upgrade i5-750 to i5-3570k ?

[h9dlb]

Hi

I have a i5-750 which i run with a gtx 660ti gfx card and 8 gb ram. My rig is primarily for gaming. Is it worth upgrading to an i5-3570k? I realise I would need a new mobo.

Would I see a large performance increase? or would I be better off waiting for Haswell? However I expect when Haswell comes out the chips will be very expensive and unaffordable for the first 12 months.

 

[itzdanielp]

Well, this site just posted an article this morning about the performance of Haswell compared to SB and IB, and from what I can see there it is a solid improvement.

I would suggest waiting, because if you go the IB route, and purchase a new MB and a new CPU, if you ever upgrade to Haswell in the future you are toast, because Haswell switches to a new socket... So you would have to upgrade both again.

Also, Intel doesn't generally have too many supply chain problems when they launch a new chip, availability should be within a week or 2 of launch. And as far as price goes, it should launch at close to, if not the same as IB is currently.

 

[ubercake]

The i5-750 is a great processor and the 1156 architecture is really good.

If your motherboard is SLI-compatible, you'll see a better performance increase with games by spending your cash on another gtx660ti for 2-way SLI. If your motherboard is not SLI-compatible, you're still not going to see much difference in games upgrading the to a Z77 architecture and 3570K, though many other things will work a lot more quickly.

With architecture generations so close, you're better off with a GPU upgrade. It will give you the best bang for your buck. On the other hand, if your motherboard is not SLI-ready, it's a perfect excuse to upgrade to something that is. In that case, I'd go for the 3570K and an a good Asus, Gigabyte, or EVGA motherboard for sure.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The Inte® Core™ i5-3570K is an outstanding processor that may be about 30% faster at the same clock speed as the Intel Core i5-750. The problem with this is that improvement doesnt directly translate into in game performance. So upgrading the processor on a gaming system you check to make sure if you will see the best performance boost from it.

 

[logainofhades]

I say keep the i5 750 and wait for Haswell. It is still a nice chip and plenty capable.