Is it still worth buying the 3770k over the non K version, even if my mobo is locked?

[Mike Mclellan]

Is it still worth buying the 3770k over the non K version, even if my mobo is locked?

 

[Keith Newman]

Not unless you plan on upgrading your Mobo and cooler for overclocking.

 

[Daniel Moody]

Not if you can't OC

 

[Charlie Howard]

No lmao

 

[Justin Smith]

get the 3770S if your mobo is locked

 

[Greg Abney]

When I originally got my 6700k my mobo wasnt able to overclock. I got the k version ONLY because I knew I was going to upgrade the board so I could later. If you don't plan on getting a board at any point so you can oc, then just get non k.

 

[Michel-Éric Giroux]

I run a 3770k at stock speed with a GTX 1080. I see no reason to overclock. I'm yet to run into a game that doesn't run exactly like the benchmarks.

 

[Muhammad Sidik]

No

 

[Joel Varuska]

Depends on your gpu and resolution you're running at too.
Edit: There isn't a difference in boost clocks, so no.

 

[Ahsan Butt]

k and non k version are same if u dont overclock k

 

[Ian Hughes]

Actually on a lot of boards you can still adjust the multiplyer even if the board is not K chip ready, my H97 board allows it, so does H87 chipsets