+1 to Knufire. Efficiency isnt a direct translation to a quality PSU.
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Both the 2500K and the 3570K should be able to get up to about 4.5GHz. A good amount make it past that, but not far.
Difference between the two is cooling though. With a Hyper212 Evo, you can get to that 4.5GHz mark on Sandy Bridge, but you'll probably max out temps around 4.2GHz on Ivy Bridge. To hit that 4.5GHz mark on Ivy Bridge, you'd want something a bit heftier like a TRUE Spirit 140.
Difference between the two is cooling though. With a Hyper212 Evo, you can get to that 4.5GHz mark on Sandy Bridge, but you'll probably max out temps around 4.2GHz on Ivy Bridge. To hit that 4.5GHz mark on Ivy Bridge, you'd want something a bit heftier like a TRUE Spirit 140.
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Oh wow.. that will be so nice 
And I am so looking forward to not having to be scared to open a temp reading program.. (Right now I have a laptop with a 1st gen i7.. when at load it runs at around 95C) right now at idle (only have chrome open) its at 72C
If I get an aftermarket cooler I want to get the noctua nh-d14 Will that let the 3570k reach 4.5? (I live in england where tempatures dont get above 20C very often..)
And I am so looking forward to not having to be scared to open a temp reading program.. (Right now I have a laptop with a 1st gen i7.. when at load it runs at around 95C) right now at idle (only have chrome open) its at 72CIf I get an aftermarket cooler I want to get the noctua nh-d14 Will that let the 3570k reach 4.5? (I live in england where tempatures dont get above 20C very often..)
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NH-D14 is one of the best air heatsinks on the market..the stuff I was recommending was a bit cheaper.
For a 2500K - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cool...with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am
For a 3570K - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ther...at-pipes-for-socket-1366-1155-775-and-am2-am3
That's probably more due to it being a laptop than the CPU itself.. I get like 50C idle on my laptop, which has a Sandy Bridge (screw Apple's cooling system).
For a 2500K - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cool...with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am
For a 3570K - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ther...at-pipes-for-socket-1366-1155-775-and-am2-am3
That's probably more due to it being a laptop than the CPU itself.
. I get like 50C idle on my laptop, which has a Sandy Bridge (screw Apple's cooling system).
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The huge heatsinks can end up being a PITA to work around, plus they tend to overhang RAM slots, so you're forced to get LP RAM.
