Trying to use some old hardware to make gaming/productivity rig in the spare bedroom, will be connected to a 40" 4K tv other hardware is a Asus Gene V, 16gb ram, 128GB M4 SSD and a GTX980ti powered by a AX760i, not sure if ill be overclocking and want to run air cooling.
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i5-2500k or i5-3570(non-k)
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The 2500k, and overclock it. Even a small OC and it will be better than the 3570.
Definitely this
IIRC Ivy was about 7% faster clock for clock than Sandy, and a lot of 2500k's are good for 30% over stock speeds ^^
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In that case I would be testing them both, but would probably end up delidding the 3570k and using that.
If you want less faff, just drop the 3570k in and give it a small overclock and be done.
Unless it happens to be a real poor example, running hot with even a small OC...but then we are back to delidding.
But if you want to play, then play. I would play
