Need to decide: 3570k vs 2500k for a gaming, non productivity build.

[Don Karnage]

good luck hitting 5.0 ghz with the ivy.

In the end you will hit 4.3-4.5 with the Ivy,

He will? :biggrin: Loving the Sandy Bridge owners opinions in this thread. If mine and others on the board can do 4.5Ghz on stock volts. What makes you think others won't push them to 5Ghz?

 

[cantholdanymore]

680 SLI for 5760x1080


680 x4 SLI


Neither of the graphs are mine, but I know where I found them. If you want me to direct you where I found them I can.

The first graph was not well presented but it still shows PCI 3 being incredibly good for multi GPU multi monitor setups.

Thanks

 

[Cythreill]

With 4 way 680 SLI !


How realistic is this for the majority of users ?


What does PCI 3 vs PCI 2 have to do with 2500K vs 3570K ?

Did you ignore the second graph?

I will ignore the first question, you're obviously not looking for a serious answer.

Because the 2500k does not allow PCI 3.

 

[Magic Carpet]

The choice is now narrowed down to an i5 3570k or i5 2500k.

Now, as a gamer, all I really care about is which will provide better performance and last the longest without creating a bottleneck, when both are heavily overclocked.

Get 2600K.

 

[Cythreill]

Get 2600K.

Why? Isn't HyperThreading useless for almost all games? And doesn't HT add to the temperatures, restricting a maximum overclock?

 

[BallaTheFeared]

i7 is all but worthless, but HT doesn't really inhibit much, maybe a 100Mhz or so on a mid ranged air cooler.

With 4 way 680 SLI !


How realistic is this for the majority of users ?


What does PCI 3 vs PCI 2 have to do with 2500K vs 3570K ?

Each generation of gpu's should nearly double the last, the 680 is an incredibly weak high end NVidia card. No question it will be eclipsed quite easily on a refresh by BigK.

Point is Ivy offers a key feature to longevitiy that SB doesn't. Is it important to you, to me, dunno, don't care... It's a matter of preference for the user. However to dismiss it is illogical.

 

[rgallant]

i7 is all but worthless, but HT doesn't really inhibit much, maybe a 100Mhz or so on a mid ranged air cooler.





Each generation of gpu's should nearly double the last, the 680 is an incredibly weak high end NVidia card. No question it will be eclipsed quite easily on a refresh by BigK.

Point is Ivy offers a key feature to longevitiy that SB doesn't. Is it important to you, to me, dunno, don't care... It's a matter of preference for the user. However to dismiss it is illogical.

+1

 

[Magic Carpet]

Why? Isn't HyperThreading useless for almost all games? And doesn't HT add to the temperatures, restricting a maximum overclock?

Simply put, it is the answer to your original question. Big games are to benefit the additional threads in the long run. Slightly higher temps and lower overclock, shouldn't put you off it. You can disable HT for now, if you want. Get a used 2600k, and be done with it. Great value, imo.

which will provide better performance and last the longest without creating a bottleneck, when both are heavily overclocked.

 

[SuPrEIVIE]

I agree the performance isnt much of a boost, to migrate from Sandy bridge unless ofcourse you are need pci 3.0 for a powerful graphics rig or need a more powerful igpu for quicksync and such. It is good news for me as I rarely am eager to gut my rig and reassemble hehe.

 

[AtenRa]

No point getting the SB ove IB when people build a new system. Get the 3570K