similar, but out of the 2 I'd get the Cryorig H7 for the looks.

My case of choice can't fit the h212 evo anyway because it's so cheap and cramped. How hard is it to upgrade cases, by the way