Build Help - 2600K vs 3570K vs 3770K? Pros/Cons Help!?

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Okay so as the title states, I'm interested in knowing the Pros and Cons of both the i7-2600k and the i7-3770k. Here is the scenario. I finally got the money scrapped together rebuild my PC. I use my PC for light-moderate gaming, light-moderate high definition video encoding/compressing (m2ts to mkv with x264 and DTS/TrueHD) and of course, music, movies and web browsing. A big reason this is a tough decision for me is as follows: The computer warehouse that I will be purchasing my products from is currently running a special on the 2600k (I'm assuming because it is an older model lol). I can either spend $325 on the 3770k OR snag the 2600k for $225. What are the drawbacks of the Sandy Bridge vs the newer Ivy Bridge? If I get the 2600k, what will I be missing out on, if anything? Will I be setting myself up for failure in the near future if I get the older CPU? Or as a third alternative, should I just stick with an i5 3570k? Note that the motherboard I have my I on is a Z77 board and I'm not really interested in the new Haswell chips. Thanks for all your help, I look forward to all your suggestions! :p
 
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For what you want the 2600k is perfect. Ivy bridge is about 4 % more efficient per clock cycle, no way would I miss out on that price ! It would have to be 40% faster to catch up that bang per buck.
How much are they asking for the 3570? Thats the best bang per buck for games , but any video encoding work will get a boost from hyper threading.
 
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They have the 3570 for $210 and the K model is $225. I guess what worries me most, is being so far behind in terms of CPU generation with Intel. I want my build to be future proof as best as possible. I know the performance between Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge i7's is <10% but I'm more concerned about things like the lack of PCIe 3.0 and such.
 
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For 15$ more the 17 2600k is a better all round solution. Its so much more expensive to get an i7 normally, that anybody on here would only recommend it for serious work oriented computing.
At 225 $ it kicks the pants out of the others. If I was buying, I would get it in a flash. I will look up cpu marks in a minute.
 
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I was trying to edit my post for ages with the terrible state toms site is in atm with all the 500 errors and logins not staying logged in you got to replying before I could edit it lol.

I meant to put unless its cheaper, equal to or only slightly more expensive than the i5.

I would get the i7 then since it is only slightly more expensive, I don't know what the prices of the processors are in American.
 
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CPU mark score 3570k ........ 7121
CPU mark score 2600k ........ 8484

Whats that, 20% ?
20% more general computing power for 15 dollars more.
Its A steal. Only a fool would pass it up.
And obviously, it can still be overclocked so well, probly
better than the ivy bridge. The gap in matks will widen as they are clocked because of the Hthreading. ...
 
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You are forgiven ;#} I had to look twice at the prices in the first post as well . Its unusual to see i5 i7 so close. Even for an older model, I would have expected it to be nearer $300 .
 
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Heck the 2600 non-k is $317 @ NE still, so his price is really a great deal I think.

 
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What. In. The. Actual. Flippity?

He's hardly using this as a work horse PC. Hell, a Phenom II x4 965 BE would be WAY overkill for his needs.

Go nab the 965 BE and a £50 motherboard. You won't notice a difference between the 2600K and the 965 BE with the stuff you're doing.
 
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On a bangs per $ ratio they would even up
(and this is where the less efficient older ardhitecture shows itself)
if the 2600k price was

210 + almost exactly 20 %
= $254. so comparatively you can see what you are getting.
$44 extra compute power for $15.
 
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Maybe, but this way he wont have to build another one in 5 years, will eee?
 
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Of course he will. Future proofing is completely and utterly impossible, contrary what you seem to imply. There is NO point in spending way too much when there's no reason to. He'll also SAVE money by building a lesser machine now, and a lesser machine (by the future time's standards) in five years. Spending big bucks now will just leave you with dissapointment when the new tech arrives.
 
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That 2600k is a great deal, buy it. I have no idea why some are steering you an AMD. You don't know what you may want to be doing in the future, perhaps more demanding work, the 2600k will handle it, not some AMD to get you by for now. Simple question, simple answer, if I needed a CPU and had this price I would be all over it.
 
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Lol to whomever suggested AMD... AMD is out of the question. I see no point in paying for an 8-core processor that only slightly outperforms a Haswell 4670k. As for all that have suggested the best deal @ the i7-2600k, I won't be any less 'futureproof' or missing out on anything by not getting the Ivy Bridge i7 or newer?
 
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I'd go for the 2600K. Better overclocking performance, runs cooler and performs almost the same as it's brothers. IMO, PCIe 3.0 won't be a big deal till another 2-3 years. Sandy was, IMO the last good intel CPU before they shoved power consumption down our throats. If I found a 2600K for that price, I'd jump on it!

(Know I'm a AMD fan too, I'm telling you go with the 2600K you won't be missing anything special.)
 
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Im saying go for the 3770k or even the 3770T but you could get the 3820 on LGA2011 and pay 30/40 bucks more for the mobo or the 6 core 3930k for 200 bucks more i dont see why people would go for a 1155 i7 or 1150 i7 when the 3820 is the same price and on a hugley superior socket but if your going 1155 get the 3770S because it has vPro
 
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I have always maintained that future proofing is impossible, but it didnt stop my dad from using a 1.8 gig P4 for ten years; Why? Cos it kept doing what he needed. The options the o/p brought up and is interested in will keep doing what he needs. When they bring out directx 12 he wont care. He wont have the 'I gotta build a new pc bug' . He WILL actually have the power to cope because he isnt asking a lot of it now. Praps he wont buy a 4k 3d monitor. But most importantly, having only cruised its whole life it will still run. Unlike a 125 watt quad core that scores less than half its cpu score,it wont have been flat out and hot much.
 
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