cpu question for a gaming pc

[eathdemon]

I am building a gaming pc in the next 2 to 3 months. which should I buy a i5 6600k or a i7 6700(non k) the i7 6700k is a bit out of my price range. which is better a oc i5 or a non oc i7?

 

[assassin445522]

I7 non OC
Depends on what you are doing though on your PC

 

[RCFProd]

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 for the win because It's an i7-6700 without iGPU yet can be overclocked with the following ASRock Performance board.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $398.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 18:30 EDT-0400

You can also overclock the i5-6400 with the following board, and save 105 dollars!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150 GAMING K4/HYPER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $293.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 18:31 EDT-0400

 

[eathdemon]

I7 non OC
Depends on what you are doing though on your PC

primary for gaming

 

[assassin445522]

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 for the win because It's an i7-6700 without iGPU yet can be overclocked with the following ASRock Performance board.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $398.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 18:30 EDT-0400

You can also overclock the i5-6400 with the following board, and save 105 dollars!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150 GAMING K4/HYPER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $293.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 18:31 EDT-0400

+1

Adding onto that the Xeon will be better for multi tasking

 

[littleleo]

I am building a gaming pc in the next 2 to 3 months. which should I buy a i5 6600k or a i7 6700(non k) the i7 6700k is a bit out of my price range. which is better a oc i5 or a non oc i7?

I'd get the i5 model the amount it cost between the i5 and the i7 isn't really worth the little increase in performance. Then put the money towards a better GPU or a SSD.

 

[eathdemon]

I guess the better question would be is a oced i5 6600k or a i7 6700 (non k) going to give me better gaming performance.

 

[RCFProd]

Most games still don't support more than 4 cores so i5-6600k OC'd is going to give you better performance.

 

[littleleo]

I guess the better question would be is a oced i5 6600k or a i7 6700 (non k) going to give me better gaming performance.

Go with the i5 OC'd, just be sure you have a good after market cooler.