Was going 3570K... but £30 upgrade to 2600K worth it?

[jmp_78]

All ready to put final touches to my new rig, and about to go for the i5-3570K. I want a modest OC, say 4.2GHz, so not too concerned by heat issues.

Now, just realised that for £30 more, I could have a new i7-2600K instead.

I use my PC mainly for general productivity, gaming, and photo editing. A touch of video work here and there too, but nothing major.

So - £30. Worth it? Needs to last 2-3 years. Never had an i7 before, and I like the sound of it

 

[jeff6475]

if you dont need the hyperthreading stick with the 3570k

 

[jmp_78]

if you dont need the hyperthreading stick with the 3570k

Well I guess this is it... I don't know if I do need HT, hence post.

I appreciate it helps with video encoding etc, but what about for Photoshop work? Also realise it makes no difference to gaming.

 

[jeff6475]

tbh you wont notice much difference in video encoding or photoshop unless you doing it 24/7 heavy work save the £30 get the i5 and spend it on a cooler

 

[jmp_78]

Meh, you're probably right Just need to FIND a cooler that will fit in my FD Define Mini now!