Please help me choose: 3570k, 3770 or 3770k
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:13 am
Hi all,
I am trying to figure out the specs of my new system. Most things are covered, but I have some questions.
Your advise/expertise is needed.
This is what I have now
Intel E8500 (core2 duo, 3.1 GHz)
Arctic Freezer 7 Pro
Gigabyte EP45-UD3 P45
2×4 GB 1066, GeIL black dragon
XFX GTS250 512 MB
Some SATA HDDs
Creative X-Fi Titanium
2× Dell 2209WA
This is what I do with my computer
Beside the usual browsing, MS office and watching videos, I am a heavy user of Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign), Lightroom 4, Autopano Pro and PTGui. I also use Oracle VirtualBox for testing and as a webserver (mostly one, sometimes more VMs simultaniously). I do NOT play games
Until now, with my 8 MP RAW files from my old EOS 30D and the panoramic photos it produces, my system worked quite well. It is not a speed monster, but for me time is not (that much) money. But with the switch to 18 MP RAW files from my Canon EOS 7D and 2.5 gigapixels (18 GB PSB file) panos, things are getting pretty anoying. Opening this 18 GB file took several minutes, but saving it ... well I aborted it after about 30 minutes and just 1% of saving. (I did not dare to do PS work on it.)
So it is time for a (serious) upgrade.
This is what I came up with
Intel i5-3570k or i7-3770(k)
(Cooler? Advice needed)
Gigabyte GA Z77MX-D3H
Corsair 32 GB DDR3-1333 Quad-Kit (CMX32GX3M4A1333C9, XMS)
Seagate ST3000DM001, 3 TB SATA
Samsung MZ-7PC256B/WW
I will use the case, the power supply, DVD drive and monitors from my current system. Because of the 16+ GB, I go from W7 HP to Pro.
The choice for this motherboard is mainly because of the low power consumption.
The choice for this SSD is based on speed, capacity and price.
My questions to you are:
1. What is the best CPU compared to the performance? Most PS/LR tests I read have a outcome that is more or less the same. I can go for the 3570k and overclock (and save 70 EUR compared to the 3770), but how stable is it (can it be) for day to day use? I have never overclocked. I can try, follow (Youtube) tutorials. Can I overclock the system and rely on it for the next four, five years? (Or do I have to guard and change things regularly?) And can an overclocked 3570k outperform the 3770 non-k? Or I can spend 35 EUR and go for the 3770k (and overclock this)?
2. What is the best (and most quiet) cooler around? I am happy with the Arctic Freezer, but does this do the job for the i5/i7. And how about when I overclock?
3. I want to use one SSD for the OS and applications and one for the temporary files, like the Lightroom catalog, the panorama files to work on. My OS and applications are about 80 GB now, my LR catalog and previews are now around 9 GB. To stay below the 200 EUR, what is the most ideal combi of SSDs?
Thanks in advance.
PS. I live in Holland and my supplier is Alternate (http://www.alternate.nl)
I am trying to figure out the specs of my new system. Most things are covered, but I have some questions.
Your advise/expertise is needed.
This is what I have now
Intel E8500 (core2 duo, 3.1 GHz)
Arctic Freezer 7 Pro
Gigabyte EP45-UD3 P45
2×4 GB 1066, GeIL black dragon
XFX GTS250 512 MB
Some SATA HDDs
Creative X-Fi Titanium
2× Dell 2209WA
This is what I do with my computer
Beside the usual browsing, MS office and watching videos, I am a heavy user of Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign), Lightroom 4, Autopano Pro and PTGui. I also use Oracle VirtualBox for testing and as a webserver (mostly one, sometimes more VMs simultaniously). I do NOT play games
Until now, with my 8 MP RAW files from my old EOS 30D and the panoramic photos it produces, my system worked quite well. It is not a speed monster, but for me time is not (that much) money. But with the switch to 18 MP RAW files from my Canon EOS 7D and 2.5 gigapixels (18 GB PSB file) panos, things are getting pretty anoying. Opening this 18 GB file took several minutes, but saving it ... well I aborted it after about 30 minutes and just 1% of saving. (I did not dare to do PS work on it.)
So it is time for a (serious) upgrade.
This is what I came up with
Intel i5-3570k or i7-3770(k)
(Cooler? Advice needed)
Gigabyte GA Z77MX-D3H
Corsair 32 GB DDR3-1333 Quad-Kit (CMX32GX3M4A1333C9, XMS)
Seagate ST3000DM001, 3 TB SATA
Samsung MZ-7PC256B/WW
I will use the case, the power supply, DVD drive and monitors from my current system. Because of the 16+ GB, I go from W7 HP to Pro.
The choice for this motherboard is mainly because of the low power consumption.
The choice for this SSD is based on speed, capacity and price.
My questions to you are:
1. What is the best CPU compared to the performance? Most PS/LR tests I read have a outcome that is more or less the same. I can go for the 3570k and overclock (and save 70 EUR compared to the 3770), but how stable is it (can it be) for day to day use? I have never overclocked. I can try, follow (Youtube) tutorials. Can I overclock the system and rely on it for the next four, five years? (Or do I have to guard and change things regularly?) And can an overclocked 3570k outperform the 3770 non-k? Or I can spend 35 EUR and go for the 3770k (and overclock this)?
2. What is the best (and most quiet) cooler around? I am happy with the Arctic Freezer, but does this do the job for the i5/i7. And how about when I overclock?
3. I want to use one SSD for the OS and applications and one for the temporary files, like the Lightroom catalog, the panorama files to work on. My OS and applications are about 80 GB now, my LR catalog and previews are now around 9 GB. To stay below the 200 EUR, what is the most ideal combi of SSDs?
Thanks in advance.
PS. I live in Holland and my supplier is Alternate (http://www.alternate.nl)