Upgrade CPU?

[knight_40k]

I don't know why ivy bridge i7s are still so expensive but here in Canada when I look on eBay and Craigslist it's always around $300+ to get a 3770K.

 

I found a local 3770 (non K) for $200 CAD and I can probably get him to lower it a bit, but would it be worth it to go from a 3570K OC'd @ 4.4ghz to a 3770 (non K) for gaming or should I just go for the expensive 3770K? I know this probably depends on the game but I figure if I can get an ivy i7 then my system will stay semi-relevant a little longer before having to upgrade my CPU, MOBO and RAM (DDR4).

 

Thoughts?

[KenjiUmino]

2 minutes ago, knight_40k said:

if I can get an ivy i7 then my system will stay semi-relevant a little longer before having to upgrade

you do know that the 3570k and the 3770 as well as the 3770k are ivy bridge CPUs ? 

[Trekt Nation]

15 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

you do know that the 3570k and the 3770 as well as the 3770k are ivy bridge CPUs ? 

What makes you think he doesn't?

[Damascus]

I'd nab the locked CPU

[KenjiUmino]

5 minutes ago, Trekt Nation said:

What makes you think he doesn't?

read the quote i posted.

 

he says "if i had an ivy i7... " - but earlier on he asked if it is worth to go from a 3750k to a 3770 ... so i assumed he already has the 3750k in his system right now ... that means he already has and ivy i7 

[Jurrunio]

If 3770k is too expensive then go for locked 3770. You will need to overclock the 3570k a lot to match 3770's performance because of the lack of hyper-threading

[Jurrunio]

8 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

read the quote i posted.

 

he says "if i had an ivy i7... " - but earlier on he asked if it is worth to go from a 3750k to a 3770 ... so i assumed he already has the 3750k in his system right now ... that means he already has and ivy i7 

Do some searching (or just look at his signature) and you'll find that 3570k is an i5, and there's no 3750k.

[Trekt Nation]

3 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

read the quote i posted.

 

he says "if i had an ivy i7... " - but earlier on he asked if it is worth to go from a 3750k to a 3770 ... so i assumed he already has he 3750k in his system right now ... that means he already has and ivy i7 

I think he knows that he has an ivy i5 and he's searching for a cpu upgrade to an ivy bridge i7 to keep his system relevant

[KenjiUmino]

Just now, Trekt Nation said:

I think he knows that he has an ivy i5 

yeah ... i guess i missed that tiny little detail ... it's an i5 ... i must have flipped the numbers in my head reading 3750 instead of 3570 ... a 3750 is not even existing .. right ?

 

... shame on me ... 

 

anyways ... the i7 3770 kicks ass and is far from obsolete ... 

 

and now i better get some sleep ... brain is obviously not working reliably any more

[knight_40k]

22 hours ago, KenjiUmino said:

anyways ... the i7 3770 kicks ass and is far from obsolete ...

 

23 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

If 3770k is too expensive then go for locked 3770. You will need to overclock the 3570k a lot to match 3770's performance because of the lack of hyper-threading

 

23 hours ago, Damascus said:

I'd nab the locked CPU

 

23 hours ago, Trekt Nation said:

I think he knows that he has an ivy i5 and he's searching for a cpu upgrade to an ivy bridge i7 to keep his system relevant

Thanks to everyone for the reply's.

 

I got him to agree to $150 CAD down from $200 for the non-k 3770 making it hard to justify spending $300 for the K version unless, how much of a difference would an OC make in CPU bound games like Total War Warhammer? Should I just get the non-K?

[KenjiUmino]

1 minute ago, knight_40k said:

Thanks to everyone for the reply's.

 

I got him to agree to $150 CAD down from $200 for the non-k 3770 making it hard to justify spending $300 for the K version unless, how much of a difference would an OC make in CPU bound games like Total War Warhammer? Should I just get the non-K?

hey ... you can get the locked i7 for half of the unlocked ... i'd say that is a good deal.

 

i mean, sure, the non k is locket at what ? 3.4 GHz + boost? and the K might be able to go higher than the non Ks boost clock but i don't know if the additional performance justifies spending that much more ... maybe someone else has more experience on that ??? anyone ???

 

besides that ... you already haggled him down ... i might just be too soft but i would feel like a bad person haggling 50 bucks out of someone and then cancel the deal.

 

the other way around: if i was the seller, i'd be pissed if someone did that to me

[Damascus]

27 minutes ago, knight_40k said:

I got him to agree to $150 CAD down from $200 for the non-k 3770 making it hard to justify spending $300 for the K version unless, how much of a difference would an OC make in CPU bound games like Total War Warhammer? Should I just get the non-K?

WOW yes get the non K.  My bro plays TWW with a 4790k at stock (3.5Ghz) and it runs like a charm.  The 3770 will run even better and its a steal at that price