x5670 ok for gaming?

[Shane Hawk]

I have been trying to upgrade my rig for better gaming but I am on a tight budget. are the old x5670's ok for gaming?

Currently using a 920 which does fine for 95% of games, but a few i play need more power.

I am aware that 12 threads for gaming is overkill, but i plan on turning off ht and hopefully overclocking the hell out of it using a h100i.

I noticed the power consumption on the x5670 is quite less then my 920 and with a decent overclock the 920 requires a ton of juice.

For $125 is this a smart thing to do, or should i just bite the bullet and save for newer stuff?

 

[Storm-cooled72]

I have been trying to upgrade my rig for better gaming but I am on a tight budget. are the old x5670's ok for gaming?

Currently using a 920 which does fine for 95% of games, but a few i play need more power.

I am aware that 12 threads for gaming is overkill, but i plan on turning off ht and hopefully overclocking the hell out of it using a h100i.

I noticed the power consumption on the x5670 is quite less then my 920 and with a decent overclock the 920 requires a ton of juice.

For $125 is this a smart thing to do, or should i just bite the bullet and save for newer stuff?

Get a z87 CPU and MOBO, such as the 4770k, and a MSI gaming z87 mobo. These, in a combined price, were $220 at my local Fry's today, and I almost got 'em! The price on these will continue to drop, until months after the broadwell CPU release. Take advantage of that, and get a damn good CPU for dirt cheap. As for the x5670, I do't think that it could play modern games much better than your i7. Just live with insane OC for your 920 for a couple months.

 

[neiliohep]

Wow... what a stupid answer. The X5670 is a beast of a CPU and will absolutely destroy the 920 for gaming. Hope you didnt take his advice.

 

[Shane Hawk]

nope, i'm still holding out, 920 still performs adequately in 95% of my games. i am still wanting to upgrade if i can do it cheap and i think this will be my best option for now.

thanks for the reply

 

[neiliohep]

nope, i'm still holding out, 920 still performs adequately in 95% of my games. i am still wanting to upgrade if i can do it cheap and i think this will be my best option for now.

thanks for the reply

I got my X5670 for $95 dude, it's absolutely worth it. Sure they are both Socket 1366 CPU's but they are not very comparable, the X5670 is substantially more powerful and absolutely worth the rather small cost.

Take a look at my rig:
http://wccftech.com/read-rig-showcase-the-tank/

I went to this rig from an i5-2500k / Z77 system and couldn't be happier.

Here are my Passmark scores at 4.2ghz, your i7 920 is also in the comparison by default which is handy.

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/neil_hepburn1/X5670%20OC_zpsguhpkxmh.png~original

 

[luminoso]

nope, i'm still holding out, 920 still performs adequately in 95% of my games. i am still wanting to upgrade if i can do it cheap and i think this will be my best option for now.

thanks for the reply

I got my X5670 for $95 dude, it's absolutely worth it. Sure they are both Socket 1366 CPU's but they are not very comparable, the X5670 is substantially more powerful and absolutely worth the rather small cost.

Take a look at my rig:
http://wccftech.com/read-rig-showcase-the-tank/

I went to this rig from an i5-2500k / Z77 system and couldn't be happier.

Here are my Passmark scores at 4.2ghz, your i7 920 is also in the comparison by default which is handy.

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/neil_hepburn1/X5670%20OC_zpsguhpkxmh.png~original

damn. where did you find those x5670 at $95? the cheapest I found is $119

 

[Shane Hawk]

nope, i'm still holding out, 920 still performs adequately in 95% of my games. i am still wanting to upgrade if i can do it cheap and i think this will be my best option for now.

thanks for the reply

I got my X5670 for $95 dude, it's absolutely worth it. Sure they are both Socket 1366 CPU's but they are not very comparable, the X5670 is substantially more powerful and absolutely worth the rather small cost.

Take a look at my rig:
http://wccftech.com/read-rig-showcase-the-tank/

I went to this rig from an i5-2500k / Z77 system and couldn't be happier.

Here are my Passmark scores at 4.2ghz, your i7 920 is also in the comparison by default which is handy.

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/neil_hepburn1/X5670%20OC_zpsguhpkxmh.png~original

damn. where did you find those x5670 at $95? the cheapest I found is $119

pretty damn impressive, it beats a 5820 in some tests