intel i7-4770k vs intel xeon E3 1230 v3

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ImReadyD151

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Here's my current mock up for a pc I am thinking about building
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3s1mE

I haven't really decided if I want to overclock or not because it is my first build and I don't understand or know how to do it completely.

An additional note I added liquid cooling not for overclocking, but because the case isn't that big and I wanted efficient cooling.

The purpose of the build is to act as a very good gaming/editing PC for the money.

The reason I wanted to look into the xeon is because I heard that they were very good at managing multiple tasks and I also heard they can almost match up against an i7.

On the other hand I have heard many great things about the i7, but the price of it 300$ compared to the xeons 240$ is throwing me off.

Which one would be better for this gaming/editing build? And is it worth it to overclock the k or should I consider the i7-4770?
 
Solution
I traded 8GB of RAM for a 240GB ssd and a 2TB hard drive + almost $50 saved

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3s2bT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3s2bT/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3s2bT/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D...
Cheapest reputable miniITX -

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tO0V
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tO0V/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tO0V/benchmarks/

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $107.99

Cheapest reputable ATX-

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12kHJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12kHJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12kHJ/benchmarks/

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $164.99
 

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