JakeLooker

i5 2500k @ 4.8GHz MSI GTX970 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600

I am unaware of what I'm missing by choosing P67 apart from iGPU and PCIe 3.0. Neither of which will affect me.

You have no need, There is no way a 2500k overclocked to s%$t is going to bottleneck a 7950. And even if Haswell is considerably faster, in games it will make a not noticeable difference.

Final decision was 2500k as it was slightly cheaper. I also ordered a ASUS P8P67-m PRO and Fractal Design Arc Mini. Also bought the Intel overclocking protection thing. Looking forward to putting it together when it all arrives. Excited to see what my 7950 can do when it doesn't have this Q8200 holding it back.

Not sure if I understand what point you're making.

You have no way of being able to know this

I am on a tight budget and I don't think I would be able to afford the Haswell i5

You say 'destroy' but it's only 5 - 10% more powerful per clock. So the chances of me being able to clock it 5 - 10% higher is almost definite,

I am also going to buy this, it costs me £15, not sure if I'm getting a better deal or not. Really hoping a get a nice clocking 2500k.

Successfully removed he diode using a pin. Fan problem is over

But what sort of temperatures am I likely to see with a 3570 @ 4.8?

Wouldn't it make more sense to get a 2500k, and just try to get as high clock as possible? If I get lucky with the silicon lottery then I will have the faster chip.

This weekend I have to make the decision on what CPU to get. I will be getting an NZXT Havik 140 and want to OC to the highest I can. I know I will be able to get higher clocks with the 2500k due to the better heat spreader. But is it worth it considering it's older? Price doesn't matter as in my region they are basically the same.

I did read this thread before I started mine, but as I didn't have the more serious issues, I decided to make a new one.

Thanks for those links, I ended up a massive chain from forum to forum but finally found something useful. It seems that this problem can be fixed by taking of a diode on the back of the card, it is very small and can apparently be easily removed this a screwdriver. MSI are still accepting the cards for RMA if you remove the diode. It seems that they are actually recommending people try it. The diode is supposed to be a safety feature if the card overheats, but some of them were faulty causing the fans to ramp up early. I feel confident enough to try it as most of the people who tried succeeded. I will update later if this works.