I was due to build a gaming rig since long and I finally got this from US via my brother. I came very close to buying the AMD FX 8350 which is a real competitor to this processor at the given moment. But if you re building a gaming rig, it has to be the 3570k. The FX 8350 focuses on multi threaded apps. Currently no game utilizes more than 2 cores and I think 4 cores are more than enough for a gaming build - you dont really need 8 or 6 cores that AMD FX series/ i7 provides.

Pros: The best g...

This is undoubtedly the best of Intel's CPU for gaming. I have mine overclocked to 4.5Ghz at 1.3V and this thing crunches every game I throw at it. Ivy's are also very energy-efficient as well as it downclocks while idle. The stock cooler that comes with this processor is okay for upto 4Ghz but once you increase volatge, you'll need an aftermarket cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (best VFM CPU Cooler). Pricing is a bit high. Sandybridge owners do not need to upgrade and since the 4...

This processor has got everything in it. For gaming quad core is more than sufficient. I was looking to buy it and waited so long from flip kart but price was high every time so bought from other site with good margin.
Pros: 1. Low power consumption
2. Inbuilt HD4000 graphics which gives you option to play all games on medium settings without a GPU.
3. Supports Latest motherboards with 3.0 PCIex16
4. Supports Virtu MVP technology.
5. Excellent stable overclock ab...

this is best processor available for gaming under 20k.I bought it about a month ago and trust me its awesome.I have overclocked to 5 ghz with H100 and it is extremely fast.

My specs
core i5 3570k
ati radeon 6850 oc to 950
ocz agility ssd
CM 912 cabinet
H100 Liquid cooling
24 inch dell tft
asrock extreme 6 mobo
gskill 8gb 1600 RAM
mad catz rat 3 mouse
Razor lycosa

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crysis 2 works on 25-30fps on high settings...(INTEL HD 4000 and 4 gb ram .not oc )
all latest games run very smoothly...
compression is also fast..
video encoding works smoothly and i think its the best i5 processor.....(passmark)

This is a seriously good performer. My advice is that if you are planning to get it, buy an aftermarket cooler. All the bullshit you read about ivy bridge not being over clocking friendly vanishes when you see this running at 4.5 ghz on an air cooler. Flipkart awesome service as always. Thank you.

purchased last week from the retailer coz this is not available on flipkart.
This cpu has inbuilt hd 4000 graphics which is providing excellent video quality and gaming experience.
paired with Intel DZ77SL-50K motherboard for easy tuning and overclocking. Awesome performance and stability.
now i m able to play nfs the run, battlefield 3, batman arkham city in low-medium settings without any discrete gpu and i am getting decent FPS.
so IMO this processor can run every latest game in low-medi...

It performs great with a discrete GPU. Yet it is great on ondie GPU. Its HD 4000 performs twice that of its Sandy Bridge counterpart. Dont listen to those who say its not for non-overclockers. There is no other CPU with these specifications in the market.

It is a major upgrade to the i5 2500K. Those who say a minor 100 MHz increase is nothing are those with little knowledge about Ivy-Bridge CPUs.

High price is because of limited stocks. If you plan to buy Ivy-Bridge CPU go for this one. It...

I m a Hardcore Gamer. Before this processor i have used many AMD Processors like AMD Phenom 560,960 or 1090t and AMD FX 6100 or 8150.

Gaming on AMD's Processor is decent.you can multitasking many or your pc is going so much fast but when I use Intel i5 3570k processor my pc is faster than ever or not just pc my all gaming experience changed .it has INTEL HD 4000 graphics if you have a graphic card you can share this graphics for your graphic card and your performance is go up up away. withou...

Got this processor from Flipkart last week, And being a hardcore gamer i can say i am extremely satisfied with the i5 3570k. It is extremely fast, Quiet and runs way more efficiently than the older quad cores i used in the past.

I have not installed an after market cooler for this yet and i haven't attempted to OC it either, I used OCZ freeze thermal compound instead of the one that comes along with the CPU. After hours of gaming and stress testing this past weekend, I have noticed that the ...