Gaming rig improvments

[MrBiggs]

Hey guys i currently have an i3 3220t, sapphire 7850, 8gb of vengeance ram. and im looking for a big performance in gaming and day-to-day use i am a heavy gamer so i want to get the best fps. so at the moment im looking to upgrade the cpu of my system this christmas and i have looked at all the benchmarks from linus and logans videos at the i7 3770k, i5 3570k and the amd fx-8350 these cpu all seem to be awsome and i just cant decide on which one to get my budget is around £270/$439.83 all the feedback would be much appreciated. 

[FloRolf]

Get the 3570k. 3770k is pointless and youd have to get a new mobo with the 8350.

For more fps you could also get a new gpu.

[TheRoss0411]

Get a better GPU

[MrBiggs]

yeah im going to get a big upgrade on the gpu for my 18th birthday 

[CjlabanG]

i5 3570k

[lilc]

Only get the 3570k if you plan on over clocking otherwise get the 3570

[LifesCompanion]

Get an i5 3570 or a new GPU, if you get a 8350, you'll need a new motherboard which is something you probably want to avoid. 

[WoodenMarker]

What are the rest of your specs?

What kind of games do you play?

Getting a better gpu will be the biggest performance boost for games.

[MrBiggs]

Why the i5 3570k and not the 3770k whats the diffrence apart from hyperthreading ?

[MrBiggs]

At the moment the gpu isnt my concern is i play all the modern games but on medium/high and i will upgrade that in a thew months, at the moment i just want to know the best cpu for performance and gaming 

[Recon-UK]

Go i5, grab a GTX 770/280x

[flexwave]

Why the i5 3570k and not the 3770k whats the diffrence apart from hyperthreading ?

 

pretty much none, for gaming these are almost Identical only 1 or 2 fps difference, the i7 only reqally is useful for 3d rendering or hardcore video editing, I would go for the 3570k if you plan on overclocking, if not go for the 3570, also spend any money you could have spent on an i7 on an ssd instead if you don't already have one, wont increase your fps but you won't regret it..

[MrBiggs]

i may just go for the i5 then as there isnt a massive diffrence between the two cpus as i do not plan on video editing and i do plan to over clock 

[Mansel]

Go cheaper, fx 8350 is cheaper and the motherboards are quite cheap aswell but if you already have a 1155 board then grab a intel i5 and maybe another 7850 and crossfire or buy a 7970 or other.

[Recon-UK]

Go cheaper, fx 8350 is cheaper and the motherboards are quite cheap aswell but if you already have a 1155 board then grab a intel i5 and maybe another 7850 and crossfire or buy a 7970 or other.

Would cost more, he has to buy a mobo and CPU to go AMD

[eX.Drunk]

i have a 3570k and i'm loving it!

[StormtrooperStu]

I suppose it all depends on your currant motherboard.

If it is crap then go AMD but if it is half way decent the stick with Intel.

[WoodenMarker]

Why the i5 3570k and not the 3770k whats the diffrence apart from hyperthreading ?

Apart from HT, the i7 is higher binned and has more cache. It doesn't do much more for gaming.

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

[Mansel]

Would cost more, he has to buy a mobo and CPU to go AMD

Thats what i meant, i meant whatever is cheaper.

[MrBiggs]

Hey guys I think im gonna get the i5 haswell cpu as my motherboard i have currently is rubbish and i want to get a new one so i might as well get upto date with the latest cpu and mobo as their are deals going around with the i5 and overclockable mobo for £240 so thats cool and for my bday i may get the new 290x or the 780ti 

Thanks for al the help

[91wow]

You are all missing something when saying "he has an 1155 mobo already, go I5" is the mobo a z77 mobo?

[91wow]

Hey guys I think im gonna get the i5 haswell cpu as my motherboard i have currently is rubbish and i want to get a new one so i might as well get upto date with the latest cpu and mobo as their are deals going around with the i5 and overclockable mobo for £240 so thats cool and for my bday i may get the new 290x or the 780ti 

Thanks for al the help

wait for EVGA's 780ti they have been leaking

[WoodenMarker]

Hey guys I think im gonna get the i5 haswell cpu as my motherboard i have currently is rubbish and i want to get a new one so i might as well get upto date with the latest cpu and mobo as their are deals going around with the i5 and overclockable mobo for £240 so thats cool and for my bday i may get the new 290x or the 780ti 

Thanks for al the help

That's a lot more money than you need to spend for not much more performance...

There's no point getting the 290x over the 290. The 780 Ti is a bad value.

[MrBiggs]

That's a lot more money than you need to spend for not much more performance...

There's no point getting the 290x over the 290. The 780 Ti is a bad value.

Yeah ive been looking at linus video on the 290 and thats been getting better performance than the x version and its £100 cheaper

[MrBiggs]

You are all missing something when saying "he has an 1155 mobo already, go I5" is the mobo a z77 mobo?

no my mobo is a p8h61-m pro and its a cheapish board so i thought ill get the new i5 and an overclockable mobo