2500k to 3770k (again!)

[b1gdeano]

I know this has been asked many times before but I am curious if the advice is different now that we seem to be heading into the realm of hyperthreading support in games (Watch Dogs) and the new gen of consoles being out which will push devs to start making more complex games again!

I currently run i5 2500k on Asus p8z68-v pro/gen3

The 2500k is OC'd to 4.4Ghz, I think I had a "bad" one as I couldn't get it to be stable at 4.5 let alone any higher!

With this in mind is it worth moving to the 3770k? I know a high OC on a 2500k makes it negligible but what about one that only OC'd to 4.4?

I know multithreading in games makes next to no difference currently, but I am starting to think that the trend will start shifting soon to make use of them, so I am seriously considering moving to the best Ivy Bridge chip I can, so I at least have the best setup I can without buying new motherboard!

Advice please?

 

[WhiteSnake91]

You'd be better off getting a better GPU...which do you currently have? I've read that the recommended i7 was a mess-up and they overstated the requirements. You have to think, this game is going to run on the 1.6ghz current gen consoles 8 core cpu. Certainly an i5 2500k is better than that....I read it's more of a tablet cpu in those consoles haha.

Anyway, get a better gpu, and/or an SSD for a change you would really feel. An i5 will be more than good enough for years to come. You could get like a GTX 780 and be good for awhile or even the cheaper GTX 770

 

[b1gdeano]

You'd be better off getting a better GPU...which do you currently have? I've read that the recommended i7 was a mess-up and they overstated the requirements. You have to think, this game is going to run on the 1.6ghz current gen consoles 8 core cpu. Certainly an i5 2500k is better than that....I read it's more of a tablet cpu in those consoles haha.

Anyway, get a better gpu, and/or an SSD for a change you would really feel. An i5 will be more than good enough for years to come. You could get like a GTX 780 and be good for awhile or even the cheaper GTX 770

I am currently running a GTX 760. If anything I would probably just get another one of those and SLI them

I already have an SSD, so I suppose I will just wait and see how watch dogs runs then, and then decide on a cpu or another GTX 760...