Haswell vs Ivy

Upgrading from the specs below and was curious which was the better route to go? I was told Haswell is best clock for clock but that it runs really hot, I was looking at the i5-4670k for $220 and the i5-3570k at $230 at newegg.

Anything will be an upgrade for my system and I planned on using a H60 $50 at ncix self-contained water cooler to reclaim my side 120mm fan on my Antec 900 case. I'm not looking for insane overclocking here but I will probably jump it to 4.0ghz regardless if what chip I purchase, thank you.

Well since the 4670K is newer and cheaper would it not make sense to go down the Haswell route?

Regardless, I'd get the 4670K. 3570K is two years old and for a new build you want to get the newest stuff.

Thanks Spirit, I also am curious how is AMD doing in the field now?

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Looks like AMD is being trampled again....real shame.

Yeah I'd get yourself a nice 4670K and a Z87 board like the Z87X-UD4H and maybe 8GB of RAM. You'll like that setup.

Alright, thanks Spirit.

At this point I'd get a Z97 board since you get a few more features and potentially more future CPU support.

Also the Haswell Refresh has better thermal interface material between the core and heatspreader so you'll observe lower/more-consistent temperatures without having to delid.

beers said:

At this point I'd get a Z97 board since you get a few more features and potentially more future CPU support.

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I didn't know Z97 existed! I really must start keeping on top of things a bit more.

spirit said:

I didn't know Z97 existed! I really must start keeping on top of things a bit more.

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The only difference is PCI-E M.2 support, and even then, i think it is at the cost of sata-e.

beers said:

At this point I'd get a Z97 board since you get a few more features and potentially more future CPU support.

Also the Haswell Refresh has better thermal interface material between the core and heatspreader so you'll observe lower/more-consistent temperatures without having to delid.

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They're identical in every way except for m.2 (chipsets), and so far my research has shown that although the temps are better (with the 500MHz standard clock increase), the overall headroom for over clocking is lower, so yeah, nothing to see here folks.

BTW Beers, you ever de-lidded, ive never been game enough.