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Gaming Cpu - i5 3570k ?

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I'm speccing a new pc.

Would the i5 3570k be my best option, price/performance wise?
A little reading suggests the i7 is no faster for for to gaming, infant hyperthreading can slow it down.
But will be Better for rendering.

Or should I be looking at any others?
Would probably oc is off the bat, so need a cooler too.

Thanks
 
im sure it will do fine.

not many games are cpu bound in terms of multithreading. its usually high clockspeed thats needed if anything.
 
Go with the 3570k mate, its a rapid chip that clocks well.

I bought one recently as I thought it was best price per buck and I even do a fair bit of rendering but coming from a q6600 its still a massive leap forwards
 
One of the most commonly played game that is extremely CPU taxing at the moment is Guild Wars 2...and the game would only usage UP TO 3 threads. The rest of the CPU demanding games out there also use 4 or less cores, so having HT on top of 4 physical cores wouldn't really benefit gaming at all.
 
I have 3570k and its brilliant chip. Its a real shame that dual cores have been mainstream for 6 years (C2D) and still games are not regularly using 2 cores, let along 4/8. Madness how much pressure this puts on the gfx card (i might be wrong that you can take load of the gfx card with the cpu so dont string me up for being ignorant).
 
i have this cpu and its great. I think GPU is more important these days anyways. Having said that ive got 6950 2 gig and my setup runs everything real good.
 
Just a note to say not to spend too much on a better cooler. I'm using a 45 quid antec 620 and getting the same temps as someone on a 25 quid cooler. Even someone with full custom water cooling we all post similar temps when overclocked around the 1.3vcore mark suggesting a bad idea to spend too much money on good cooling for these chips when 'lesser' and cheaper coolers do the same job.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22724783&postcount=1732
 
james_2k said:
im sure it will do fine.

not many games are cpu bound in terms of multithreading. its usually high clockspeed thats needed if anything.
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not always, an amd athlon x4 640 like mine at 3.4ghz which it is, is no where near as powerful as an i5-3570k at stock speeds...

clockspeed isn't everything! even an FX 8 core overclocked to 4ghz is beaten by the i5 at stock speeds! and that has 4 more cores! than the i5
 
Even the i5 2500k is plenty for gaming... Although it's better to go with the 3570k if you're building a new rig from scratch. An i5 2500k/3570k is still better than anything AMD has to offer when it comes to gaming ;)
 
Apologies if I cant post links here but take a look at this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html
I was debating whether to go with an I7, but for gaming the cpu use just isnt that intensive, theres also massive room for overclocking.
I can safely reach 4.6ghz-4.7ghz per core with reasonable temps with a cheap aftermarker cooler (about £30 I think? Discontinued so cant find exact model)
For your bang for buck this is the best option, I looked into most of the higher cpus and concluded its not neccesary and too expensive.
I have a radeon 7870 ghz edition, intel 520 ssd and 8gb ram, ive yet to find a game that even challenges this cpu at stock speeds, ive given up overclocking because of this to prolong life. Ive tried crysis 2, sims 3, sleeping dogs, wow, batman arkham city and swtor all on ultra.
All in all i would highly reccomend this, the only reason I can think of getting a better model is futre proofing your rig (this has years left it it though) folding and using non gaming cpu intensive options like video editing etc.
 
CinderzFTW said:
not always, an amd athlon x4 640 like mine at 3.4ghz which it is, is no where near as powerful as an i5-3570k at stock speeds...

clockspeed isn't everything! even an FX 8 core overclocked to 4ghz is beaten by the i5 at stock speeds! and that has 4 more cores! than the i5
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well that was taken as read of course. because everyone knows amd cpus are terrible. i meant intel
 
Have a dilemma.

I'm going to be giving my 2500k chip to my son's system so I need a replacement CPU. I could get another 2500k as mine has served me well but I can't help but feel that if i'm going to be replacing it I might as well take a step forward. I have a Z77 board and I have 3 options in CPU choice..

1. 3750k - similar to 2500k, better memory controller
2. 2700k benefit of HT
3. 3770k benefit of HT too + better memory controller

I mostly game so HT isn't really needed but will it provide a benefit later on? I don't plan on upgrading again for a while so would like to 'future proof' myself. The 3750k is a lot cheaper and I presume benefits from the same uprated memory controller as the 3770k does.

It will be overclocked, i've got water and would like to play with memory settings/speeds too so the Ivy Bridge stuff makes more sense.
 
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