i5-3570K vs. I7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

[TheMickeyMoose]

Would it be worth the money to upgrade to the I7-3770K? I currently have an I5-3570K with a GTX 970. Is there a big difference in performance? Would the I7 work well with the GTX 970? I'm also looking forward to the Oculus Rift and wondering if either would beable to run it. Also this is my motherboard, Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H, so if there is an even better option please let me know. Thanks!

[Maximum Game]

What type of stuff do you do on your computer? How much multi-tasking do you do? What programs do you run while gaming? Do you stream? How much will this upgrade cost you? Why didn't you go with the Core i7-3770K originally?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Gaming > i5
Gaming + LiveStreaming at 720p or higher > i7

[TheMickeyMoose]

I mostly use my PC for gaming. My biggest thing is that I want a CPU that will work well with the Oculus Rift. My current CPU has been great, I was just wondering if it was worth that upgrade or if my current CPU would be good enough to run the Rift? Also if the I7 would run games that much better to make it worth the upgrade. I also found this CPU, Intel Xeon E3-1245V3. How does that compare to the I7? Or is it not even worth it and just stick with my current CPU?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Then I would get an i7 + 980 Ti

[TheMickeyMoose]

Would my i5-3570k be good enough or would it be worth the upgrade in general to the I7-3770k? Like I said my current CPU has been great so I want to make sure its worth it to upgrade.

[Maximum Game]

Your current CPU would easily beat that Xeon if you overclocked it. Overclocking can damage your CPU if you don't do it correctly. So make sure you thoroughly understand what you're doing before trying it.

Are you noticing any stuttering or lack of smoothness during gaming?

[TheMickeyMoose]

How does my CPU compare to the I7-3770K? I haven't really had a problem with my current CPU, I can generally run games at high or max settings. Just looking over specs for the rift and it says it needs a I5-4590 or equivalent, everywhere I researched has said that the 4590 is only like 4% better than the I5-3570k that I have. So that's why I'm wondering about the upgrade. Was also wondering how much better the game performance out of the I7 would be compared to the i5-3570k I currently have.

[_I_]

for gaming 3570k and 3770k are identical

if your streaming or recording/encoding, the i7 will help

but with the b75 board you cant overclock any cpu, why did you get the k instead of the 3470?
or not get a z77 board?

[Maximum Game]

Your i5-3570K is very similar to the i7-3770K. The main difference is that the 3770K has hyper-threading technology. It also has 2MB more cache.

Hyper-threading is useful if you're into heavy multi-tasking or playing PC games while live streaming or running a lot of apps in the background, such as anti-virus, Skype, and software that records gameplay. Having hyper-threading may result in smoother gaming performance in these types of situations.

Both CPUs perform very similarly in games. If you aren't noticing any stuttering or lack of smoothness during gaming, then why not stick with your current CPU for now?

I just noticed that your motherboard doesn't have the Z77 chipset and that you chose a motherboard that uses a chipset that doesn't support overclocking. Why in the world did you do that?

Intel Core i5-3570K: http://ark.intel.com/products/65520/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz?q=3570k
Intel Core i7-3770K: http://ark.intel.com/products/65523/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
hyper-threading explained: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html
Intel's guide to overclocking: http://www.intel.sg/content/www/xa/en/gaming/overclocking-intel-processors.html

[TheMickeyMoose]

So instead, if I was to eventually upgrade my motherboard and CPU, what would be the best motherboard and CPU to get for gaming? I currently have a GTX 970 and plan to down the road get a 980.

[Maximum Game]

When do you plan to upgrade your CPU & video card? 2015? 2016? 2017?
Why make such a minor upgrade from the GTX 970 to GTX 980?

[TheMickeyMoose]

I hope to somewhat soon but my main priority is the motherboard and CPU, I mean like a GTX 980 ti. The CPU and motherboard I want to do ASAP.

[Ghost]

if cost is not an issue go for an i7 5820K (hexa core) and Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5would be decent upgrade.

[Maximum Game]

dumpy4life の投稿を引用：

I hope to somewhat soon but my main priority is the motherboard and CPU, I mean like a GTX 980 ti. The CPU and motherboard I want to do ASAP.

Explain to me why you feel the Core i5-3570K isn't good enough to meet your gaming needs.

[TheMickeyMoose]

Is the i5-3570k anyway equivalent to the i5-4590. I want to be able to run the oculus rift which needs the 4590. I was just thinking if I have to upgrade for that anyway then might as well do a upgrade to where I wouldn't have to do one for awhile. Like I said I have no issue with the i5-3570k so if that will be able to run the rift than I'll keep it. Anybody know if I should be all right without upgrading?