Intel i53570k - How does it perform by today's standards?

[Joe Izatt]

I recently opted in buying a new motherboard to overclock my 3rd Gen 3570k Processor with a z75 chipset.

However how much more mileage can I expect out of this 3 year old CPU? It's a beast and I'm running all the latest titles on decent settings coupled with a GTX 970..!

Opinions on future upgrades? I have a couple SSD's and DDR3 Vengeance RAM. Should my next move be in getting a new motherboard + CPU?

 

[basroil]

3570K is still an excellent chip and will max out the 970 almost always. Bump it to 4GHz and it'll last you a while longer!

 

[RCFProd]

Stick with what you have until you think yourself the performance you're getting is no longer good enough. I'd say you are safe for another while.

 

[Joe Izatt]

Stick with what you have until you think yourself the performance you're getting is no longer good enough. I'd say you are safe for another while.

If I upgraded to the new Skylake stuff, I would have to also buy DDR4 Ram which kind of makes it not seem worth it for now if I'm getting alright performance as current. Until the day they release a game I really wanna play, otherwise it seems like I'm throwing money at something for the sake of throwing money at it.

 

[gopher1369]

otherwise it seems like I'm throwing money at something for the sake of throwing money at it.

This!

 

[spentshells]

You have no reason to upgrade your cpu for gaming. if you insist on seeing a few extra frames taking the cpu to 4Ghz should show a small jump in frame rates for most games,