Does Overclocking Make a Difference With a Good Graphics Card?

[ScottMarino]

I have been busting my own balls for the past month trying to configure the perfect PC in a $1000-1100 range. I have been switching between AMD FX-8350 and something in the i5 series, but I think I am finally set on Intel for this build. I was wondering if I should spend the extra money for a K sub-series i5 because I was wondering if over clocking really makes a noticeable difference in games. This would also up the amount of money I would have to get on a power supply, as well as spending a butt-load of money on an adequate CPU cooler, not to mention the extra I would have to spend on a motherboard as well. But I'm making this as a future PC as well, so if it's really worth it I can try to spring the extra dough. I am running a GTX 970, which I think could possibly make up for not over clocking.

Also, if anyone can review the specs I have so far that would be really cool:

Graphics Card:Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
MoBo/CPU/CPU Cooler:TBD
RAM:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD: Western Digital WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
PSU:NZXT HALE82 V2 550W
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
SSD:Silicon Power S60 3K P/E Cycle Toggle MLC 2.5" 120GB

Thanks for helping me. Building a first computer is really stressful, so I'm glad there are nice people willing to help me!

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1028.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 01:11 EST-0500

 

[Thaisnang]

Overclocking won't make any difference in gaming currently.

 

[rockie_]

If the processor is good , the overclocking is not necessary . But if you want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of a robust GPU , you should overclock the CPU and/or the GPU .

 

[ScottMarino]

If the processor is good , the overclocking is not necessary . But if you want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of a robust GPU , you should overclock the CPU and/or the GPU .

Do you think I would need to get every last drop from an i5 or is it already satisfactory?

 

[rockie_]

i5 4590 at least . i5 4690K is now at the price of non K and it is very tempting purchase , regardless of any overclocking intentions