what is the use of overclocking?

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I was looking at gaming fps benchmarks today mostly at the 3570k (and 3770k) and noticed that in most games there was just two to four fps difference from a 3570k at 3.4 and about 4.5ghz. Is that really it? The games i saw were battlefield 3 and such. if someone could help set me straight on this that would be great. There is no sense in me spending upwards of $70 more just to be able to overclock when it does little good. Am I just looking in the wrong places?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-core-i7-3770k-gaming-bottleneck,3407-5.html
 
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Hi,

Some games just don't need the extra performance and won't take advantage of it, with most balanced systems the GPU will be the limiting factor when it comes to performance in...
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Hi,

Some games just don't need the extra performance and won't take advantage of it, with most balanced systems the GPU will be the limiting factor when it comes to performance in games.
Some MMO's and RTS games are very CPU intensive and so the extra speed from overclocking will be used.

So in short it depends what games you play, what settings you play at and what the rest of your system is.

Besides, not everyone that overclocks does it for better gaming performance... :)
 
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hey,

If you plan on overclocking stick with the 3570K (the "K" means that the multiplier is unlocked, which allows for more overclocking headroom).

Hope this helps!
 
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umm did you read the thread? I was asking if I should overclock and you are off somewhere else just assuming overclocking is always better. For currant gaming it is sure not $50 better. also I'm not stupid I know what the "K" means. I found evidence that stated overclocking does very little to no performance gains and I wanted to know if that was actually true since I cannot test it myself and that is different from the average opinion. I'm not some noob to tech asking for free advice about something I know nothing about
 
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I didn't mean to sound rude or insulting, you just mentioned that you would be "better off with a 3550p and then a cooler on top of that to overclock." My response was based on the fact that you hinted that you were looking to overclock and the fact that the 3550p has a locked multiplier. Thus I suggested the 3570k, and yes you are right overall it is not worth it as even at stock the 3550p is a great CPU, however there isn't much overclocking headroom if you intend on overclocking.
 
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