LGA 1155 Upgrade?

[mf2385]

Hey everyone, I currently have an i5 2500k @ 4.6 Ghz w/ my new Corsair H80 cooling system. I mostly game, watch HD movies, do some video editing and music editing. I am wondering if it is worth it to possibly upgrade to an Ivy Bridge CPU? I was thinking going from 2500k-->3770k? I don't know if it's really worth it is it? I need some feedback! Thanks!

 

[clutchc]

I only speak for the gaming aspect of your question.... But according to Tom's Hierarchy chart, they are in the same tier. And, as explained in the article, anything less than a 3 tier move is hardly worth it.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

[mf2385]

So probably not worth it?

 

[clutchc]

Not for gaming. However, the i7-3770k has hyper-threading. For video editing work, the 2 threads per core may be helpful. H/T will give you almost the equivalent of an 8 core processor. In fact, it will show up in Windows as an 8 core.

 

[mf2385]

Wow, very nice, so in gaming purposes it won't really give me any kind of boost huh? Maybe I should invest in a nice SSD instead?

 

[clutchc]

Not for gaming now or the near future, anyway. Gaming code is pretty much limited to 3 or 4 cores today... max. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, yes, a SSD would be a good improvement for boot up time and any apps you decide to store on it. But there are a few things to be aware of to get the most performance out of one.

 

[popatim]

Thats definitely a better choice but it wont help gaming much beyond load times.

Since your systems specs appear to be old, can't recommend an updated gpu at this time.

For video editing you might want to add a scratch hdd so that you're not reading and writing to the same drive and slowing you way down.

 

[mf2385]

I don't have a problem waiting and saving money they buying an SSD right now. But a better CPU or Video Card are different.

 

[clutchc]

Thats definitely a better choice but it wont help gaming much beyond load times.

Since your systems specs appear to be old,

?? What system specs?

 

[mf2385]

lol my specs are old? lmao

 

[mf2385]

i5 2500k @ 4.6 Ghz + Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling System, Gigabyte UD3H-B3 Z68X MB, XFX HD 6870 Black Edition, 8GB DDR3 G.Skill 1600Mhz, Corsair TX750W V2 80 Plus Bronze PSU

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

You're good with that system, really. The GPU might (and I stress, might) hold you back slightly at high resolutions, but it's no slouch, by any means. There's really nothing there that I think is worth upgrading for the moment.

 

[mf2385]

I am selling my video card to a friend in a week or so and I want to upgrade that regardless and be able to play any new game really for the rest of the year or so without any type of hiccups.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Yeah a new GPU and possibly a SSD are the only two upgrades I see that you would even notice. No need for a CPU upgrade there.

 

[mf2385]

So I am guessing just go with what I was going to do ASUS GTX 670 DC II Top edition for now and maybe another one in the not too distant future to SLI.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Yep. That should be great, actually.

 

[mf2385]

I was actually going to upgrade my RAM to 16GB and get that ASUS DC II TOP GTX 670, haha too much I mean it is a lot but probably worth it in the long run, and then in the not too distant future pick up another one of those video cards.

 

[clutchc]

How many monitors and what resolution are you gaming at?

 

[mf2385]

I have 2 monitors, 1 gaming monitor, 1 utility monitor, I am gaming at 1920x1080p.

 

[popatim]

?? What system specs?

lol my specs are old? lmao

The ones listed under More information > Member configuration

"Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz

2GB PC6400 800MHZ DDR2 RAM

ATI Radeon 4850HD 512MB GDDR3 "

 

[clutchc]

I'm presuming they are both connected to the same card. You should be very happy with the GTX 670 at 1080p for gaming. When you can afford the 2nd card, all the better.

 

[mf2385]

HAHA that config pop is like 5 years old my bad.

 

[clutchc]

HAHA that config pop is like 5 years old my bad.

I know. I have to keep reminding myself to update mine, too.

 

[mf2385]

lolll

 

[mf2385]

What I figured I am going to do is upgrade my RAM to 16GB DDR3 1600mhz and get the asus gtx 670 dc II top card and see how the performance gain is and go from there.