Which Intel CPU for my needs no overclocking

[2is]

No, it doesn't have better image quality. Come back when you can provide me with a $20 video card that can outperform HD4000 like you claimed

Thanks.

 

[borisvodofsky]

no

Sandy Bridge is about 13% faster than Nehalem on average. In AES or AVX capable applications, this should increase significantly.

Ivy Bridge is usually about 6% faster than Sandy Bridge.

Ivy Bridge is a die shrink. The fact any performance gain came out of it is exceptional.

bah.. 13%.. hell no... :sneaky: maybe if you cherry picked around.. there's been 5% average at best.

 

[borisvodofsky]

No, it doesn't have better image quality. Come back when you can provide me with a $20 video card that can outperform HD4000 like you claimed

Thanks.

clearly you can't read graphs. :thumbsdown:

 

[palladium]

I say get the 3570k. Since you don't do graphics stuff the HD4000 would be more than adequate. I wouldn't bother with a cheap discrete since it only adds cost and power with little or no benefit . You mentioned that a discrete is on the cards in the future if your friend needs it, I think that is a wise decision.

The 2500k is a good choice too, but you need to OC (i.e. more power consumption) to reach the 3570k performance. Consider if that extra $20 is worth the extra performance at the same (or lower) power envelope. I think it is.

 

[borisvodofsky]

I say get the 3570k. Since you don't do graphics stuff the HD4000 would be more than adequate. I wouldn't bother with a cheap discrete since it only adds cost and power with little or no benefit . You mentioned that a discrete is on the cards in the future if your friend needs it, I think that is a wise decision.

The 2500k is a good choice too, but you need to OC (i.e. more power consumption) to reach the 3570k performance. Consider if that extra $20 is worth the extra performance at the same (or lower) power envelope. I think it is.

WTF?? why would he buy a K cpu to begin with if he 'wasn't going to OC.

 

[2is]

clearly you can't read graphs. :thumbsdown:

What's that got to do with what you said?

Like I said, come back with a $20 card that can outperform HD4000? not expired deals on cards that are slower in just about everything except a 10 year old OpenGL game.

Keep digging.

 

[palladium]

WTF?? why would he buy a K cpu to begin with if he 'wasn't going to OC.

It applies even if he overclocks. He needs to OC the 2500k more to be on par with the 3570k at a given frequency. That means more heat and power consumption (and faster degradation).