Ivy Bridge i5 3570K/i7 3770K batch and o/c results

[situman]

Really does wonder if it is worth the huge premium, relatively speaking.

[Endgame]

Really does wonder if it is worth the huge premium, relatively speaking.

I think this is the first chip I'm going to pass on Hyperthreading with -- considering that virtualization support has been removed from the K series, I don't see much reason to have Hyperthreading for my usage patterns (I game with my primary PC and turn old hardware into servers). I don't think the extra cache on the I7 is really going to make much difference gaming, and I'll just put the saved cash toward a second or third vid card.