upgrade from i5-3350p to either i5-3570k or i7-3770 (low money)

[Guest]

Im in this situation that i bought a gtx 970 and i play mainly cs go but i do still have sligtly fps drops when many plays and my budget is tight so i cant change motherboard + cpu.. so i decided to just buy a good looking cpu from ebay for a little bit extra performance, but then i want to hear which one of i5-3570k & i7-3770 i should buy over my i5-3350p?

 

[Remixex]

I'd save up for new MOBO+CPU
Your CPU is fine though, strong ivy bridge, can cope with new games no problems
Better to spend more money well spent than fewer badly spent, buying an ivy bridge with Skylake out is not wise
I insist, your CPU is good

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I agree , it would be a waste , not much to gain , save and move on to Skylake.

 

[Guest]

I'd save up for new MOBO+CPU
Your CPU is fine though, strong ivy bridge, can cope with new games no problems
Better to spend more money well spent than fewer badly spent, buying an ivy bridge with Skylake out is not wise
I insist, your CPU is good

well for CSGO i need more Ghz what i have read or maybe im wrong? 😀 I mean my cpu is only 3.3 over 3.9 for i7 or 3.8 for i5? all i need is just stable 250-300 fps instead of 130-300 (got 144hz benq)

 

[Remixex]

I insist on saving it up, measuring a CPU's strength on GHz is like measuring GPU's strength in VRAM
Maybe you will get a 10 FPS boost, 20 with a big IF, move on to skylake, it's your best bet, if you have enough to buy an i7 3770k then you should be on the door of buying a new mobo + i5 6500 or something

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Right on ^

 

[Guest]

I insist on saving it up, measuring a CPU's strength on GHz is like measuring GPU's strength in VRAM
Maybe you will get a 10 FPS boost, 20 with a big IF, move on to skylake, it's your best bet, if you have enough to buy an i7 3770k then you should be on the door of buying a new mobo + i5 6500 or something

You are the experts so i will save my money for skylake, but should i go for i7 or i5 then?

 

[Remixex]

i5 in my opinion, unless i7s suddenly got massively better with newer generations, i5s are enough for gaming

 

[Guest]

i5 in my opinion, unless i7s suddenly got massively better with newer generations, i5s are enough for gaming

So you dont think games will use more then 4 threads soon or will the i5 handle these games okay aswell?

 

[Remixex]

i5 in my opinion, unless i7s suddenly got massively better with newer generations, i5s are enough for gaming

So you dont think games will use more then 4 threads soon or will the i5 handle these games okay aswell?

The hyperthreaded nature of i5 is what makes it competent, i've read is a solid boost (albeit very far from being a physical core) and the fact that it has a killer single core performance
http://ark.intel.com/products/88184/Intel-Core-i5-6500-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz
Same goes for yours, strong hyperthreaded cores, that's why you should save

 

[Guest]

i5 in my opinion, unless i7s suddenly got massively better with newer generations, i5s are enough for gaming

So you dont think games will use more then 4 threads soon or will the i5 handle these games okay aswell?

The hyperthreaded nature of i5 is what makes it competent, i've read is a solid boost (albeit very far from being a physical core) and the fact that it has a killer single core performance
http://ark.intel.com/products/88184/Intel-Core-i5-6500-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz
Same goes for yours, strong hyperthreaded cores, that's why you should save

Thanks alot for your help & time

 

[firefoxx04]

If your CPU is not at 100% load, more ghz will not help

 

[Take_Out]

Im in this situation that i bought a gtx 970 and i play mainly cs go but i do still have sligtly fps drops when many plays and my budget is tight so i cant change motherboard + cpu.. so i decided to just buy a good looking cpu from ebay for a little bit extra performance, but then i want to hear which one of i5-3570k & i7-3770 i should buy over my i5-3350p?

 

[Take_Out]

I also run a GTX 970 with a i5-3350P 4 core non-hyperthreaded cpu in a socket 1155. It is a great cpu for single player games such as Far Cry 4 and Dying Light, highly recommend them and will keep mine in the unit for a lonnnng time. I found that using 16GB for memory in the form of 4X4GB showed some promise of helping processing power, tho I had ample as it was, so I used the extra 8GBs elsewhere. I now use 8 GB but don't multiplay at this time, but IF I did, I would try out the extra memory if possible with some used stuff.

Also check out the Xenon series of processors as they use the i7 cores hyperthreaded and minus the graphics, and at least in the style of socket 1150 (alas, yours is 1155 socket model), will run with regular memory and gaming programs. I would suggest a used one from a good source, with a lot of likes, thousands. don't buy a new board and OS just to get one tho. What you have should be able to be configured by an experienced tech to play multis just fine with a few comprimises like more memory, better configuring, and choosing games that are oriented to your rig and brands. Check out how good the 1155 socket Xenons are at switching over to gaming from crunching from here or elsewhere at a forum with knowledgable techs.

Just configuring can make a lot of difference.

Even a 2.8Ghz I believe will outperform a 3.4Ghz IN A 32 player MULTIPLAYER GAME when it uses twice the amount of cores as in 8 vs 4, the i5s will only use the physical 4 cores, but the Xenons will hyperthread to 8 cores. This will help handle the large number of players in a multiplayer game of say 32 players, I would not go over that without a super rig myself, but I haven't multiplayed in a long time, the newer games like BF4 or BF3 can have 64 player runs. These games are mainly made for multiplayer gaming, with it not thrown in as an afterthought to a single player campaign game, which goes a long way into how they are coded and makes them easier to pute with.