Upgrade to ivybridge worth it from a 2500k?

[rob77]

Hi

At the moment I have the i5 2500k overclocked @ 4.5Ghz along with a Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3. The motherboard supports PCIe 3.0 and if I am correct I would need one of the new ivybridge processors to take advantage of that. My graphic card also supports the newer PCIe too so I just wondered would I notice much of an improvement upgrading to one of the i7 CPU's?

Also does this mean that my 7970 graphic card is only running at PCIe 2.0 at the moment?

Cheers

 

[Krono5]

Upgrading from a 2500 to an IB would be insane. PCIe 3.0 makes no difference whatsoever in anything other than multiple gpu setups and even then it's not a lot.

 

[OLDPHART]

Lets put it this way l'm more than happy with my [email protected] still life in the CPU yet and you have a i5 [email protected].

 

[Darujhistan]

ONLY IF YOU'RE A MORON!!!!

 

[Doomedspeed]

ONLY IF YOU'RE A MORON!!!!

Wow! Constructive.

Is it worth someone saying something like that?

ONLY IF YOU'RE A MORON!!!!

Well said.

It wouldn't make a lot of difference, the reviews say it's 5%-7% faster than ssandybridge but doesn't overclock as well. I think say with what you have, will keep you going for a long while.

 

[ssmacc]

Think the short answer is no, good upgrade from a skt755 but not from a SB.

 

[Darujhistan]

Wow! Constructive.

Is it worth someone saying something like that?



Well said.

It wouldn't make a lot of difference, the reviews say it's 5%-7% faster than ssandybridge but doesn't overclock as well. I think say with what you have, will keep you going for a long while.

Why beat around the bush?




I'm struggling to see the point of Ivy.

 

[rob77]

Thanks everyone for the help and to Durujhistan for the moron comment

I didn't realise the PCIe 3.0 hardly makes any difference and that the ivybridge CPU's were not as good at overclocking. I'll stick with what I have then and wait till the next generation of CPU's are out. The 2500k is a fantastic overclocker.

 

[eyetrip]

Hell, if you want something new and shiny, go for it.

Why does it have to make sense?

If you have the money and won't regret spending it, then spend away.

Just don't expect any major differences

 

[Michaeljcox24]

Apparently, the ONLY thing you will gain in, is slightly improved memory compatibility with the extreme high end stuff. Other than that, really, you would have to be insane.

 

[Krono5]

Hell, if you want something new and shiny, go for it.

Why does it have to make sense?

If you have the money and won't regret spending it, then spend away.

Just don't expect any major differences

I have a nice shiny tinfoil hat here, it can be yours for the low, low price of £5000

 

[eyetrip]

I have a nice shiny tinfoil hat here, it can be yours for the low, low price of £5000

ooooooooooohhhhh........ SHINY!

 

[Darr2cool78]

I'm struggling to see the point of Ivy.

Just seems like CPUs are ahead of their time compared to say GPUs, most midrange being able to cope as well as the top in most games/applications. If Ivy now means Haswell in a year then why not and Intel are gona make a few bucks in the mean time...stepping stones. Same as iphones, I had a 4 and wouldn't have considered a 4s but maybe someone who is on 3 or is buying one for the first time would love it!

 

[Darujhistan]

Just seems like CPUs are ahead of their time compared to say GPUs, most midrange being able to cope as well as the top in most games/applications. If Ivy now means Haswell in a year then why not and Intel are gona make a few bucks in the mean time...stepping stones. Same as iphones, I had a 4 and wouldn't have considered a 4s but maybe someone who is on 3 or is buying one for the first time would love it!

That's exactly what it is, Ivy-4s.