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Zmanny12
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I'm going to be ordering the parts for my first gaming PC build in a week and I'm still unsure. Should I get the i7 or i5? I'm going to use this mostly for gaming, and some light programming and streaming. Is the i7 worth the extra $100? Here are my 2 parts lists:

i7:    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QTNqw6

i5:    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dyn76s

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I mean, not really. It will obviously hold up longer than the i5 but not for much longer. If you can spend the extra $100, why not, but if you are money conscious, its not worth it, imo. 

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8700k will be my choice. Streaming games with an 8600k can be depressing if you aim to hit high frame rates yourself at the same time.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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oh, wait yea ^, i didnt read the streaming part; i5's are quite bad at streaming, especially in higher qualities, in which they suck booty. 

PC: CPU: i5-9600k - CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 - Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 - RAM: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB DDR4-3000 - PSU: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 TG

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Compiling big programs loves a heavily threaded CPU, so the i7 will be noticeably better. A friend of mine does programming on his home computer with an 8 core, and his work computer with a 12 core, and he says there's a huge difference.

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16 minutes ago, Zmanny12 said:

I'm going to be ordering the parts for my first gaming PC build in a week and I'm still unsure. Should I get the i7 or i5? I'm going to use this mostly for gaming, and some light programming and streaming. Is the i7 worth the extra $100? Here are my 2 parts lists:

i7:    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QTNqw6

i5:    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dyn76s

If you really want to use it to stream games then you should get Ryzen instead if you are looking for cheaper overall cost or keep with the i7 8700K

If you just want to game then go for the i5, also if you won't be overclocking to see the performance improvement then you should get the i5-8400. the 8400 will still turbo up to 4.0GHz so you shouldn't worry much for performance. Also for that turbo i suggest throw in a Hyper 212 Evo and you are done

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.64 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($150.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB iCX GAMING Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - XF270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($500.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2068.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-20 17:07 EDT-0400

 

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