Intel 3820 or 3770k

[bro306]

Thinking of building another rig. Which one do I choose.

 

[Bacon?]

Whats the use?

 

[bro306]

Gaming mainly.

 

[jamiehavok]

Gaming mainly.

Might be an idea to go with 3820, with new consoles on the way, there might be a sharp rise in system requirements, so at least you can upgrade to a hex core or something when that happens. but i bet most people will say 3570k. i remember getting flamed when i suggested someone get a core 2 quad over a e8400, a year later e8400s were showing there age and the core 2 q9450 i suggested is still pretty strong today! id deffo go with socket 2011 if my mobo broke down today

 

[bro306]

Thinking of this set up
MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155)
Intel Core i7-3770K

 

[Tonester0011]

I'd go with the 3820, the X79 has future uses whereas 1155 is now a dead platform.

 

[bro306]

think il go either 3820 or 3930k. looking at rampage boards now.

 

[bru]

I'd go with the 3820, the X79 has future uses whereas 1155 is now a dead platform.

Dead is a bit premature, to be honest, the Z77 chipset released April 8th and the q77/q75/b75 chipset released may 13th, both socket 1155 are the currant mainstream chipsets.
They wont be replaced till haswell finally gets here and who knows what features Ivy bridge E will bring, meaning that to use them fully you will need a new 2011 motherboard.

Dying maybe but not dead yet.

 

[Bacon?]

I wouldn't have said the 1155 socket was dead. Sure no more chips are being brought on the socket but its not as if the chips will stop playing new games in a few months. They'll happily last a few years.

Go for the 3930K if you can afford it Just remember you need a 2011 compatibel heatsink as Xeons dont come with stock ones.

 

[bro306]

Just got a 3930k well impressed.