Does overclocking worth it??

[natelliot123]

How much more performance gain can one expect from overclocking?? Well for stable overclocking you have to buy good z87 board, k series processor (in case of Haswell) better aftermarket cooler and overclocking do increase power consumption and in some cases reduces component's life.

Instead of putting money in these one can buy better graphic card and use it on h87 board .Can we get better performance out of it??

 

 

overclocking build - i5 4670k,gtx 760, z87 board and liquid cooler---total cost Rs 57600

non overclocking build-i7 4770, gtx 770, h87 board, air cooling---total cost Rs 58350

 

Intel 3.4 GHz LGA1150 4670K i5 4th Generation Processor for Rs 16500

MSI NVIDIA N760 TF 2GD5/OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card for rs 21500

MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Motherboard for Rs 11700

Corsair H80i Cooler Rs 7900

Rs 57600

 

Intel 3.4 GHz LGA1150 4770 i7 4th Generation Processor Rs 20900

MSI NVIDIA N770 TF 2GD5/OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card Rs 26250

MSI H87-G43 Gaming Motherboard Rs 9500

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Cooler Rs 1700

Rs 58350

 

From newegg--

overclocking build - i5 4670k,gtx 760 hawk, z87 board and liquid cooler---total cost $730

non overclocking build-i5 4670, gtx 770, h87 board, air cooling---total cost $723

 

Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K $239^.99

MSI Z87-G43 GAMING LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $144^.99

MSI N760 HAWK GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $269^.99

CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler.120mm $74^.99

 

$730

 

Intel Core i5-4670 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670 $219^.99

MSI H87-G43 LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX High Performance CF Intel Motherboard $102^.99

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2771-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card $359^.99

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan  $39^.99

 

$723

 

Which system will perform better, overclocking or on-overclocking ??/

[CwGoh]

The 4670K overclocking is very varied, some can overclock great, while others do not. Average is about 4.2-4.4GHz.

The 770 can do about 10-20% depending on how good of a card you get.

[Jvagle875]

Get the non overclocking build.

[Cryptonite]

How much more performance gain can one expect from overclocking?? Well for stable overclocking you have to buy good z87 board, k series processor (in case of Haswell) better aftermarket cooler and overclocking do increase power consumption and in some cases reduces component's life.

Instead of putting money in these one can buy better graphic card and use it on h87 board .Can we get better performance out of it??

 

 

overclocking build - i5 4670k,gtx 760, z87 board and liquid cooler---total cost Rs 57600

non overclocking build-i7 4770, gtx 770, h87 board, air cooling---total cost Rs 58350

 

Intel 3.4 GHz LGA1150 4670K i5 4th Generation Processor for Rs 16500

MSI NVIDIA N760 TF 2GD5/OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card for rs 21500

MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Motherboard for Rs 11700

Corsair H80i Cooler Rs 7900

Rs 57600

 

Intel 3.4 GHz LGA1150 4770 i7 4th Generation Processor Rs 20900

MSI NVIDIA N770 TF 2GD5/OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card Rs 26250

MSI H87-G43 Gaming Motherboard Rs 9500

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Cooler Rs 1700

Rs 58350

 

From newegg--

overclocking build - i5 4670k,gtx 760 hawk, z87 board and liquid cooler---total cost $730

non overclocking build-i5 4670, gtx 770, h87 board, air cooling---total cost $723

 

Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K $239^.99

MSI Z87-G43 GAMING LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $144^.99

MSI N760 HAWK GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $269^.99

CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler.120mm $74^.99

 

$730

 

Intel Core i5-4670 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670 $219^.99

MSI H87-G43 LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX High Performance CF Intel Motherboard $102^.99

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2771-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card $359^.99

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan  $39^.99

 

$723

 

Which system will perform better, overclocking or on-overclocking ??/

you actually put the cooler I'd use for overclocking in the non overclocking builds, you can get the best of both worlds instead of having to choose, also with haswell I heard that just about any Z87 board can overclock about the same. (with sandy which I have some boards couldn't go past 4.5 GHz) I can't change my cpu back to stock settings, everything feels slower after I got used to 4.2 GHz+ though the difference between 4.2 GHz and 5 GHz is minuscule.

 

The H80i isn't a necessity it's a luxury and the cooling is about the same as the EVO so really, there's no point.

[Cryptonite]

Get the non overclocking build.

the overclock build shouldn't cost him more than around ~ $50-80 extra at most.

[Jvagle875]

the overclock build shouldn't cost him more than around ~ $50-60 extra at most.

But he'd take a pretty big gpu downgrade.

[Cryptonite]

But he'd take a pretty big gpu downgrade.

I meant with the same GPU... also it could go up to $80 more depending on where he shops.

[natelliot123]

I meant with the same GPU... also it could go up to $80 more depending on where he shops.

well my only question was if I put these $50 to $80 into buying better graphic card instead of overclocking gear and run everything on stock speed  can I get any performance gain??or loss ??

[Cryptonite]

well my only question was if I put these $50 to $80 into buying better graphic card instead of overclocking gear and run everything on stock speed  can I get any performance gain??or loss ??

I know, you'd get better performance with a better GPU (if the game isn't cpu demanding), but you don't have to compensate is what I'm trying to show you.

[natelliot123]

I know, you'd get better performance with a better GPU (if the game isn't cpu demanding), but you don't have to compensate is what I'm trying to show you.

How ?? to overclock i will have to buy k series i5 which increases budget. And is overclocking on h87 possible??

[Cryptonite]

How ?? to overclock i will have to buy k series i5 which increases budget. And is overclocking on h87 possible??

it will obviously cost a little more, but getting a k version isn't that much more (20 usd or so) and you can buy the cheapest Z87 board you can find and it will do fine.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87pro3

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/biostar-motherboard-hifiz87w

 

Edit: here

4670k

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k

 

4670

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670

 

however, I'm just giving my two cents, it's up to you to decide, I just feel like buying a non K version of a cpu is a waste of money, the performance gain is quite immense depending on what it is you're doing if you do overclock, and the price is basically the same.