Going from i5 2310 to i5 3570k?

[bolitebriga]

Well, would it be worth it to upgrade to a 3570k from a 2310? I plan on overclocking it to around 4GHz.

Would it be worth it? My MBO is Asus P67 pro3 so could I OC on it? I have a custom cooler so I wouldn't be using the stock one.

 

[cytg111]

sandy->ivey slight ipc increase, ~33% higher clock -> adjusting for status quo on the rest of the system ~ 20% overall performance increase.

What is 20% worth to you? (For some it is a nobrainer for others it is not. YMMV)

 

[Ken g6]

What are you using the system for? For some applications, an i7-3770k might be even better. For others, you might not get an improvement from any upgrade.

 

[EliteRetard]

You should be able to hit 3.6GHz turbo with your chip. Sandy was allowed to go 400MHz over stock even on non-K chips.

 

[infoiltrator]

Matter of budget. What is the 2310 not doing?
A used chip might be a good buy?

 

[SlickR12345]

Depends, the difference is from 15% up to 30% increased performance across the board.

Taking money out of the equation and just looking at performance increase, its worth it.

 

[Headfoot]

You can overclock your current processor +4 multipliers even though it is locked. So you can get it from a 2.9/3.2 chip to a 3.3/3.6 chip. A 3770k will hit 4.2 reliably and a good quantity can go 4.3-4.5 with a small minority getting 4.5-4.8. So realisitically, you will gain a 5%-ish gain in IPC plus 800 mhz with an average chip pushed hard.

I'd say its not worth it

 

[SPBHM]

turbo OC should give you 3.6GHz for 1t load and 3.4GHz for full load

something close to a stock 2500 with turbo enabled...

it would make more sense to upgrade to an i7 or something,

 

[netxzero64]

if you are using multi-threaded apps or games then a quad core upgrade would be very be beneficial.

 

[tweakboy]

Get 2500k and OC her