Is there a decent xeon cpu to replace my 3570k ?

[Snaggle]

As title.. I was thinking of going I7 but is there other options ?

 

[keyser]

It depends how much you wanna spend vs how many more fps you get in games. 3570K is still pretty good for most things..

 

[Datass]

What are you using it for?

Assuming you're happy with a little OC'in there's not many reasons take a xeon. Maybe if you just want raw multithread performance or do some visualization?

 

[ukxenon]

Keep you're old cpu and wait to see what skylake brings

 

[new boy]

The only xeon chips that'll fit in your board are basically 3570 and 3770 non k clones. If gaming is your primary concern, then it would probably be a downgrade moving from an overc locked 3570k to a locked i7 like CPU.

 

[Greebo]

http://ark.intel.com/products/55452/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1290-8M-Cache-3_60-GHz

is the best xeon which fits your baord. You would gain hyperthreading and more cache.

It would be stuck at 3.6Ghz and 4.1Ghz turbo though as the multiplier wouldnt be unlocked.

 

[Laputacake]

Get The Xeon 1230 V2. Should work on your board and has a decent stock clock and costs about the same as a high end I5.

 

[Brian18741]

As above, it depends on your usage but certainly for gaming there would be little point, especially since you can overclock the bejeebus out of the 3570k