| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Very fast, takes most tasks in its stride. | Is known to run hotter than SandyBridge, feels odd paying so much for something so small, but then again it isn't the most expensive CPU going. |
| Overall | 4 |
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Fast, Great multitasking, | heat |
| Overall | 5 |
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Fast, energy efficient | Heat, voltage increases, lack of QC by intel |
| Overall | 4 |
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| -Runs very fast and stable at 4.6GHz | -A little bit hot, but its typical of an Ivy Bridge processor |
| Overall | 5 |
When people talk about ivy bridge temps, they need to also think about the location they're in and the cooling setup they have. The highest you've ever seen was 74 degrees, but maybe you just live in a cool area?
Not to mention that we're in winter now so ambient temps are going to be low.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Good Overclock Potential, Hyperthreading, Fast CPU | Heat, Standard Pricing |
| Overall | 4 |
im looking to get the 3570k but i found a 3770k for the same as you (steal compared to the 320 base) this is for my first rig and was wondering if dishing out the little extra is worth it?
well what are you gonna base it on? I've had both the 3570k and 3770k I can tel you if you are building a gaming rig, there is little to no difference (0% gain) in gaming performance, of course maybe except for the games that do multithreading (like bf3), but there are rarely games that take advantage of more than 4 cores. Keep in mind what games you are mainly going to play and research if they like multithreading. I switched to the 3770k mainly because I do video editing as work and can actually see a difference in performance, the applications I use love multithreading so the HT was well worth it. And I did see you found it for $250? LOL you might as well just get it, it'll NEVER get this low in a long time, only $30 more than the 3570k. I would just say go for the $3770k if it's that low, no brainer! Plus I found the 3770k was easier to overclock.
Curious where you found a 3770k for 250? I'm in Vancouver so I always go to NCIX and its priced at 319 right now. Microcenter doesn't ship or have locations in Canada which kind of sucks
Yo chann3l it was a 1 time deal on Tiger Direct's black friday. It was $250 that day, I got really lucky. On the same day Amazon did it for $250 also but in a matter of seconds (literally, only seconds) they were sold out on Amazon. I was extremely lucky.
Micro Center, if you're lucky enough to live near one, sell this chip for 230, but you have to pick up in-store.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| V Fast, HyperThreading, Trumps AMD for gaming | Hot, not THAT cheap |
| Overall | 5 |
Would and i7 be necessary if you just played games?
No, not at all. i5 3570k would perform exactly the same - although if you can dig deeper, this is a v nice chip.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Fast, Strong all the way through, latest technology | Will get hot |
| Overall | 5 |
This is the best desktop processor of 2012 and Q1 2013. The best game performer processor also the best single threaded performer processor. If you play games, encode videos, render your screen, Use programs like photoshop, autocad, 3DS max. This is the best for the price. In many cases it even beats 6 cores 3960x. To be honest i overclocked my cpu to see how far it can go with a noctua nh d14. I have reached 4.8 ghz with no heat problems. Ran benchmarks and max load temperature i have seen was 66C @4.8ghz. But i underclocked back to normal 3.5ghz with turbo boost on. You don`t need to overclock it thou. There is not much extra benefit of productivity for a heavy overclock. It only improves benchmark scores. You can also get AMD FX 8350 now. It is the best processor for its price in my opinion.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Very fast, Unlocked Multiplier, Hyper-Threaded | Heat, if you don't get a decent cooler |
| Overall | 5 |
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