2500k or 3570k ?

[alex3064]

so the new upcoming ivy bridge i5-3570k is about the same as 2500k.

I can get 2500k cheap right now, but will it be worth waiting for 3570k??

the differences are
2500k vs 3570k
3.3ghz - 3.4ghz
3.7ghz - 3.8ghz
HD3000-HD4000
32nm - 22nm
95W - 77W

i can tell it uses less power and a bit faster, but how does intel HD affect gaming?

I'm not really sure what Intel HD Integrated GPUs do, will someone explain me that too?

 

[WR2]

Intel HD Integrated GPUs do gaming poorly. Very poorly.

 

[WR2]

Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart
from the THG Article: Best Graphics Cards For The Money: February 2012

Look in the far right column marked Intel and see how far down the Intel HD Graphics 3000 is in the gaming Hierarchy.
No data yet on the HD 4000 but you'd expect it might move up 2 or 3 tiers?

 

[pauls3743]

If you're gaming you get a dedicated graphics card (NVidia GTX*** or Radeon HD 7***) anyway and the onboard gets disabled.

 

[amuffin]

No. If you look up the new 3770k being benchmarked, it isn't all that faster than the 2600k.

 

[alex3064]

oh, so Intel Integrated HD is a placement if ur VGA is missing? didnt know, thought it was somekind of graphic boost.

so getting 2500k when it's cheap is way better right?

but then if i do get a 2500k, should i just get z68 or get z77,55 series with 2500k?

 

[digdog]

2500k, P67 board, SSD.

fly!

 

[amuffin]

2500k, [strike]P67[/strike] board, SSD.

fly!

Z68.

 

[alex3064]

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[Maziar]

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