Hi,
I am planning a new build for the beginning of May.
I set my mind om the i5-2500k. However, the Ivy Bridge i5-3570k just came out and its roughly $40 more expensive that the i5-2500k here in Canada.
I am not a huge gamer and I dont think I would require PCI 3.0 support. I am planning not to do an upgrade for 4 years. As such, although on a budget, I would like to have a system which will allow me a decent computer experience (i.e. not having a lag when browisng the internet or not having enough power to run Windows 9 if it will come out by then). My Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 was purchased 5 yrs ago, and it sill runs good.
So in short, will bying an Ivy Bridge i5-3570k be a better decision if my next upgrade will only be in 2016? Is the Sandy Bridge i5-2500k just as "futureproof" as the i5-3570k and the release of the Haswell and Skylake architecture will make them both "outdated" around the same time? In which case it doesn't matter whether one had a Sandy Bridge or an Ivy Bridge CPU.
Thanks for any feedback.
I am planning a new build for the beginning of May.
I set my mind om the i5-2500k. However, the Ivy Bridge i5-3570k just came out and its roughly $40 more expensive that the i5-2500k here in Canada.
I am not a huge gamer and I dont think I would require PCI 3.0 support. I am planning not to do an upgrade for 4 years. As such, although on a budget, I would like to have a system which will allow me a decent computer experience (i.e. not having a lag when browisng the internet or not having enough power to run Windows 9 if it will come out by then). My Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 was purchased 5 yrs ago, and it sill runs good.
So in short, will bying an Ivy Bridge i5-3570k be a better decision if my next upgrade will only be in 2016? Is the Sandy Bridge i5-2500k just as "futureproof" as the i5-3570k and the release of the Haswell and Skylake architecture will make them both "outdated" around the same time? In which case it doesn't matter whether one had a Sandy Bridge or an Ivy Bridge CPU.
Thanks for any feedback.