Which i7 to go for stock frequency (gaming)?

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  1. Floydsound

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    Which i7 to go for at stock frequency (gaming)?

    Hi, everyone!

    The question is very simple, though I couldn't find a solid answer anywhere: if I'm not overclocking at all, which i7 should I get for gaming? 6700, 6700K, 7700 or 7700K? (The more I can save, the better...)

    The rest of my build will be this:
    - GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 SC
    - Motherboard: ASUS H170M-PLUS (mATX)
    - Case: Corsair Carbide Air 240 (mATX) - because of space issues in my room
    - PSU: Corsair RM650X 80 Plus Gold
    - Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB (2x8) 2400MHz
    - Storage: 1x500GB Samsung 850 EVO

    If you guys have any suggestions about the build in general, feel free to write them!

    Thank you in advance! :D
     
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    No one? :(
     
  3. nz3777

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    Go for the 7700k if you got the money dude, I know I would. lol

    Kaby lake (7700 k) will give you the best stock frequency over the rest of the cpu's you picked.If you overclock probbly hit 5ghz. **** thats what id get:wanker:
     
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    This.
     

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    Thank you, guys!

    By the way... as I live in Brazil, my room temperature is naturally high. And I know this CPU is VERY hot even at stock frequency.

    I plan on putting a Corsair H100i V2 in this build. Would it be enough? Which max temperature should it safely reach (at stock)?
     
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  6. Mufflore

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    Its not very hot.
    The cooler you suggest will be fine.
     
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    7700k all the way hahahaha
     
  8. Valken

    Valken Ancient Guru

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    Go here and buy the highest clock cpu you can afford. They ALREADY binned the cpu for you:

    https://siliconlottery.com/

    And yes, Watercooling would help even in tropical weather.
     
  9. Loophole35

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    Can't OC on the H170 chipset. 7700 non K could save you $25 and give you basically the same perfromance. Pretty sure you can set the Turbo frequency to all cores at 4.2Ghz with that motherboard.

    Would go with H270 BTW.
     
  10. Floydsound

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    I know I'd have to buy a Z170 or Z270 mobo, which would cost me even more.

    But putting this aside for a moment, you mentioned exactly what I've been trying to find without success: are the 7700 and 7700K's performances really that close when compared in stock? Do these 600MHz make a difference while gaming? I haven't seen reliable tests out there.
     

  11. Agent-A01

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    It will be like 7% slower than the K variant.

    Up to you if it's worth it.

    If you buy an ASUS board(or some others that support this) there is a bios option that allows all cores to run at max turbo speeds.
     

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