Cpu upgrade

[yuyupex2]

I want to upgrade my core i3 3240 but my budget is $250 below
Should i go for amd fx 8350 or intel core i5 i3570k

[ELSknutson]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_6_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1419263149&sr=8-6&keywords=4690k&condition=used

Get a 4670k or a 4790k

does the $250 include the mother board?

[SeanAngelo]

i5 4690k

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k

[yuyupex2]

Yes

[i_build_nanosuits]

I want to upgrade my core i3 3240 but my budget is $250 below

Should i go for amd fx 8350 or intel core i5 i3570k

an i5-3570K if you are gaming and your motherboard supports it...

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419263333&sr=8-1&keywords=3570K

 

what motherboard are you using?

[typographie]

If it were me, I'd probably hang on to that $250, save a little more, and upgrade to a Broadwell- or Skylake-based Core i5 when they become available.

 

Between the options listed, the i5-3570K for sure.

[bry.yyyy]

Yes

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $169.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 10:49 EST-0500

[i_build_nanosuits]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $169.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 10:49 EST-0500

wow, nice shot!

that's the deal of the day anybody with an older motherboard should jump on this...in store pick-up only!

 

This is a more realistic price but still pretty good, older CPU are worth a lot of money still...it's such a good chip for a gaming rig

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=I5-3570KBX&c=CJ

[CoolaxGaming]

If it were me, I'd probably hang on to that $250, save a little more, and upgrade to a Broadwell- or Skylake-based Core i5 when they become available.

 

Between the options listed, the i5-3570K for sure.

Broadwell is not an enthusiast or mainstream it is a rock, a die shrink of Hashwell. Broadwell is more for a mobile platform. Sky lake is mainstream and enthusiast.

[yuyupex2]

I think i will go with core i5 4670k then buy a motherboard worth $100

[yuyupex2]

Thank you guys

[typographie]

Broadwell is not an enthusiast or mainstream it is a rock, a die shrink of Hashwell. Broadwell is more for a mobile platform. Sky lake is mainstream and enthusiast.

 

Are Broadwell Core i5 and i7 SKUs not coming to the desktop at all? If so, that's the first I've heard of it.

 

I know it wouldn't be much of an upgrade over Haswell, but personally I'd be happy to wait a few months for a modest IPC improvement, and the possibility that the power efficiency improvements could translate to better overclocking than Haswell.

[GloriousPain]

Are Broadwell Core i5 and i7 SKUs not coming to the desktop at all? If so, that's the first I've heard of it.

 

I know it wouldn't be much of an upgrade over Haswell, but personally I'd be happy to wait a few months for a modest IPC improvement, and the possibility that the power efficiency improvements could translate to better overclocking than Haswell.

Things aren't looking good for broadwell... Skylake is being pushed forward and rumors are Broadwell maynot come to desktop because of that... And Broadwell is expecting a next to 0 IPC improvement and power efficiency improvements of 2.5-3% (based off of small amounts of testing)   and on the topic of Overclocking don't expect anybetter than you'll get out of devil's canyon... Silicon can only go so fast and the 4.5~5 Ghz range is about the best that can be gotten at any consistency  and maintained in any decent fashion both AMD and Intel have acknowledged this (especially AMD if they could break it with any sort of consistency there'd be a 6Ghz FX chip)

[typographie]

Things aren't looking good for broadwell... Skylake is being pushed forward and rumors are Broadwell maynot come to desktop because of that... And Broadwell is expecting a next to 0 IPC improvement and power efficiency improvements of 2.5-3% (based off of small amounts of testing)   and on the topic of Overclocking don't expect anybetter than you'll get out of devil's canyon... Silicon can only go so fast and the 4.5~5 Ghz range is about the best that can be gotten at any consistency  and maintained in any decent fashion both AMD and Intel have acknowledged this (especially AMD if they could break it with any sort of consistency there'd be a 6Ghz FX chip)

 

If that's the case, so much the better. Skylake is a much more interesting product anyway. I'm waiting for an upgrade as well, which will be much more convenient if Broadwell is glossed over and Skylake is out sooner.

[GloriousPain]

If that's the case, so much the better. Skylake is a much more interesting product anyway. I'm waiting for an upgrade as well, which will be much more convenient if Broadwell is glossed over and Skylake is out sooner.

Yep my thoughts exactly  personally I'd hold out for CannonLake cause Skylakes gonna be the Tick(first batch) which can be kind of risky especially since it's gonna support DDR3 and 4 which can cause some oddities here and there  and yeah if broadwell comes to desktop it'll have nothing on Haswell... maybe in the future if someone wants to replace a G3258 on a Z97 board they could get a broadwell cause why not? but to jump to it is gonna be impractical... Sky and Cannonlake are far more however and there is the possibility of AMD's Zen being a good thing so 2016 will be a good year for CPUs

[typographie]

Yep my thoughts exactly  personally I'd hold out for CannonLake cause Skylakes gonna be the Tick(first batch) which can be kind of risky especially since it's gonna support DDR3 and 4 which can cause some oddities here and there  and yeah if broadwell comes to desktop it'll have nothing on Haswell... maybe in the future if someone wants to replace a G3258 on a Z97 board they could get a broadwell cause why not? but to jump to it is gonna be impractical... Sky and Cannonlake are far more however and there is the possibility of AMD's Zen being a good thing so 2016 will be a good year for CPUs

 

Well, I'm using an i5-750. I'm probably going to draw the line at Skylake.

 

Useful consideration for OP, though.

[rtpb5642]

8350@5+ghz , i am bias as i have it, but in my second machine i have a 4670k and my 8350 is about 100 times better.