R7950 with I5-3570k or I7-2600K???

[Ryan0352]

I just bought a MSI R7950 2PMD3GD5 and was wondering if it will make a difference witch processor I used it with. I have two vary similar computers and will be using the new card in one and combining the old cards in the other. here are their specs:

I5-3570k 3.4GHz,
16gb (4x4) corsair xms3 1333mhz
msi Z77A-GD55
msi R6850 cyclone oc 1GB GDDR5
120GB pyro SE SSD SATA3
Antec earth watts 650w
coolermaster V6 GT
coolermaster haf 912
windows 7 64bit

I7-2600k 3.4GHz
8gb (2x4) patriot viper 1600mhz
msi Z77A-GD55
msi R6850 cyclone oc 1GB GDDR5
120GB pyro SE SSD SATA3
Antec earth watts 650w
coolermaster V6 GT
coolermaster haf 912
windows 7 64bit

 

[Cribbs]

I just bought a MSI R7950 2PMD3GD5 and was wondering if it will make a difference witch processor I used it with. I have two vary similar computers and will be using the new card in one and combining the old cards in the other. here are their specs:

I5-3570k 3.4GHz,
16gb (4x4) corsair xms3 1333mhz
msi Z77A-GD55
msi R6850 cyclone oc 1GB GDDR5
120GB pyro SE SSD SATA3
Antec earth watts 650w
coolermaster V6 GT
coolermaster haf 912
windows 7 64bit

I7-2600k 3.4GHz
8gb (2x4) patriot viper 1600mhz
msi Z77A-GD55
msi R6850 cyclone oc 1GB GDDR5
120GB pyro SE SSD SATA3
Antec earth watts 650w
coolermaster V6 GT
coolermaster haf 912
windows 7 64bit

Do you need the hyperthreading that the 2600k offers? If not, then use the 3570k

 

[PaPaR88]

+1 to what Cribbs said. If you're only gaming and doing other general usage on your PC then the i5-3570K http://amzn.to/16BGUkq is a better choice. If you do video editing or rendering then you will want the i7-2600K http://amzn.to/GDapw0.