i5 4690 or 4690k

[ProAdam99]

so my friend freak me out cuz i got my 4690 non k

this is my first build and i pick th non K cpu cuz i dont want to oc'it

is i5 4690 non k that run from 3.5 to 3.9 enough for gaming

or should pay another 200$ for a K one does the non K 4690 will stay at least 2 years

with me in gaming is it high end cpu same as K one or what?

my rig:

i5 4690
asus h97 plus
evga acx sc gtx 770 2gb
corsair 8gb ram run at 1600
Seasonic s2ii 520w

is it high end pc that will be enough for gaming

 

[Computersloeber]

Yeah sure you oc dosn't matter that much for games.
Only on old CPU's oc is necessary because they can bottleneck the system, but you will be fine.

 

[ProAdam99]

thank you man

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The difference between the 4690 and 4690k is usually about $15 here in US.

Given the teeny cost difference (1% in a $1500 build) I always recommend the k cause tho you may not wanna OC now, you might change your mind in a year or 2.

Now the question gets a bit harder tho than in the past .....used to be all ya gave up in exchange for saving $100 dropping from 4770 to 4670 was HT; now ya save the same $100 but dropping from the 4790 to the 4690 also costs ha drop from 4.0 Ghz to 3.5 Ghz.

 

[ProAdam99]

how many years you give my rig to live strong or how many years until i need to upgrade

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I wanna upgrade usually after 6 months ..... but I usually keep a machine 3.5 - 4 .0 years.....with no overclocking you will be content 3 years, I'd estimate

 

[ProAdam99]

thanks you

that mean if i just upgrade my ram and gpu to gtx 800 series it will not bottleneck

cuz this my first build so i only put 900$ on the table but next build it will be 1200$

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Bottlenecking is something never associated with Intel's top consumer CPU. I have never seen / heard of "bottlenecking" on 9xx's, 2500's, 3x70k's, 4x70's