Is it worth it?

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I have already had help specifying a build for a pc I want to build, My question is, is the intel i7 3770k processor worth it? The system itself is not just for gaming, I also want a powerful pc that I can overclock with a friends help (he has experience building pc's). Anyway i have a budget of £950 my build is slightly over but that's okay just wanting to know if I would be better off getting a i5 3570k instead
 
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Here is a better basket layout. haha just realised how to do it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 650Ti BOOST SC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.59
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £956.42 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
If it's not just for gaming as you say then the i7 is worth it yes, depending on what kind of programs you would be using if they take advantage of the extra threads.

Either way Haswell is out June 3 so it would be best to wait for its release before ordering.

Do you 100% want Mini ITX?

If the PC is to be used for gaming, the 650 isn't TERRIBLE for gaming but you could probably get somethign better.
 
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As above, it's worth waiting it out with that kind of budget. No doubt there will be something worthwhile. I'd recommend putting some more budget into the GPU too, 650ti is pretty weak sawce.
 
okay, I would prefer the pc to be mini ITX as i have limited room to put it in. plus i really like the look of the bitfenix prodigy case but I will look around see if there is any bigger cases i like. Yeah I suppose i would be better to wait for haswell and what GFX card would you guys suggest? could squeeze it up to about £180 for one
 
Build so far. Not sure if the PSU will be enough

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £97.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.59
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £961.37 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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