Any point upgrading? 3770 -> 3770k

[xSpargo]

Hi,

I was considering replacing my 3 week old 3770 with a 3770K, but I really don't see the point other than an extra 100MHz and overclocking which I wouldn't do until a few years down the line when it might need some more kick. £239.98 for a OEM 3770K on ebay. Any other reasons why it would be a pointless upgrade?

 

[SieB]

No point unless you want to do some overclocking, apart form that they are the same CPU.

 

[jamesriley94]

How much can you sell the 3770 for? And therefore how much would you have lost in total?

My 3770k can get to 4.5ghz while keeping under 1.2v, which is barely an increase from the stock voltages. This gives a fair performance boost, so I think if we're talking losing like £30/40 from reselling the 3770 then I'd go for it personally. If it's more than that, it'd be a difficult choice but I'd probably still do it cause I'd feel like I was losing out otherwise

You probably don't really need to though tbh

 

[yassarikhan786]

Well for gaming stock clocks should be sufficient for a couple of years at least so no I wouldn't upgrade.

 

[Master&Puppet]

Yea, if you aren't going to overclock there's no point. Not for 100MHz.

 

[VengeanceUK]

i got a 3770 delivered instead of my 3770k, (Amazon ballsed up, but to their credit they accepted return and refunded me swiftly) i ran it for a couple of days in my MSi z77a-gd65 and i can tell you it ran perfectly at 4.1ghz without breaking a sweat (see link below), the only other difference apart from an unlocked multiplier is as mentioned the extra 100mhz stock, but thats negated when oc'd

My 3770 OC

so unless you want massive overclocks then there's no point

 

[Josh Weston]

If you're not going to overclock for a year or two, just wait for Haswel or Skylake to surface, and buy an unlocked CPU then

 

[Dopeeey]

I think if we're talking losing like £30/40 from reselling the 3770 then I'd go for it personally.

 

[WillSK]

You'd be mad to lose money to upgrade for a 100Mhz or so. Just remember that most of us here are enthusiasts and so we all want to overclock and push our pcs to the max but don't lose sight of the fact that even without the unlocked multiplier that is one of the newest processors on the market and will be fantastic for at least 2-3 years to come even without overclocking.

 

[kevior]

If your not going to over clock for another few years, then just save your cash this time around and stick with your current CPU, then upgrade to a newer CPU when your current one starts to slow down