4670k vs 4770k for 1080p gaming

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Roscowgo

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I'm having a heck of a time trying to get my head wrapped around what I should be aiming for component wise for this theoretical build.

With something around a 270x level of video card... what's the general consensus on the i5 vs the i7?
 
Mild gaming, single monitor. Some photoshop. civ v, supreme commander 1,2, F1 2010-2013, minecraft.
 
Honestly ive been building computers forever, I would go with the top range everytime. Because you'll just be wishing you got the top range. But you cant go wrong with a 1366 set-up. I purchased a 2011 socket setup, used it for a little bit, went right back to my 1366 set-up. Get the best you cant afford oc it and be stuck on the set-up for many years to come. Then when the extreme edition stuff comes down upgrade to that on the same socket and be happy.
 
Swift_OwL said:
Honestly ive been building computers forever, I would go with the top range everytime. Because you'll just be wishing you got the top range. But you cant go wrong with a 1366 set-up. I purchased a 2011 socket setup, used it for a little bit, went right back to my 1366 set-up. Get the best you cant afford oc it and be stuck on the set-up for many years to come. Then when the extreme edition stuff comes down upgrade to that on the same socket and be happy.
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What he said, or if its between the 2 processors mentioned then just get the 4670k it should be more than enough for your setup.
 
Second gen i5 vs i7:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/288?vs=287

Scroll down to the games section.

3rd gen i5 vs i7:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/701?vs=551

Scroll down the games section.

Anandtech doesn't have the info for the 4th gen comparison, but its about the same. The 7 is higher clock speed than the 5 by about the same percentage as the frame rate difference in those links.

In my opinion you are always much better off spending the extra $100 on a video card if this really is a gaming computer. Why get a highend processor and a midrange video card if it is the video card that runs the games?
 
A midrange CPU with a better vid card is FAR, FAR better than a high end cpu and a lesser video card....every single time.

Get the 4670k, overclock it to 4ghz (easy!) and get a better vid card.
 
htt has been way overated, I Cant believe so many have brought into the hype and brought 4770k cpus instead of 4670k's.
 
I've been pretty lucky with overclocks. My work i7 920 has been running @3.6 since 920s were a new thing. My home box had been running fine for years when it finally poofed... And i just looked at it for a minute or two before saying meh and switching to my laptop.

Eventually I'll fix it and pass it along to dad.
 
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