Forum Overview :: American McGee's Honda Civic :: You're not wrong, but the $100 extra does get you a bit more system flex.

[quote name="if you are doing anything other shi"]If I was budget constrained I wouldn't hesitate to get the i5 for a gaming box. But since most of us utilize our game boxes for daily computing I'd not get cheap on CPU unless I planned on upgrading more frequently than every 2-3 years. <a href="https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-8700K-vs-Intel-i5-8600K/3098vs3100" target="new">https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-8700K-vs-Intel-i5-8600K/3098vs3100</a> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/C2A336v.png"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/5lrpWiZ.png">[/quote]