Hi guys,
First of all thanks to you all in the community for a great forum - I'm getting back into PC building and the site has been a great help in many regards.
I do have one question I'd like to run by you though. I'm currently planning to upgrade my CPU from a core 2 duo E8400 and I was looking at 2 alternatives:
I5 3570k or i3 3220
I have win 8, 8 gigs of RAM and an ATI HD 7770.
The only heavy lifting this CPU will do is gaming. I don't necessarily want to run everything at max settings, but would appreciate to play recent games in 1920x1080 with slightly nicer gfx than my Xbox 360. I WON'T be doing rendering, video editing, etc.
Would the i3 3220 be enough? The i5 is nearly twice as expensive here in the UK. I could use the difference to buy an SSD. Given that my mobo will run ivy bridge CPUs, I could even upgrade to an i5 down the line.
Also, will I be seeing enough of an upgrade compared to my now ancient E8400 (which is still at stock clock)?
Many, many thanks in advance for your help with this, and merry Xmas to y'all!
First of all thanks to you all in the community for a great forum - I'm getting back into PC building and the site has been a great help in many regards.
I do have one question I'd like to run by you though. I'm currently planning to upgrade my CPU from a core 2 duo E8400 and I was looking at 2 alternatives:
I5 3570k or i3 3220
I have win 8, 8 gigs of RAM and an ATI HD 7770.
The only heavy lifting this CPU will do is gaming. I don't necessarily want to run everything at max settings, but would appreciate to play recent games in 1920x1080 with slightly nicer gfx than my Xbox 360. I WON'T be doing rendering, video editing, etc.
Would the i3 3220 be enough? The i5 is nearly twice as expensive here in the UK. I could use the difference to buy an SSD. Given that my mobo will run ivy bridge CPUs, I could even upgrade to an i5 down the line.
Also, will I be seeing enough of an upgrade compared to my now ancient E8400 (which is still at stock clock)?
Many, many thanks in advance for your help with this, and merry Xmas to y'all!