I5 3570k or i5 2500k for 7$ difference?

[lyonz]

So I currently have a q6600 @ 3.0ghz with an HD 6950 and in games like battlefield 3 the game's fps always drops to 30's at HIGH settings. I do beleive the cpu is the bottleneck. At my local pc store, between the i5 2500k and the 3570k theres a 7$ difference. Theres pros and cons for each but I can't decide. What do you guys think? Thanks.

 

[mnvikes]

Honestly i'd go with the Ivy Bridge (3570K) because there is only a $7 difference. The Ivy Bridge is really just a cooler Sandy Bridge (as in it generates less heat) and there is a little more power at stock ratios.

 

[lyonz]

i5 3750k generates less heat? I thought it was the opposite.

 

[anxiousinfusion]

People seem to claim heat issues when they overclock the 3750k. It should run cool at stock.

 

[nforce4max]

It will run cooler at stock but overclocking IB doesn't hit as high clocks as SB due to Intel being cheap by not using fluxless solder and using low grade compound normally used in their low end models. The die sizes between SB and IB are not vast however when both reach high clocks SB die is larger and able to dissipate the heat slightly better but with out solder the heat rapidly builds up much faster in IB's die than SB thus hurting overclocking.

 

[Houndsteeth]

The 3570K has a lower TDP at stock than the 2500K, but the thermal package is less efficient (they use TIM on the heat spreader), so when you start overclocking the 3570K, it will generate more heat faster than the 2500K, thereby limiting the top overclock dependent on your cooling potential.

With $7 difference, get the 3570K, but do spend a bit more for a decent air cooling package if you plan on overclocking.

 

[Guest]

go for the 3570K strictly for the native ddr3 1600 support.

if you don't care about that then get the 2550K