XtremePhysX
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Does the i5 3570K OC as well as i7 3770K?
How do they compare to 2011, does 2011 OC better?
How do they compare to 2011, does 2011 OC better?
3570K vs 3770k OC
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jamesriley94
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2011 OC worse because they generate a lot more heat.
On both 3770k and 3570k you can overclock straight to 4.5ghz easily enough on pretty much any motherboard.
Most people say the 3570k seems to overclock better than the 3770k. In my personal experience this hasn't been the case, but that's just comparing my 3770k to a mates 3570k.
They're pretty much the same though tbh - I wouldn't recommend taking it much higher than 4.5/4.6ghz on either for a 24/7 OC
On both 3770k and 3570k you can overclock straight to 4.5ghz easily enough on pretty much any motherboard.
Most people say the 3570k seems to overclock better than the 3770k. In my personal experience this hasn't been the case, but that's just comparing my 3770k to a mates 3570k.
They're pretty much the same though tbh - I wouldn't recommend taking it much higher than 4.5/4.6ghz on either for a 24/7 OC
XtremePhysX
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4.6 is more than enough
I heard Tom Logan say something bad about the 3570K in his review of the Ivy Bridge, or maybe I misunderstood or whatever...
jamesriley94
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What did he say?
Probably just that they start getting hot after around 4.5/4.6ghz - But I don't really see that as much of an issue as you're mad if you're going over that for 24/7 anyway unless you've got a massive WC loop
Probably just that they start getting hot after around 4.5/4.6ghz - But I don't really see that as much of an issue as you're mad if you're going over that for 24/7 anyway unless you've got a massive WC loop
XtremePhysX
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Yeah I think that's what he said, he also said he isn't impressed with Ivy Bridge at all, 1366 is better. If I get an X58 board and it works I'll keep my 970X for a long time
Hopefully it works.jamesriley94
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...I highly doubt he said 1366 is better...
The 3770k nearly beats the 990X on benchmarks...
The 3770k nearly beats the 990X on benchmarks...
XtremePhysX
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Yeah, maybe he didn't.
I'm so sleepy now, I don't know what I'm saying, haven't slept in agesss
Master&Puppet
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Ivy Bridge is great if you don't already have a Sandy chip.
3570K vs 3770K vs 2011 chips are real a matter of what you want to do with them. They'll all hit the mid 4ghz well enough.
3570K vs 3770K vs 2011 chips are real a matter of what you want to do with them. They'll all hit the mid 4ghz well enough.
XtremePhysX
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Yes I remember now, i5 for gaming, i7 for video editting etc...
Doesn't BF3 use 6 cores? I heard it's the only game that uses more than 4 (Linus said that).
XtremePhysX
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I really wanna know if I should get 3570K or wait for haswell but they release no info about haswell 
anyways, I'm tired of trying to decide LOL, will get 3570K, end of story
anyways, I'm tired of trying to decide LOL, will get 3570K, end of story
Master&Puppet
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Well yea BF3 can take advantage of more threads but then you are talking about the ability of the game to exceed the capacity of the chip and a single GPU will limit the FPS well before that. For example:
On a 64 player map in BF3 at ultra settings my 3570K @ 4.8ghz produces comfortably over 100fps.
My two 7950s (1250mhz/1525mhz) are running virtually flat out to keep up.
If I had a single GPU i'd get 50-70fps at which point my cpu would be loaded at about 50%. So you could have more cores, or faster cores, but it doesn't really matter - the gpu will bottleneck well before the cpu will. Better to save that money you were going to spend on an i7 and get a better gpu instead (or second gpu).
But as I say, your 970 is great for gaming. My mate has one and it's plenty.
On a 64 player map in BF3 at ultra settings my 3570K @ 4.8ghz produces comfortably over 100fps.
My two 7950s (1250mhz/1525mhz) are running virtually flat out to keep up.
If I had a single GPU i'd get 50-70fps at which point my cpu would be loaded at about 50%. So you could have more cores, or faster cores, but it doesn't really matter - the gpu will bottleneck well before the cpu will. Better to save that money you were going to spend on an i7 and get a better gpu instead (or second gpu).
But as I say, your 970 is great for gaming. My mate has one and it's plenty.
XtremePhysX
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I have MSI Lighting GTX 580 GPU so if I want to go SLI does it matter what GPU brand I get, I mean can I just get any GTX 580?
Master&Puppet
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That's right, it doesn't really matter although it's best if they are set to the same clock speeds.
XtremePhysX
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I think I'll wait for 780 and by then I'd have enough money for a major upgrade in 2014, 580 is more than enough now
Master&Puppet
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Yea that seems pretty sensible. It's always a bit of a gamble judging prices. Arguably you could wait for the AMD 8000 series to turn up and you might get an excellent deal on a gtx670 but it's hard to tell what will happen. I don't think getting a 670 would be worth the upgrade from your 580. In my experience it's never worth getting the top line card on release (if at all) probably aim at the gtx 770.
XtremePhysX
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I think I'll go for 680 SLI in 2014, only if the prices drop significantly. Otherwise, 780 Single or 770 SLI
What kind of technology do you think will come out in 2014?
Master&Puppet
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Bah I think that is too far away to worry about! At least 2 generations of hardware will come out between now and then and we'll probably be colonising Mars
XtremePhysX
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yeah, technological advancements are accelerating exponentially.
in the past it takes 10 years for a new tech to come out, now every month a new tech comes out, who knows what happens in the future, we will need a lot of money if we wanna keep up, otherwise we stick with what ever is sufficient for our needs.
