Would an i5 3570 just do the job?

[louagn18o3]

Hello:
I am building a new pc, mainly for gaming. I got a asus p8z77-v MOBO so far, and was planing to get an i5 3570k. But i found a dealer selling an i5 3570 for £100. I am not going to OC any thing, so would it be ok just get the non K version?

Budget is not exactly the problem, but I just don't want to spend too much on some thing I don't really need, like a £1000 GPU etc...

Please give me some advises. Thank you.

pc build list
PSU Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit or CX 500
CPU Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU or i5-3570?
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V Bought already
GPU HD7870 GHZ or GTX 660 OC may be 7950 if got a good offer or more money
RAM 8G >1600hz
CASE NZXT Phantom 410

 

[jvroig]

would it be ok just get the non K version?

Yes.

If you do not plan on overclocking and found a good deal on a (non-k) 3570, then go for the 3570. The unlocked part (3570k) is really only helpful if you plan on overclocking it either today or in the future.

 

[louagn18o3]

Yes.

If you do not plan on overclocking and found a good deal on a (non-k) 3570, then go for the 3570. The unlocked part (3570k) is really only helpful if you plan on overclocking it either today or in the future.

Thank you.

 

[tracerbullet]

He's right of course, you don't need the k version if you won't overclock it.

That said, are you really sure you won't overclock it? I said the same thing to myself in the past. Then I found out how easy it is to get 4.0 (actually a lot more than that) out of it and figured "why not". 5 minutes later it was done.

So I ask - If you could have a 4.0 GHz CPU for the price of a 3570k, would you buy it? You have some nice parts listed there, I'm guessing you do or plan to game. Why not get a 4.0, 4.2, maybe 4.5 Gig chip for just a little more money?

 

[Torn Mind]

4 bins above turbo is doable on these locked i5s and i7s, I think.