is it worth it?

[jevjev]

so im building a pc but is it worth the extra £100 for the i7 8700k over the i5 8600k? 

 

for gaming and light photoshop

[Kikawa_21]

It really depends on what the rest of the build is.

[Firewrath9]

1 minute ago, jevjev said:

so im building a pc but is it worth the extra £100 for the i7 8700k over the i5 8600k? 

 

for gaming and light photoshop

no, not for gaming or photoshop. a 8600k will serve you well up to 1080 ti territory.

[jevjev]

Just now, Kikawa_21 said:

It really depends on what the rest of the build is.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£218.79 @ Kustom PCs) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  (£31.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£189.60 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£145.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£41.70 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  (£407.94 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£71.99 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£59.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1191.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-25 17:07 BST+0100

 

[jiyeon]

Just now, jevjev said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£218.79 @ Kustom PCs) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  (£31.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£189.60 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£145.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£41.70 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  (£407.94 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£71.99 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£59.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Total: £1191.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-25 17:07 BST+0100

I was about to comment on how similar our PC builds look until I noticeed you're the same guy I helped make the build in the first place.  But no, you probably won't need an 8700K, 8600K is basically an 8700K without hyperthreading and two less cores.

[jevjev]

1 minute ago, seoz said:

I was about to comment on how similar our PC builds look until I noticeed you're the same guy I helped make the build in the first place.  But no, you probably won't need an 8700K, 8600K is basically an 8700K without hyperthreading and two less cores.

lol hey seoz  and btw they both have 6 cores  also i havent changed my mind on the rest of the list its a miracle 

 

[Kikawa_21]

3 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

no, not for gaming or photoshop. a 8600k will serve you well up to 1080 ti territory.

He's right unless you want to upgrade to an 11 series in the future (1180-1170).

 

You could go the Ryzen way if you want more core and threads LONG LIVE MULTITASKING.

[jevjev]

1 minute ago, Kikawa_21 said:

He's right unless you want to upgrade to an 11 series in the future (1180-1170).

 

You could go the Ryzen way if you want more core and threads LONG LIVE MULTITASKING.

im building a ryzen pc next year as i will need it for media coursework (heavy photoshop and multitasking)  

[jiyeon]

1 minute ago, jevjev said:

lol hey seoz  and btw they both have 6 cores  also i havent changed my mind on the rest of the list its a miracle

Oh yeah, my bad, I was thinking of the i7-9700K there, it has 8 cores according to leaks.  I see you've gone for a 1070, fans later I assume?

[jiyeon]

Just now, jevjev said:

im building a ryzen pc next year as i will need it for media coursework (heavy photoshop and multitasking)

If you're building two PCs over the course of two years, your money is best used on an 8700K right now. I can't see a person ever needing two PCs for dedicated tasks.  

[jevjev]

Just now, seoz said:

Oh yeah, my bad, I was thinking of the i7-9700K there, it has 8 cores according to leaks.  I see you've gone for a 1070, fans later I assume?

yeah i should be starting work experience so i can get the money faster and as you know rgb  fans=better fps 100% true  

[jevjev]

Just now, seoz said:

If you're building two PCs over the course of two years, your money is best used on an 8700K right now. I can't see a person ever needing two PCs for dedicated tasks.  

one will be staying in the study for the family and one in my room  

 

[jiyeon]

3 minutes ago, jevjev said:

one will be staying in the study for the family and one in my room

Ah okay, so like a family computer! That's super cute.  

[Princess Luna]

Paired with just a GTX 1070 you'll see no difference between the i7 and i5 in gaming unless you plan to do heavy multi-tasking while gaming.

[seon123]

Probably not worth it. Consider the locked 8700, as the clockspeeds are already fairly high, and it has HT. 

15 minutes ago, jevjev said:

Power Supply: EVGA - B3 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£59.99 @ AWD-IT) 

That's a fire hazard, change it. 

The Formula Gold is a much nicer PSU with a much nicer fan, and costs the same. Plenty of wattage for overclocking with 450W. 

[jevjev]

3 minutes ago, seoz said:

Ah okay, so like a family computer! That's super cute.  

i gave my old pc to a friend because his mum couldnt afford one ive made one for my lil bro last time i saw him and im making one for my foster family when i have enough to say thanks as without them i probably wouldn't be alive  so its gonna take me a while to save up thats why i said im building it next year