i7 3770K - Still worth it in terms of gaming?

[Jay85]

Long story short, im still running my 3570K and tbh not looking to fork out 5-£600 on upgrading to DDR4 setup. Is the 3770k still a very capable cpu for todays gaming?


Or should i just bite the bullet and upgrade to a skylake or coffeelake system?


Cheers

 

[Jay85]

Okay from what you guys have said, i’ll hold out till next gen comes along. Really want something that’ll last as long as my 3570k did. Its been over 8 years since i upgraded my cpu and i think ive got the most i can out of it.

 

[Jay85]

Seen a few for sale, around the £100 mark. Worth the buy? Rarely seen it under this price.

 

[Jay85]

Ended up getting a 3770k for £100, gotta say its well worth the money, a decent step up from my 3570k. Overclocked this relic to around 4.5ghz on water (My maximus 5 gene can't seem to get it stable at 4.6ghz). Slightly lower clocked than my 3570k but as someone has said, the 8T makes a difference!

 

[Jay85]

Did you sell your i5.? If so for how much if you don't mind me asking...?

Yes i sold it on here actually for £38 inc delivery. Probs could have gotten more on ebay but after fees and what not it'll be about the same.

 

[Jay85]

good boost in games then? the extra threads work wonders

Definitely! Bought a 144hz monitor as well to go with the upgrade and its pretty much stutter free high fps gaming! Absolutely wonderful! I notice the biggest difference in GTAV.

 

[Jay85]

so the upgrade was less than 70 quid definitely worth it as these days you get a really nice boost in games going from 4 to 8 threads.

Basically yeah! Had a few other cpu's lying around and sold those as well so it cost nothing to upgrade . Don't think i'll need to upgrade much for the next year or so at least.

freesync monitor hopefully...

edit: just realized that freesync is only available on nvidia 10 series and up...

Oh yes! Freesync! But unfortunately my 980ti isn't supported. Think when the 10 series cards drop abit more i'll get a 1080ti.

I got the MSI Optix MAG21C 24", really good VA monitor.

 

[Jay85]

i am not 100% who but someone on youtube like say linus did a video, unlocking the drivers so older cards worked with freesync.

I'm gonna have a dig for this, sounds interesting and would be awesome to get it to work! Already have the monitor and display port ready just not the GPU.

 

[Jay85]

I upgraded from the 3770k to a ryzen 2600 in December and it was a decent upgrade.

Decent fps gain in games?

 

[Jay85]

https://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/5458638/spy/5428205

Thats with the 3770k overclocked to 4.0

Bloody hell there isn’t much difference! The 3770k is still a solid performer. Im tinkering with 4.7ghz but seems to need a lot of volts to get there. 1.305v for 3.6ghz stable on LLC high. On water it runs upto 75c on the hottest core. Others stabilise around 70/72.

 

[Jay85]

Added to that - my old 3570k had more than done its time - £350 upgrade after years and years of use is a bargain! What else gives you more enjoyment for your money
The Radeon 7 was however a splurge, as I was on a 980ti that couldn't push enough pixels. I love it though, works a dream on 3440 ultrawide!

Ive heard mixed things about the radeon 7, but with driver improvements it seems a really good contender now against the 2080. Is it any better for you? Gonna skip this series and wait for next gen.

 

[Jay85]

I came from a 980ti, and I acquired a ultrawide 1440p freesync screen which it simply couldn't push. the difference was huge on the ultrawide. I don't have a 2080 so can't comment directly, but it's been great particularly as I mostly play r7 strong games like bfv and division 2 right now. It's been working flawlessly and i haven't had to tweak a thing. At the time, it was also cheaper than 2080s unless you got a steal. Maybe not the case now though.

No idea if it's worth waiting out on, it's all too easy just to say wait. Waiting is fine... if you don't want to enjoy the here and now for the sake of a few quid! Next gen doesn't sound particularly revolutionary at this point, but who knows.

Im thinking whether to just buy another 980ti and SLI them for the time being. SLI seems pretty proficient these days compared to before back in the 580/680 days