Is an i7 7700k necessary?

[evileyes13]

I purchased the I7 7700k. Is this necessary or was there a cheaper better option?

 

[Scottray]

It totally depends on what you want to do with your PC.

 

[Rexper]

Necessary for what?

 

[Xanthic]

It depends. If you are hardcore gaming, not a bad choice.
Editing and GFX? not a bad choice.
Web browsing? Bad choice.
Probably still worth, you are future proofed.

 

[mdd1963]

None netter at the moment in any price range *for gaming*.... (I discount the stupid 7740X which is an OC'd 7700K stuck on a $400 socket 2066 motherboard)