Solved i7 3770k vs i7 3770 for gaming

[RaviR]

Hey guys,

I'm planning on building a new system. With regards to the i7 3770k vs the i7 3770 which would run better at stock settings? I've never overclocked a cpu before and I'm not sure if I'm planning on to in the future. I know the k version would perform better OC'ed but at stock settings how would they fair?

My system would be for mostly gaming if that helps make the choice easier. Any information/suggestion would be much appreciated!

Oh btw I'm looking at this board to pair it with. If there is a better board around that same price range (< 200us) please let me know!

Thank you.

 

[3D Jed]

Hardly any difference in the chips, except as you point out - the 3770K is unlocked and can be overclocked. If you are an o/c noob you may be best leaving well alone. Personally I buy o/c motherboard bundles that have been set up by an expert (saves expensive mistakes).

Also bear in mind that if in the future you decide to o/c, you will need a better cpu cooler. These are often too tall for a standard size case.

 

[RaviR]

Thank you for the response. The 3770 would fair well for gaming purposes?

 

[paulpicks21]

The board looks fine for your budget.

The 3770K is very easy to overclock, I know you say your not sure if you would ever overclock, but maybe in the future it would be nice to have the option there? Get a bit more performance out of your CPU in a couple of years so to speak.

You just need to be sure you don't want to overclock really, the standard 3770 will be just fine and perform exactly the same as the K version at stock settings in games and it will save you a little money.

Paul

 

[RaviR]

The board looks fine for your budget.

The 3770K is very easy to overclock, I know you say your not sure if you would ever overclock, but maybe in the future it would be nice to have the option there? Get a bit more performance out of your CPU in a couple of years so to speak.

You just need to be sure you don't want to overclock really, the standard 3770 will be just fine and perform exactly the same as the K version at stock settings in games and it will save you a little money.

Paul

You pretty much answered everything I wanted to know in that post lol thank you!! With regards to the board any other options would be better or just stick with that one?

 

[paulpicks21]

The board looks fine for your budget.

The 3770K is very easy to overclock, I know you say your not sure if you would ever overclock, but maybe in the future it would be nice to have the option there? Get a bit more performance out of your CPU in a couple of years so to speak.

You just need to be sure you don't want to overclock really, the standard 3770 will be just fine and perform exactly the same as the K version at stock settings in games and it will save you a little money.

Paul

You pretty much answered everything I wanted to know in that post lol thank you!! With regards to the board any other options would be better or just stick with that one?

That board should be just fine for either CPU, if you do go for the K version I get the feeling you won't be going for any "extreme" overclocking so that board will do the job.

 

[RaviR]

Sorry to ask, but can you elaborate on the 'extreme' overclocking?

 

[paulpicks21]

Sorry to ask, but can you elaborate on the 'extreme' overclocking?

Don't worry, feel free to ask whatever you like.

OK, I class Extreme overclocking as going for massive overclocks like 5ghz +

I have my 3770K running at 4.5ghz which I class as a mid range overclock.


Paul

 

[RaviR]

Sorry to ask, but can you elaborate on the 'extreme' overclocking?

Don't worry, feel free to ask whatever you like.

OK, I class Extreme overclocking as going for massive overclocks like 5ghz +

I have my 3770K running at 4.5ghz which I class as a mid range overclock.


Paul

Wow 5ghz + would require very good after market cooling right? I highly doubt I'll go that far. At 4.5ghz what cooling do you use?

 

[paulpicks21]

I use this - Antec.com - Product: Kühler H2O 920

It seems to do it's job pretty well.

 

[paulpicks21]

Here is a picture of it installed, I have since changed the motherboard to a Z77 and installed the 3770K.

 

[RaviR]

Nice! So I guess I will get the -3770k and the same mobo. Will decide on a gfx card and case later on. Thank you all for the help, much appreciated!

 

[RaviR]

Here is a picture of it installed, I have since changed the motherboard to a Z77 and installed the 3770K.

Oh wow i was looking at that same mobo and gfx card! How does it handle gaming??

 

[paulpicks21]

You welcome, good luck with the build.

Paul.

 

[paulpicks21]

Here is a picture of it installed, I have since changed the motherboard to a Z77 and installed the 3770K.

Oh wow i was looking at that same mobo and gfx card! How does it handle gaming??

The 660ti runs games real sweet, I have yet to see it struggle in my games, I mainly play BF3 and Dirt 3 on it.

The motherboard I have now is a Asrock Z77 Extreme 4, not the one I had in the picture I posted, that's my old P67 Evo.

The Asrock seems very good so far, boot times are awesome and it's been very easy to overclock with it.

 

[RaviR]

Here is a picture of it installed, I have since changed the motherboard to a Z77 and installed the 3770K.

Oh wow i was looking at that same mobo and gfx card! How does it handle gaming??

The 660ti runs games real sweet, I have yet to see it struggle in my games, I mainly play BF3 and Dirt 3 on it.

The motherboard I have now is a Asrock Z77 Extreme 4, not the one I had in the picture I posted, that's my old P67 Evo.

The Asrock seems very good so far, boot times are awesome and it's been very easy to overclock with it.

Niceee! I posted in another thread with 3 options the 660superclocked, 660ti and the Radeon HD 7870 for some help on choosing one. I'm generally leaning towards the 660ti but my friends have been telling me the Radeon cards are the better bang for the buck lol :huh:

 

[paulpicks21]

The AMD cards are real good value, I don't know how prices are where you live, but in the UK right now the 7950 is around the same price as the 660ti, they are both very close in terms of performance, it varies from test to test. The 7870 is around £50 cheaper right now in the UK than the 660ti and is a real good card for the money.

My card was a bit more expensive than the rest because I went for the 3GB version, it does its job but I am sure the AMD cards will do the job too. I have no preference, I have chopped and changed from AMD/ATI to Nvidia a few times.

 

[RaviR]

I'm ordering all my parts from amazon. Honestly I'll be buying the card next month, getting the cpu and mobo for now. Just finished school and working at my first job so not all that wealthy as yet lol. Maybe the prices might change a bit around Christmas time. But as for now I want the 660ti not a big fan of the AMD cards.

Do you run your games at the highest settings?

 

[paulpicks21]

I run all the games on maximum settings except BF3 where I lower 1 setting as it hammers the GPU and I don't really notice the difference with it on.

It's a pretty impressive card, I just wish I had more time to use it, I have not played a game for over a week, I need to get my games reinstalled and crack on with it!

In case you don't know I only got the 3770K and new motherboard on Friday so I have only just finished setting it all up as I want it. I had a 2600k before.

 

[RaviR]

Oh nice! Hopefully mine will come together as smoothly as yours did.

Again Thank you for the help. It was much appreciated. I will post back if I'm have any other problems.

Happy gaming