3570K Best Bang For the Buck?

[mode101wpb]

I have been reading that the 3570K is a great buy and good all around CPU, I am not too up on the latest processors but have now started piecing together a possible build over the next few months. So what is the lifespan on 3570K which is around the $220 mark currently vs. going past the $300 mark for a 1155 i7 or into the LGA2011 3820?

Gaming standpoint, something that will be somewhat future proof for the next 2-3 years, which is the better choice?

 

[escrow4]

3570K is obsolete, its been replaced by the 4670K at close to the same price. If you want something to last buy a 4770 or 4770K, depending on if you want to overclock or not.

 

[Turbonium]

To clarify: not overclocking? Don't get a K model.

 

[escrow4]

To clarify: not overclocking? Don't get a K model.

Yes. Specifically the 4771, its now been clock bumped stock to match the 4770K - from 3.4GHz to 3.5GHz. I went for the 4770 simply because the 4771 here is $40 or more, not really worth it.

 

[frozentundra123456]

The 3570 is far from "obsolete". For gaming, at stock, you probably would see a 5 to 10 percent gain in most CPU limited titles. Possibly up to 15% best case. Haswell is close to the same price, but the problem is the motherboards tend to be more expensive, although they have better features. I would say just go with Has well in general, but I would not rule out ivy if a really good deal came up.

If you want the best future proofing, you can get hyperthreading, but personally I am not sure it is worth it.For sure games will be more multi-threaded, but the question is how effectively hyperthreading will be utilized.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Bang for buck means you have to take into account $$ spent. If you can get an ivy setup for > 10% less than a haswell you win. Why 10%? Because that is the VERY rough estimate on the difference in performance between the two.

4670k is $229.- on promo at the egg 3570k is $209.- $20.- spread is darn near spot on 10% difference. Looks like a tie so go for the newest and most shiny.

Mobo's play a factor here too. You'll have to do your own due dilligence there, too many unknown variables for me to do it for you.

 

[mode101wpb]

Would either be feasible in a Dell T1600 with the C206 chipset? I know I would lose some features, but I do not care about USB 3.0 and etc. I found a barebones T1600 for $135, just need to upgrade the PSU, no OC so the non-K model is fine.

 

[Yuriman]

I can't be certain it will support Ivy Bridge but in most desktop boards it was not a problem. Some of the older P67 boards weren't able to overclock Ivy Bridge but still posted and worked fine at stock clocks.

At the very least it's definitely compatible with Sandy Bridge.

 

[mode101wpb]

I found out that the T1650 is the better choice, it has a C216 chipset which should be fine for Ivy Bridge. Just a lot more expensive for a bare bones.

Looks like the Haswell might not be compatible, does anyone know?

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us...re-i5-proccessors-with-intel-b75-chipset.html

 

[crashtech]

Haswell and Ivy CPUs and chipsets are not compatible.