I7 2600 and i5 3570

[supersonic977]

Gigabyte H61 + intel core i7 2600 non K
OR
Gigabyte B75 + intel core i5 3570K

The 2 options are nearly the same price which one to get?

 

[shamsmu]

well none of these motherboards are good overclocker so I am assuming you don't want to overclock. In that case, you may consider i7 2600 because it has hyperthreading. 3570k on the other hand is a good overclocker but your b75mobo won't support it much. So its a waste.

My advice, either get the 2600

or the 3570k with a z77 motherboard if you want to overclock your cpu.

either cpu will dominate in gaming and other tasks so you will be fine either way. ht adds 25% performance in theory where IB is roughly 10% better than SB. Get the deal that saves you more money.

Goodluck!

 

[WR2]

Do you have other options in motherboard? Im not liking the models you listed.

 

[Reynod]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/336273-28-should-355o-2500k-2600k

 

[supersonic977]

Those are the only options :S .. so the B75 can not increase the CPU multiplier?
The rest of the system
2 x 2 GB DDR3 kingstone ram
SAPPHIRE HD 7950 OC
XFX pro series 550w PSU

 

[supersonic977]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/336273-28-should-355o-2500k-2600k

My question is about overclock-able i5 and a non overclock-able i7 so the other topic didn't help me

 

[Reynod]

well none of these motherboards are good overclocker so I am assuming you don't want to overclock. In that case, you may consider i7 2600 because it has hyperthreading. 3570k on the other hand is a good overclocker but your b75mobo won't support it much. So its a waste.

My advice, either get the 2600

or the 3570k with a z77 motherboard if you want to overclock your cpu.

either cpu will dominate in gaming and other tasks so you will be fine either way. ht adds 25% performance in theory where IB is roughly 10% better than SB. Get the deal that saves you more money.

Goodluck!

I wish to point out that the Ivy Bridge processor is not a good overclocker and clearly you need to read some of the reviews on the topic.

It thermally ramps quickly.
It thermally throttles above 4.3 under stock voltage.
It has a poor TIM under the IHS.
It will barely handle the stock cooler under a loght gaming load at stock settings.
It draws more power when thermally ramping above 4.3 ... dramatically so ... to the point where a 2500 or 2600K processor draws less power, does not throttle, and outperforms it markedky with a decent cooler.

So if your looking for a good gaming cpu for the money it doesn't stack up.

 

[WR2]

This is for a gaming build?

Can you get a Core i5-3450 or Core i5-3550 to match up with that Gigabyte B75 and save some money that way?
No sense in play extra for the K model.

 

[Reynod]

Even without overclocking if you don't stick a decent cooler on it your will be disappointed as it thermally ramps and then throttles.

 

[WR2]

@ REYNOD;
Are you seeing any thermal throttling at stock clocks on the stock coolers?
I hadn't seen any of that yet.

 

[supersonic977]

core i5-3550 won't save me much money so it doesn't matter if its is k or non k for the ivy bridge
Now I am think of 2 options
1- get the 2600 and sacrifice the PCIE 3 which I don't know if it will help in the future or not also with H61 I am getting only 2 ram slots
2- get the 3570K and benefit from PCIE 3 which have no effect atm and 4 ram sticks also I will be able to overclock a bit like 3.8 GHz
I hope u understand my point guys please need advice going to buy in 4 hours

 

[WR2]

Is the i5-2500 (non-k) an option with the Gigabyte H61. How much would that save you?

Gigabyte B75M-D3V motherboard will let you overclock. That gives you the better all-round gaming CPU with the other hardware staying the same.

 

[WR2]

The rest of the system
2 x 2 GB DDR3 kingstone ram
SAPPHIRE HD 7950 OC
XFX pro series 550w PSU

Will be a good match with either CPU/MB combo.

What do you have for a case?

 

[supersonic977]

we only have The 2500 k in my country and will save me some but I am afraid to get it as the two other options are tempting newer technology/overclocking/2-10% better performance
and on the other hand the 2600 which offers the hyberthreading

 

[supersonic977]

My case
http://thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1468&ID=2051

 

[WR2]

Hyper threading won't impact gaming performance enough to pay the extra price, IMO.

In your position, I'd take the i5-3570K/B75M-D3V combo over the 15-2500 or i7-2600/H61 combo.
Can you squeeze in an aftermarket CPU cooler into your parts list?

 

[supersonic977]

No, i will stick to the stock cooler as My budget is extremely limited but may be in the far future i will get a better cooler

 

[WR2]

Good lookin' case.
You might want to think about another case fan when you get some spare change together.

 

[WR2]

No, i will stick to the stock cooler as My budget is extremely limited but may be in the far future i will get a better cooler

No problem there.
Just watch your temps carefully, the stock cooler might not let you reach your OC goal.

A good strategy would be use the i5-3570K at stock with the HD 7950 graphics card. When it's time for a mid-life upgrade to a new more powerful GPU, get an aftermarket CPU cooler as well and overclock the CPU.
Get a CPU/GPU performance boost.

 

[supersonic977]

so as a final answer I go for the Gigabyte B75 + intel core i5 3570K for my gaming reg?

 

[WR2]

In your position, on a budget with limited choices, I'd chose that option myself.

 

[supersonic977]

Best answer selected by supersonic977.

 

[supersonic977]

Thx WR2 U really helped me a lot

 

[WR2]

Let us know how it works out.
You can do some testing on overclocking - see how things work.
I'm thinking you'll get better performance with some video card overclocking than with CPU OC's.

 

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