Any advantage of going with haswell? i3 upgrade

[Frijz]

Got an i3 Ivybridge in my rig, looking to go to an i5 but assumed ivybridge would be best as I have a z77 mobo. Should I be inclined to go to Haswell or just a straight upgrade to an i5

 

[almighty15]

Get a 3770k.... Couple going on an auction site.... Would be a better upgrade

 

[Frijz]

That was my initial plan, simple upgrade and already have a buyer for the i3

 

[pastymuncher]

That would be the best plan. Haswell doesn't give you much over Ivybridge. Hell, i wasn't particularly impressed coming from my old i5 760.

 

[setter]

That would be the best plan. Haswell doesn't give you much over Ivybridge. Hell, i wasn't particularly impressed coming from my old i5 760.

Agreed, owned a 3770k prior to the spec in sig. Not an awful lot between the two. The ib was a lot cooler running too.

 

[Jamin280672]

That would be the best plan. Haswell doesn't give you much over Ivybridge. Hell, i wasn't particularly impressed coming from my old i5 760.

Im not impressed with Haswell either and that was coming from a 1st Gen Core i7 920 doing 4.3ghz, my haswell does 4.6ghz but for general everyday use, there's no noticeable performance difference.

My honest opinion was the haswell upgrade was a waste of money.

 

[los]

I'd stick with Ivy as you already have the motherboard

 

[BriT]

Yeah wish id waited for Skylake now. oh well.

 

[aiden_r]

I would agree with the others, not much of an advantage over Ivy.