If you were to buy one of these for gaming, which would be better? For instance, say a 3770K versus a 4770K?
Now, I know that the Haswell variant is slightly better at the same clockspeeds, but it doesn't OC well at all (only some will make it to 4.5Ghz), when the former will OC to that clockspeed more easily.
So what would be smarter to buy?
Haswell, which you can OC to a 4.3-4.5 Ghz and slightly better per thread performance, or the Ivy bridge, which can be OC'd slightly higher, say 4.6-4.7 with adequate cooling?
Also, which processor will last longer at these clockspeeds?
Now, I know that the Haswell variant is slightly better at the same clockspeeds, but it doesn't OC well at all (only some will make it to 4.5Ghz), when the former will OC to that clockspeed more easily.
So what would be smarter to buy?
Haswell, which you can OC to a 4.3-4.5 Ghz and slightly better per thread performance, or the Ivy bridge, which can be OC'd slightly higher, say 4.6-4.7 with adequate cooling?
Also, which processor will last longer at these clockspeeds?