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!
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:
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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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.
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.
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.