Should i upgrade to 2700k?

[jeffman1452]

Okay I am wondering if I should upgrade or not. My current specs are:

I7 960 overclocked to 3.8ghz all cores
12 gig gskill 1600 ddr3 triple channel
80gig intel ssd, with 3tb raid 0
Asus x58 sli sabertooth
PNY Gtx 570 sli

I can get an awesome deal being a best buy employee and get the I7 2700k for a little over a hundred bucks. I would have to get a new motherboard though for around 150-200, and only use 8 gigs of my memory. I have been on the fence for a week. I can sale the processor on ebay and make a profit or build a new pc. Im itching to build since i have had this processor way too long (1.5 years lol). Now there are no benchmarks I can find that give me any worthy information between processors. A standard 960 vs 2600k would be blown away by 2600k due to turbo core 2.0. So at my clock speeds i beat a stock 2600k. So would this processor change be a side upgrade? Would i see really any benefit. I would gain awesome power consumption reduction, but lose tri channel and dual x16 sli. Should I just wait till ivy bridge?

 

[wintermint]

Just wait till ivy bridge. It's not like you won't manage with your setup. It's better than most users. You can buy and sell the 2700k and make some quick bucks if you wish though

 

[jeffman1452]

Best answer selected by jeffman1452.

 

[jeffman1452]

Just wait till ivy bridge. It's not like you won't manage with your setup. It's better than most users. You can buy and sell the 2700k and make some quick bucks if you wish though

Thanks. Thats what I was thinking too.