Hello there, I've been having trouble with choosing a CPU for my first build. The research has been done, but I can't make a decision. Hopefully somebody else knows what I should do
My choices are between the i5-3570k, the i7-3770k, and the i7-3820, and my budget for the whole system excluding the monitor and sound card is 1280 USD.
I'll be using the PC for gaming, mostly, but also for video encoding/editing on a non-professional level, as well as music production with FL Studio, again on a non-professional level.
From what I understand, the 3820 would afford me more PCIe lanes so that I could have a video card or two in addition to a sound card without experiencing bottlenecks. However, I am not sure if video cards or sound cards can USE all those lanes at this point in time. From what I see, the LGA 2011 platform is super expensive, and perhaps putting that money towards a nice video card will be best.
If that is ruled out, I'm left with the i5-3570k and the i73770k. I'll probably overclock, so there will probably be no visible difference in single-threaded applications, but the video encoding/editing will most likely use all those threads that the i7s have. Since the encoding/editing is definitely NOT going to be professional grade, the extra threads might not help at all.
So I need the public to help solve my argument with myself. Hopefully I can get a quick response, as this PC needs to be built within a couple weeks for private reasons. Thank you very much!
My choices are between the i5-3570k, the i7-3770k, and the i7-3820, and my budget for the whole system excluding the monitor and sound card is 1280 USD.
I'll be using the PC for gaming, mostly, but also for video encoding/editing on a non-professional level, as well as music production with FL Studio, again on a non-professional level.
From what I understand, the 3820 would afford me more PCIe lanes so that I could have a video card or two in addition to a sound card without experiencing bottlenecks. However, I am not sure if video cards or sound cards can USE all those lanes at this point in time. From what I see, the LGA 2011 platform is super expensive, and perhaps putting that money towards a nice video card will be best.
If that is ruled out, I'm left with the i5-3570k and the i73770k. I'll probably overclock, so there will probably be no visible difference in single-threaded applications, but the video encoding/editing will most likely use all those threads that the i7s have. Since the encoding/editing is definitely NOT going to be professional grade, the extra threads might not help at all.
So I need the public to help solve my argument with myself. Hopefully I can get a quick response, as this PC needs to be built within a couple weeks for private reasons. Thank you very much!