Kaby Lake review at Bit-tech!

[C6ckneyGeezer]

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2017/01/03/intel-core-i7-7700k-i5-7600k-review/1

Interesting read! See how the prices stake up, seems it will be the go to choice for a future proof system?

Would love to upgrade when I can finance it. my 3570k is showing it's age now days....

 

[C6ckneyGeezer]

Still no reason to change my 3570k

Like already said though, the 3570k is starting to bottleneck in a few games.

I run BF1 on Ultra at 1080p and my 3570k sits at 90-100% constantly.


Makes me wonder, would the i5-6700k Kaby even be worth it if you already own the likes of a 3570k? Would you see the same thing as the 3570k bottleneck wise due to no HT? Would you need to go the whole hog and go for the i7-7700k?

 

[C6ckneyGeezer]

My 3570k at 4.4Ghz is having no issues with BF1 at 1200p. (in DX11 but I think that's the API's fault not the cpu)

It runs fine, defo will hit 100% often though! Ive seen a few reviews and BF1 kills i5's. Hey, maybe it's a ploy by EA/DICE/Intel to make us all spend more dolla!