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i7 920 2.6 mhz to i5 3570K worth it for gaming?

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August 27, 2013 12:23:52 PM

hello

i was thinking of upgrading my 4-years-old cpu (i7 920 2.6 Stock clock) to a newer one (i5 3570K), is the upgrade worthy to increase

gaming performance in modern games such as Skyrim, BF3, and the newer games?


thanks

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August 27, 2013 12:27:39 PM

You wouldn't notice much of a difference
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August 27, 2013 12:37:46 PM

a gpu upgrade would be more noticable than a cpu upgrade if you have not upgraded lately, what gpu do you have?
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August 27, 2013 12:40:22 PM

mauller07 said:
a gpu upgrade would be more noticable than a cpu upgrade if you have not upgraded lately, what gpu do you have?


thnx for answer,

recently i upgraded my gpu from oldie HD4870x2 to GTX 760, runs acceptable and there is about a 25-30 fps increase,

the cpu upgrade idea was if an upgrade of such sort can squeeze something like another 20 fps to gaming? :D 
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August 27, 2013 12:43:54 PM

"i7 920 2.6 mhz " - you have overclocked it, haven't you?

If not, then note that if you do (even on air, stock cooler or upgraded), you'll notice quite a significant speed increase.

I still use mine and with Intel clearly changing focus away from the desktop, I might keep it for some time more (it still compares very well, once overclocked). If you have a reasonable X58 motherboard then you should have most of your needs covered (a cheap USB3/SATA6 add-in card can be easily included). I've added a GTX690 and PCIe SSD amongst a few other things for a 'fairly' future proof system.

Of course, If someone gave me a top end Haswell or Ivy system for free then that's a different matter.
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August 27, 2013 12:47:07 PM

mesab66 said:
"i7 920 2.6 mhz " - you have overclocked it, haven't you?

If not, then note that if you do (even on air, stock cooler or upgraded), you'll notice quite a significant speed increase.

I still use mine and with Intel clearly changing focus away from the desktop, I might keep it for some time more (it still compares very well, once overclocked). If you have a reasonable X58 motherboard then you should have most of your needs covered (a cheap USB3/SATA6 add-in card can be easily included). I've added a GTX690 and PCIe SSD amongst a few other things for a 'fairly' future proof system.

Of course, If someone gave me a top end Haswell or Ivy system for free then that's a different matter.


sadly no, overclocking it generates lots of heat for me, more than the fan can cool and forces it to run at full speed and the noise becomes frustrating, it's simple stock 2.6 mhz speed
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August 27, 2013 12:51:07 PM

best thing to do then is get a good aftermarket cooler and replace the one you have, you probably have the stock cooler still? i would replace it then overclock your processor a bit still you should probbably be able to get to 3.2ghz easily.

update your bios also before overclocking for best stability.
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August 27, 2013 1:07:15 PM

As Mauller said.
There are many CPU coolers that would do. I use a Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ 120mm CPU cooler (purchased in 2009....damn! time is passing too fast!).
As long as you 920 is the D0 stepping version (not C or lower) then you should be good for a reasonable overclock (again, I'm up to 3.9ghz).

Unfortunately, any CPU upgrade to Ivy or Haswell comes at an expense much higher than the cost of the CPU itself (motherboard, memory)....another reason I've been upgrading components (SSD, gfx, memory). I will change base but not yet.


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August 27, 2013 1:49:56 PM

mesab66 said:
As Mauller said.
There are many CPU coolers that would do. I use a Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ 120mm CPU cooler (purchased in 2009....damn! time is passing too fast!).
As long as you 920 is the D0 stepping version (not C or lower) then you should be good for a reasonable overclock (again, I'm up to 3.9ghz).

Unfortunately, any CPU upgrade to Ivy or Haswell comes at an expense much higher than the cost of the CPU itself (motherboard, memory)....another reason I've been upgrading components (SSD, gfx, memory). I will change base but not yet.




thnx for answering,

so the ivy or haswell won't work with older motherboards? mine is Asus p6T professional
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August 27, 2013 1:54:27 PM

no you would need a new motherboard also, but the performance improvement wouldn't be drastic, you would get more for your money by buying a better cooler and overclocking.
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