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2600k to 3570k?

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#1 ·
Would this be a step down overall? I don 't use HT a whole lot. Just recently got a $199 2600k but I'm a little tempted to sell it and get an i5. Dumb idea?
 
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Not worth a sandy bridge upgrade to ivy you would almost be going down in OCing ability due to these ivy's running pretty hot from what iv heard, I have no idea if the fact that intel is using TIM instead of a Fluxless solder like on a sandy, im not sure if that was the first test chips or if intel is really using TIM on all of them or if it is a production problem in the starting batch. I did see videos of proof that there is TIM on the ivy chips instead of Fluxless Solder and that may be responsible for the hot temps but can anyone insight whether that was just the test chips using TIM or are all ivys using TIM? that would be a SHAME! Either way as with any product i like to usually wait a bit for them to work out the production issues as the first batches usually have some problem non the less. But after seeing performance/Thermal info i have no reason to go from sandy to ivy. ill be lookin at Haswell in 2013 Q2 new socket and what not.
 
#11 ·
Thanks folks. Thats the same thing I was thinking. But sometimes I see shiny new stuff and think I need it.
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I'll stick with this setup.
 
#12 ·
I'm wondering as a gaming computer if going to the 3570k would be worth it from a 2600k solely for the extra bandwidth on the PCI-E lanes since I have SLI 680's and the 3570k would come at very little cost if I sold my 2600k. I already have a z77 mobo so there would be next to no investment in the swap.
 
#13 ·
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Originally Posted by TheBenson View Post

I'm wondering as a gaming computer if going to the 3570k would be worth it from a 2600k solely for the extra bandwidth on the PCI-E lanes since I have SLI 680's and the 3570k would come at very little cost if I sold my 2600k. I already have a z77 mobo so there would be next to no investment in the swap.
ill let you know once my 3770k comes in Wednesday, gonna do some pcie 2.0 and pcie 3.0 tests, @1080p and @1400p
 
#14 ·
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Originally Posted by TheBenson View Post

I'm wondering as a gaming computer if going to the 3570k would be worth it from a 2600k solely for the extra bandwidth on the PCI-E lanes since I have SLI 680's and the 3570k would come at very little cost if I sold my 2600k. I already have a z77 mobo so there would be next to no investment in the swap.
From tests I have seen around this site it seems pci 3.0 does help. Not sure if that was with more than 2 cards though.
 
#15 ·
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Originally Posted by TheBenson View Post

I'm wondering as a gaming computer if going to the 3570k would be worth it from a 2600k solely for the extra bandwidth on the PCI-E lanes since I have SLI 680's and the 3570k would come at very little cost if I sold my 2600k. I already have a z77 mobo so there would be next to no investment in the swap.
From tests I have seen around this site it seems pci 3.0 does help. Not sure if that was with more than 2 cards though.
You're right, with 2+ cards you begin to see improvements via more bandwidth.
 
#16 ·
That's the thing I have seen it on these forums that PCI-E 3.0 helps sli 680's and I don't have the best OCing 2600k so considering my rig is mainly gaming I'm thinking even though actual horsepower wise it might be a downgrade, gaming performance wise it might be an upgrade. I don't know though, would be interested to hear what people think.
 
#17 ·
HT in a lot of games doesn't seem to do a ton. I did see an improvement in my 3d mark score. If I had sli 680s I would like them on pci 3.0

I don't even have a z77 board. I would probably be considering this more if I did.
 
#18 ·
I gotta find the thread this was in, but someone did a comparison with cards running 16x/16x, 16x/8x, and 8x/8x and there was marginal difference at best. PCIe 2.0 is not saturated yet in gaming use, even with SB/IB limited lanes.
I'll be interested to see tests with PCIe 3.0, though.

GPGPU is where it will make a big difference.
 
#19 ·
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Thanks folks. Thats the same thing I was thinking. But sometimes I see shiny new stuff and think I need it.
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I'll stick with this setup.
A wise choice. Your money is better spent in other areas, not with this small of an upgrade. With a 2600K I'd, I'd skip Ivy Bridge entirely and wait for the next gen of processors.
 
#20 ·
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Originally Posted by mad0314 View Post

I gotta find the thread this was in, but someone did a comparison with cards running 16x/16x, 16x/8x, and 8x/8x and there was marginal difference at best. PCIe 2.0 is not saturated yet in gaming use, even with SB/IB limited lanes.
I'll be interested to see tests with PCIe 3.0, though.

GPGPU is where it will make a big difference.
Someone did some testing with 2.0 vs 3.0 and the test were actually pretty dramatic. Especially at higher resolutions like 2560.
 
#22 ·
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Originally Posted by lightsout View Post

Thanks folks. Thats the same thing I was thinking. But sometimes I see shiny new stuff and think I need it.
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I'll stick with this setup.
you rig is good now, you could get a good few years out of it.. a more worthy upgrade would be wait a year and go haswell
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#23 ·
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Originally Posted by lightsout View Post

Thanks folks. Thats the same thing I was thinking. But sometimes I see shiny new stuff and think I need it.
rolleyes.gif
I'll stick with this setup.
you rig is good now, you could get a good few years out of it.. a more worthy upgrade would be wait a year and go haswell
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Yah I just have an issue with swapping parts on my rig. I think I'm more into installing hardware than actually using it
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#25 ·
im actually doing the same exact thing..just sold my 2600k and should be getting my 3570k tomorrow..dont really need HT as its primarily a gaming machine. Would be nice if pci express 3.0 helps a little bit at least...getting a 2nd gtx 680 for 7680x1600 rez so any frames would help:D
 
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