Migrating to Intel from AMD. Questions ahead!

[FlyingTripod]

Hey fellas,

This isn't the usual request as to whether or not it's worth going from a 3570k to a 6600k. The performance boost doesn't seem to be worth the cost as far as I am concerned especially since I am on a moderate budget and will never have a Titan-grade graphics card to pair it with.

In my case, I am currently sitting on a FX-6300 which is clocked at 4.4ghz but have been thinking about migrating to an Intel solution. The problem being that I have a somewhat modest budget to throw in to it and am wondering if you folks think it would be an 'okay' move to jump in to an Ivy Bridge in spite of the 1150 now being a dead-end socket which doesn't include many of the perks and features of its 1151 cousin.

The way I see it, I can get a used 3570k and a decent 1150 board for about half the price of a 6600k setup but perform within 10 - 15% (give or take) of it. I don't mind buying used either but I know hearing that word makes some folks want to throw up all over they keyboard.

This will be used primarily for gaming. I'm not doing any kind of video rendering or whatever so the i7 doesn't really interest me and I will be pairing it with a R9 280 until the fall so I can compare and re-asses the new offerings by nVidia and AMD.

Speaking of AMD, in spite of everything that I have said, is Zen something I should wait for and see if they deliver on their hype before I make a decision?

Thanks

 

[Hlsgsz]

Hey fellas,

This isn't the usual request as to whether or not it's worth going from a 3570k to a 6600k. The performance boost doesn't seem to be worth the cost as far as I am concerned especially since I am on a moderate budget and will never have a Titan-grade graphics card to pair it with.

In my case, I am currently sitting on a FX-6300 which is clocked at 4.4ghz but have been thinking about migrating to an Intel solution. The problem being that I have a somewhat modest budget to throw in to it and am wondering if you folks think it would be an 'okay' move to jump in to an Ivy Bridge in spite of the 1150 now being a dead-end socket which doesn't include many of the perks and features of its 1151 cousin.

The way I see it, I can get a used 3570k and a decent 1150 board for about half the price of a 6600k setup but perform within 10 - 15% (give or take) of it. I don't mind buying used either but I know hearing that word makes some folks want to throw up all over they keyboard.

This will be used primarily for gaming. I'm not doing any kind of video rendering or whatever so the i7 doesn't really interest me and I will be pairing it with a R9 280 until the fall so I can compare and re-asses the new offerings by nVidia and AMD.

Speaking of AMD, in spite of everything that I have said, is Zen something I should wait for and see if they deliver on their hype before I make a decision?

Thanks

Yes. Definitely wait for Zen if you can. Worst case scenario(Zen is not all that), some intel prices will drop at some pricepoints.
Basically, you apparent lack of good options as a budget oriented gamer is precisely because AMD is out of the "game" and have been for a while.

 

[hamster66]

It's definitely worth upgrading to used i5-3570k. I don't think Zen will be better then this cpu - at price point that you are willing to spend at least.

 

[Hlsgsz]

It's definitely worth upgrading to used i5-3570k. I don't think Zen will be better then this cpu - at price point that you are willing to spend at least.

Based on what?

 

[hamster66]

Based on prices of used 3570k. Rumoured six and octacore zen surely will be better in terms of raw performance.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Based on prices of used 3570k. Rumoured six and octacore zen surely will be better in terms of raw performance.

If i had OP's processor, i'd wait and see whats what. If he had something that would severly bottleneck an r9 280 then yeah. But teh two are pretty evenly matched so why not wait?

 

[FlyingTripod]

Thanks for the insight, folks. I'll likely wait and see what Zen brings and use the extra time to build up a higher budget for a complete overhaul for whichever provides a stronger option.

 

[Evil Mastermind]

Zen is equal to haswell; My words of wisdom

 

[Hlsgsz]

Thanks for the insight, folks. I'll likely wait and see what Zen brings and use the extra time to build up a higher budget for a complete overhaul for whichever provides a stronger option.

Thumbs up!

 

[synphul]

Just keep in mind amd isn't running a charity. If zen can compete with intel for performance it will also compete in price. What does amd gain by intel lowering their prices? Nothing. What does amd gain if they can charge similar prices to intel?(assuming zen competes in performance) - Profits they desperately need.

Everyone thinks we live in a fantasy world that's all candy and unicorns for the consumer and that just isn't the case realistically. If it were then levi's would sell $5 jeans to force the competition to lower their prices. Reebok would sell $10 shoes so nike would have to give us all a spectacular deal. Instead, nike releases a shoe for $140, what's reebok do? Releases one for $120-130.

If the pc isn't holding you back in games then sure, wait for zen. It might be worth at least seeing how it really performs rather than speculation. Just keep in mind zen may not release until october/november of this year, possibly later if they run into problems.