over clock or upgrade cpu?

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

Im new to pc gaming and plan to order all the the parts soon. The cpu I chose is an intel i5 3570k. Because I'm new at this I dont want to oc and ruin my rig yet I still want to play on high setting on BF4 and Arma 2/3. Should I just get an i7?

Cons29 · Dec 5, 2013

i5 is capable, i have an old 2500k oc'ed to 4ghz and its enough for bf4, just pair it with a good gpu

sourodip · Dec 5, 2013

leave the 3570k if u don't want to O.C and get a i5-4570.

give ur budget and i shall help you more specifically.

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

The gpu im going to get is Radeon R9 290X. You think paired with that the i5 can run bf4 on high settings without over clocking?

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

My budget is $2000-$2500

Cons29 · Dec 5, 2013

in USD? that is a lot of money. you can practically buy a very good setup with sli/xfire

sourodip · Dec 5, 2013

Well with that budget u can get a much more powerful processor like the 4770k and run two 290X's/780Ti's in SLI/Xfire.

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

Yes with usd because I went with a high gpu and such as well as a new monitor and that stuff

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

I've heard there's some problems with sli because of overheating. I just want the best performance without over clocking as possible.

sourodip · Dec 5, 2013

If u intend to game on dual monitors,then buy a pair of R9 290/290x or a pair of gtx780's. A single 290x or 780Ti can handle games on dual monitor.
But if u want to get max. performance,then get a pair of 780's or more powerful 780Ti's. But i would recommend doing SLI retaher than xfire bcoz. amd cards suffer from microstuttering when paired. I didn't think that they slved their problem with the new R200 series gpus.
Two 780's or 780Ti's wouldn't be a prob. as u have a huge budget.
To ur qs."I've heard there's some problems with sli because of overheating. I just want the best performance without over clocking as possible. "
there is no such problem, it can arise due to insufficient cooling, so get some good liquid cooling and good PSU as u have the budget.

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

I only intend on using 1 monitor. So should I stick with my i5 3570k with the dual graphics cards?

sourodip · Dec 5, 2013

Two R9 290x's/780/780Ti would be bottlenecked by a 3570k. I advise u to upgrade to a 4770k and pair the two 290x's/780's/780Ti's only if u intend to play on dual monitors but as u are saying that u would playing only on a single monitor,then a single R9 290x/780Ti would be more than enough.

Deidara2319 · Dec 5, 2013

Thank you all for the help

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