Hello,
I am in the process of buying a new PC. I have done some research but there are some questions that I was not able to answer myself. I would like to ask them to you.
I am currently looking at an i7 7700. I am unsure if I should buy a K-version or not. In the past I always bought K with the idea in mind that I would be able to eventually overclock the system to get more life out of it. This however hasn't really happened. The CPU was never really the bottleneck in any way. I currently have a 4770k and it is doing just fine without overclocking.
(Before you tell me that if I have a 4770k already I don't need to upgrade: I don't upgrade. I just need a second PC. I live in two places at once and don't want to carry a PC arround with me. I also don't want a laptop.)
I thought that the advantage of the K version is that the clock multipler has no cap so you can run the CPU faster then originally intended. Other then that there should be no difference right?
Well, it seems like the 7700k version is faster then the 7700 version out of the box without any overclocking taking place. Did I observe this correctly? The price difference between this models is about 40€ which is quite a lot imo. Does it make sense to buy a K if you don't really plan on overclocking?
Secondly I have watched some videos that show that some 270 MBs give way to much voltage to the CPU so it becomes really hot and consumes a lot of power. I don't have a clue what to look for when buying a mainboard since they seem to all be the same. Could you guys help me and suggest some good 270 MBs? I dont care about the design at all. I only care about bare functionality.
Regarding the application that this PC will be used in. The most CPU demanding will probably be gaming. I am also toying arround with the idea of getting me some VR gear.
Edit: Oh I also have a 144Hz 1440p monitor so the gaming demands are quiet high. I am undecided if I will buy a 1070 or a 1080. Maybe I will just buy a really bad graphics card as bridge solution and wait for the AMD cards because my monitor has free sync but no g sync.
Thanks in advance.
I am in the process of buying a new PC. I have done some research but there are some questions that I was not able to answer myself. I would like to ask them to you.
I am currently looking at an i7 7700. I am unsure if I should buy a K-version or not. In the past I always bought K with the idea in mind that I would be able to eventually overclock the system to get more life out of it. This however hasn't really happened. The CPU was never really the bottleneck in any way. I currently have a 4770k and it is doing just fine without overclocking.
(Before you tell me that if I have a 4770k already I don't need to upgrade: I don't upgrade. I just need a second PC. I live in two places at once and don't want to carry a PC arround with me. I also don't want a laptop.)
I thought that the advantage of the K version is that the clock multipler has no cap so you can run the CPU faster then originally intended. Other then that there should be no difference right?
Well, it seems like the 7700k version is faster then the 7700 version out of the box without any overclocking taking place. Did I observe this correctly? The price difference between this models is about 40€ which is quite a lot imo. Does it make sense to buy a K if you don't really plan on overclocking?
Secondly I have watched some videos that show that some 270 MBs give way to much voltage to the CPU so it becomes really hot and consumes a lot of power. I don't have a clue what to look for when buying a mainboard since they seem to all be the same. Could you guys help me and suggest some good 270 MBs? I dont care about the design at all. I only care about bare functionality.
Regarding the application that this PC will be used in. The most CPU demanding will probably be gaming. I am also toying arround with the idea of getting me some VR gear.
Edit: Oh I also have a 144Hz 1440p monitor so the gaming demands are quiet high. I am undecided if I will buy a 1070 or a 1080. Maybe I will just buy a really bad graphics card as bridge solution and wait for the AMD cards because my monitor has free sync but no g sync.
Thanks in advance.
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