should I upgrade now?

[badcompany]

currently using [email protected] 4gb in a abit ip35-e and 5850.

I picked up a shuttle to down size these bits into when I do upgrade as it was cheap but I co wondering if now is worth it upgrading or wait some more? be for games mostly and current rig has been holding up so far will it be a big jump going to the AMD 8150 or the 3750k based system with 8gb and the 5850 or get a newer VGA now and get CPU mb in the future?

 

[Marine-RX179]

I got vast performance boost when moved from my old Q6600 at 3.6GHz to my current i5 2500K at 4.5GHz (particular on online gaming), despite being on the same old 5850 (for mmos that I play, at busy area my frame rate went from low 20s to constant 58~60fps and GPU usage is much higher than before).

The i5 3570K is faster than the i5 2500K by a fair margin (this should give you some idea), but it is also hotter as well due to how the TIM is used inside the chip. So whether you should go for i5 2500K or i5 3570K, it would probably depended on the cooling of your case, as well as how much cheaper than the i5 3570K can you source a i5 2500K.

As for Bulldozer for gaming...well, Bulldozer and gaming the two words shouldn't even belong in the same sentence, as its IPC is even slower than Phenom II.

 

[badcompany]

pretty much settled with this now any glaring errors!

Intel Core i5-3570... 1
MSI Z77A-G43 Intel... 1
Alpenföhn K2 Mount... 1
Corsair Vengeance ... 1
Subtotal £366.35
£305.29 ex VAT

 

[AllBodies]

The i5 should have a 'k' on the end, otherwise you can't overclock.

And also, just in general, don't buy bulldozer for gaming, it will just be the same, and maybe worse, than your q9550.

 

[badcompany]

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
(£64.48) £77.38
(£64.48)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £57.98
(£48.32) £57.98
(£48.32)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Sub Total : £292.78
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £60.46
Total : £362.74

the cheapo motherboard allow for overclocking? or do you really need a better board?

 

[Marine-RX179]

the cheapo motherboard allow for overclocking? or do you really need a better board?

I recall reading a review for that specific board has limited overclock due to the restricted core voltage, so the reviewer could only managed 4.4GHz max (but I don't think you would go for much higher overclock than that anyway if airflow is limited for your case).

 

[badcompany]

got a decent antec p182 case but being too loud could be a deal breaker,so better board then which is a good one to in for to oc with not really bothered with sli but would be nice if it doesn't add to much cost.

cheers

 

[mp260767]

maybe look at some low profile memory the Vengeance cooler fins can make fitting some coolers a bit difficult.