i5?

[Dave0w]

what i5 gives the best bang for buch when not overclocking and are any of the onoe k chips any good for a little light oc'ing

 

[Remote_zero]

From what I understand, the non k chip have there multipliers locked, so they can't be overclocked.

 

[Dave0w]

also ppl say ivy is better than sandi so why is ivy cheper?

 

[Dave0w]

From what I understand, the non k chip have there multipliers locked, so they can't be overclocked.

so no FSB clocking at all

 

[Gav_881]

Go for the 3570k on any z77 board and click the auto OC button, zero effort these days, though you can do better than the auto setup does if your interested in putting in the effort

EDIT: theres no k overclock being added to most z77 boards but not sure how good it is

 

[Remote_zero]

I think you can maybe squeeze 103 on the baseclock but nothing else it's not worth trying to be honest as 3 mhz will barely gain you 100Mhz in turbo mode and that's if you're lucky with your chip.

K chips are for overclocking.

 

[Dave0w]

Go for the 3570k on any z77 board and click the auto OC button, zero effort these days, though you can do better than the auto setup does if your interested in putting in the effort

EDIT: theres no k overclock being added to most z77 boards but not sure how good it is

so after reading my question witch none k chip is best bank for buck

 

[Remote_zero]

Well the 3570 is identical to the 3570k, just with the locked multiplier. So I guess that one. I'm open to be corrected to. I think you'd be mad not to overclock with how easy it it nowadays.

 

[Dave0w]

its going in a itx board and the extra heat from oc'ing means i cant do it. i was running a stock i3 2120 and it was running hot

 

[Marine-RX179]

its going in a itx board and the extra heat from oc'ing means i cant do it. i was running a stock i3 2120 and it was running hot

Temp is more depended on the airflow of your case though. Also, if you have a relatively small mini-itx case with restricted airflow, then all-in-one water coolers would work better than most heatsink.

 

[Martini1991]

so no FSB clocking at all

FSB hasn't existed for years.

As marine says, an AIO (While I hate them) will suit this, go for the cheapest i5 you can to be honest.

 

[Remote_zero]

What is the system going to be used for?

 

[Dave0w]

Temp is more depended on the airflow of your case though. Also, if you have a relatively small mini-itx case with restricted airflow, then all-in-one water coolers would work better than most heatsink.

no room.

FSB hasn't existed for years.

As marine says, an AIO (While I hate them) will suit this, go for the cheapest i5 you can to be honest.

so an 3330

 

[Marine-RX179]

no room.

What case you got by the way?

 

[FoxEye]

From what I understand, the non k chip have there multipliers locked, so they can't be overclocked.

i5 non-K chips are "limited unlocked". You can up the maximim turbo a few notches. At least that's how it was with the Sandy Bridge i5s. Not checked to see if it's still the same with Ivys.

 

[Vertiginous]

id say the 2500k but 3570k is decent aswell... the price difference is not too great from what i remember

 

[climhazzard36]

I'd take a 2500k over a 3570k as Sandy Bridge tend to have better temperatures than ivy.

Iv'e overclocked a few 2500k's and all of them Overclock to 4.0GHz without practically any other changes than increasing the multiplier!