(11-30-2012, 08:33 AM)cluthz Wrote:How much OC is needed to comfortably play...say, SMG?(11-30-2012, 08:28 AM)xcyper33 Wrote: I'm dumbfounded about how far these chips has come. I remember being on these forums and people were having hellish times getting to 4.0GHz...how much do I need to OC the i5 3570k?3570k does go easily to 4.2GHz, where it performs as well as last gen at 4.5GHz (2500k), which again is closer to 4.8-5.0Ghz first gen i5/i7.
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Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 980 4GB
Processor: Intel i5 4690k
RAM: Kingston 16GB DDR3
Motherboard: GIGABYTE G1. Sniper z97
Heatsink: CM Hyper 212+
SSD: PNY 100GB
HDD 1: Seagate 1TB
HDD 2: Western Digital 500GB
ExHDD: 325GB
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 980 4GB
Processor: Intel i5 4690k
RAM: Kingston 16GB DDR3
Motherboard: GIGABYTE G1. Sniper z97
Heatsink: CM Hyper 212+
SSD: PNY 100GB
HDD 1: Seagate 1TB
HDD 2: Western Digital 500GB
ExHDD: 325GB