i7 2600k vs i5 3570k

[Mustafa K]

Which one should i go with for a new gaming build. i5 3570k+ asrock z77 xtreme 4 OR i7 2600k+asus z68 v pro ?

 

[jasont78]

Which one should i go with for a new gaming build. i5 3570k+ asrock z77 xtreme 4 OR i7 2600k+asus z68 v pro ?

they are both fine for gaming i would go for the i5 cos its cheaper but will perform just as good in games (i would get the 2600k if your going to do encoding etc, you can also get the z77 for either cpu both are compatible

 

[Mustafa K]

Which one should i go with for a new gaming build. i5 3570k+ asrock z77 xtreme 4 OR i7 2600k+asus z68 v pro ?

they are both fine for gaming i would go for the i5 cos its cheaper but will perform just as good in games (i would get the 2600k if your going to do encoding etc, you can also get the z77 for either cpu both are compatible

I can have both for nearly the same price , only a 20$ difference.

 

[Tradesman1]

If strictly for gaming, prob the 3570K if doing any other heavier computing the 2600K might be better

 

[Mustafa K]

If strictly for gaming, prob the 3570K if doing any other heavier computing the 2600K might be better

As i said earlier its nearly the same price for both. Considering that is i5 3570k better than i7 2600k for gaming.

 

[Tradesman1]

Yes, more powerful (slightly) and OCs well especially with the Z77 EX 4 - that's what my 3570 is on, 4.7 24/7 - also the Z77 is a better mobo than the Z68 (they sort of got orphaned off)

 

[Mustafa K]

Yes, more powerful (slightly) and OCs well especially with the Z77 EX 4 - that's what my 3570 is on, 4.7 24/7 - also the Z77 is a better mobo than the Z68 (they sort of got orphaned off)

Im very confused . Some say that it is better to have 4cores/8threads as all newer games crysis 3 , bf3,4 supoorts and give better frames.
Is pcie 2 a let down

 

[Tradesman1]

PCI-E2 is slightly lower, nothing you would ever really see, and as for games very few even use 4 cores, 8 core games are aways down the road yet