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**GasMask** · August 30, 2012, 12:42 PM

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I'm considering doing a rather large upgrade from a little I3 2100 to an I5 3570K or even the I7 Ivy bridge however i have some keen questions before taking the plunge

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I play RTS games mainly like Shogun 2 and Company of Heroes.

I was wondering what the best build would be an I5 Ivy or an I7 Ivy also the upcoming company of heroes 2 is coming in 2013 so it may be a hard choice

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Any help is very much appreciated thank you

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**Crazyeyesreaper** · August 30, 2012, 12:52 PM

the i5 Ivy Bridge overclocked will do what you need it to spend the extra you would spend on the i7 for a kick ass cooler and reap the benefits for a 1 GHz overclock lol

but this upgrade depends on if your motherboard has a BIOS update to support Ivy Bridge, some companies have not released an update for said CPUs

**GasMask** · August 30, 2012, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Crazyeyesreaper

the i5 Ivy Bridge overclocked will do what you need it to spend the extra you would spend on the i7 for a kick ass cooler and reap the benefits for a 1 GHz overclock lol

but this upgrade depends on if your motherboard has a BIOS update to support Ivy Bridge, some companies have not released an update for said CPUs

My mobo supports ivy yes already did the research just basically need a very good CPU to handle the up coming company of heroes 2 and also dawn of war 3 thats the one i forgot

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I tried giving you reputation but i have to wait 24 hours sorry mate.

Just wanted to add these games also which i want to play.

Company of Heroes 2
Dawn of War 3
Grand Theft Auto 5
Hitman Absolution
Far Cry 3
Assassins Creed 3

**Crazyeyesreaper** · August 30, 2012, 05:25 PM

i5 and i7 are about equal in games HT seldom does much it can help yes but its not like they are real cores its just a 20% boost at best

save the money get the i5 3570k and depending on your case get a really good cooler, which if i know what case you have i can tell you what to grab cooler wise with said saving, as the 3570k at 4.4-4.6 will do great things performance wise in CPU heavy titles especially Shogun 2 lol

but of those games only Dawn of War 3 and GTA 5 will likely be taxing on the CPU.

**GasMask** · August 30, 2012, 05:54 PM

Right first of all thanks for the reply again will save up for the I5 Ivy

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Case Zalman Z9 +.

In the mean time im really thinking of getting a new motherboard anyway i will probably go with one which gives good overclocking utility

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Once again cheers for the help.

**abbews** · September 02, 2012, 05:03 AM

Unless I've missed something you have to get a new MoBo if you get a new CPU?

**Crazyeyesreaper** · September 02, 2012, 11:59 AM

nope Z68 and in some rare cases P67 can run ivy bridge, if they recieved a proper bios update,

most ppl still switch because Z77 is the superior platform and overclocks better compared to the previous boards.

and no i didnt forget about the cooler just been busy

my suggestion a Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer