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Worth upgrading from Sandy 2600k to Ivy-E or Haswell??

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Not sure if it's worth it or not. Only really play games on a 680.

Would there be a significant jump in performance or would I have to get a 780ti to see that.

Playing @ 1080p.
 
There's not a massive difference between them, I would be amazed if you noticed any difference in game with one gpu.
 
Not particularly. I "upgraded" from a i5 760 clocked to 4ghz and i was still dissapointed with Haswell. Even the Haswell refresh only looks to give a extra 100mhz so not worth bothering with either. Get that 2500k clocked and let it stretch it's legs.
 
Okay thanks guys.

May go for the overclock as I haven't even touched it yet.

Is it worth going for a 780TI?? or wait for the Maxwell??:)
 
I went from a Palit GTX670 Jetstream (basically 680 performance) to the EVGA GTX780 ACX FTW that i have now and it was a very big performance jump.
 
With the console race now including more cores onboard we should see an uptake on better multi-threaded use in games, if your a gamer.

I went from a 2700k @ 4.6 to a [email protected], whilst putting benchmarks aside, my system does feel 'snappier' than before (and I thought the 2700k was fast!). However I don't game on my PC.

If money is not an issue, I'd recommend it tbh.
 
zoomee said:
...However I don't game on my PC.

If money is not an issue, I'd recommend it tbh.
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OP is asking this for 1080p single card gaming. If the 2600k is clocked up and paired with a single 680, it will suit him just as well as a hexcore Ivy-E for games. There shouldn't be any games that can utilize more than what a clocked 2600k can offer AND get noticeable gains with a 4930k.
 
That 2600k has another 50% of clock speed in it if your at now. Why would you pay over £500 to get something when you can get most of that performance for free.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
OP is asking this for 1080p single card gaming. If the 2600k is clocked up and paired with a single 680, it will suit him just as well as a hexcore Ivy-E for games. There shouldn't be any games that can utilize more than what a clocked 2600k can offer AND get noticeable gains with a 4930k.
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Totally agree with this. These threads pop up from time to time as it is a pertinent question, and the answer is normally always the same...
 
Yip Overclock you'll a see a good improvement.

From the likes of a i7 930 CPU well worth the upgrade to Ivy-E 4820K:4.6GHz.
 
Black Dog said:
Not sure if it's worth it or not. Only really play games on a 680.

Would there be a significant jump in performance or would I have to get a 780ti to see that.

Playing @ 1080p.
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best bang for buck

oc cpu 4.4-4.5


buy a secondhand 780 (250) or 290 sapphire tri for 320

oc both of those will either match or be close to a 780 ti and save you hundreds.
 
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