10 year old CPU, INSANE performance! - Intel Core i7-3770K

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0:00 Intro
0:43 Specs
1:45 Gaming benchmark (no GPU)
2:27 Gaming benchmark (GPU)
3:07 Cinebench benchmark
3:52 Comparison to modern CPU
4:56 Overclocked benchmarking
5:58 Why I bought this
7:00 Outro

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:43 Specs
1:45 Gaming benchmark (no GPU)
2:27 Gaming benchmark (GPU)
3:07 Cinebench benchmark
3:52 Comparison to modern CPU
4:56 Overclocked benchmarking
5:58 Why I bought this
7:00 Outro

[fridaycaliforniaa]

Still running mine, bought fresh in 2012. It's been OCed to 4, 5 GHz during all this time. Paired now with an RTX 3060 12GB and 32 GB 1866 MHz DDR3. This thing is still able to run the latest AAA games in 1080p ultra @ 80 to 95~100 fps. A beast !

[LUckybones]

I’m still gaming in 2022 with a 3770k. It’s a beast.

[garydunken]

Still using i7-3770K mate... and watching this video in 2024! I did upgrade the GPU once in 2017. It's been 12 years for me with this processor and it's a rock-solid performer. Only now I am looking to do a new build using the latest i5-14600K after all these years. For me, it was the CPU stability that made me kept going with it.

[canadianguy]

I'm finally retiring mine. Been running it since it's launch 12 years ago. It was a fantastic CPU, that I chose specifically because it seemed like the best option for longevity and capability at the time. Did it ever prove me correct. My system was an i7 3770k, 16gb ram, and a GTX 770 4gb. It was capable of running modern titles for the most part all the way up to 2019. From 2020-2023 I still used it to run RTS and strategy games. Sadly most new RTS titles are now beyond that builds capability. It has given me 12 good years as my daily driver. Been with me through 6 different homes and played games and surfed the internet for more hours then I could possibly count. She's served me well, so it's time to retire her from my service and move her on to someone else.

So I built a new one and set out to clean the old one up and sell it. In the interest of keeping costs down, with my new build. I chose the Ryzen 5 7600 6 core CPU. It gave me a cheaper route into the new AM5 boards, while allowing me to upgrade to a better 8 or 12 core AM5 later down the line when 6 cores is no longer enough. I paired it with 32gb ddr5 ram, and a RX 6750xt. So far the CPU and gpu combo is doing fantastic in games. I'm getting 60fps ultra settings on my 60hz 1440p monitor without any issues.

I see many people pairing more modern GPU's like a RX6600 or RTX 3050's with the old I7 3770k for far better performance then my old GTX 770 4gb was capable of. Hopefully I can find someone to sell it too who will appreciate the build, and maybe breath some new life into it by adding a better GPU. As it stands without that upgrade my old build won't be capable of modern gaming. I think the old i7 3770k has a couple good years left in it, for retro or budget gaming. But it's quickly coming up on the end of it's usefulness in modern games even if paired with a decent 1080p GPU.

Good word of advice. Don't ever buy a case that has a rubberized coating on the plastic. My Cooler Master Storm Trooper case I used on my old build 12 years ago. Had all of it's rubberized coating degrade and turn into a giant sticky mess that would rub off on or stick to your hands. I spent 14hrs with rags and rubbing alcohol getting it all off and the system clean enough to sell. Cleaning it off was extremely hard and took way longer then I had anticipated. Never again will I buy a case with that coating.

[lowclassgamer]

Using this cpu with a 1660 Super and man the performance is just crazy.

[x-fadidofc]

im still rocking the i7-3770k, its a damn workhorse. can still play 2023 AAA at 1080p mostly staying at 60fps paired with a 1070 and 32gb of 2400MHz ram and some SSDs

[PopoRamos]

I Just dusted off my 10 year old Build containing this CPU 32gb Ram ddr3, and slapped a 3090ti in there, and was shocked how well it worked. I mainly use it as a GPU Render Node.

[cafe]

I still run win7 with this processor and love it LOL, I've had to replace the HD but this PC still works great, I did upgrade the grafix card to a 1660 after 8 years.

[downundergarage]

I just picked up 3770k for 70 Aud (aprox 50 usd) for that price and considering that i already have the compatible motherboard and ram it will be a good office/study pc.

[dropinbiking]

This is a good video. I have a 3770k on a Z77 xtreme4 from asrock. Sitting at 4.6, 1600mhz ddr3 16gb. I used to have a 3570k @ 5ghz. Just a year ago I found a 3770k for $100 online, it was worth the upgrade. Sucks that I'm looking at an entire mobo ram and cpu upgrade to go with my newer 2070 GPU, but this combo is still kicking ass.

[XxNewmilleniumxX]

I remeber when this chip first debuted. It was the chip everyone ran to to measure up against. If it was not at least on par with the 3770k it was considered childs play. Still a beastly chipset into this day. I had it with 2 670's in sli. Those were the days that even the biggest amd processor just couldn't beat this not to even mention the X series of intel.

[StaelTek]

I am curious about a few things:
1: that motherboard seems quite OEM/generic i am not aware of any of those who can overclock, let alone have a VRM to handle it.
2: What were the temps at full load/stability testing?
3: What voltage did you use to achieve 5 GHz?
4: Was the CPU delidded or just with stock thermal paste under the IHS? Because those 3770Ks seems to run hot once overclocked at 1.25-1.3V without delidding.
5: Why no testing with and without overclocking?

I am asking this, not only to look for inspiration for my own overclocking tests and benchmarks, but also because i think the video lacks some detail and context that can be crucial to those, who might be interested in overclocking and benchmarking with their own systems.

[TheVertigohtm]

Running this beast at 4.7Ghz 24/7 since 2012 paired with 1070ti for 1080p gaming 💪

[eveningstarnm]

Great review. Thank you. I had one of those under my desk that I hardly used after an upgrade, so I gave that old machine to my kid, and he enjoyed playing games on it. Also, he quit using my new one. It worked out well. I stayed out of prison, and he stayed above ground.

[rengoku]

Paired my i7 3770 with rx 580 8gb sapphire nitro, 16GB hyperX 1866mhz and it run really well, just built this setup like 3 months ago, i do play Fortnite , Naraka : Bladepoint, Genshin Impact, Valorant, GTA 5, Watch Dogs 2, Assassins Creed Unity, i dont have any frames problem with this setup and maybe i would upgrade my gpu soon to get more fps xD most of the games i played with high settings and some of them on medium settings. I spent like 282.25 Dollars on this setup and i guess theres no point to build another modern pc because this setup still can handle most of the games that i want to play :) .

[abrahamalviarez]

Great vid!!!! The 3770K is a legend, still using mine with a 3060 and it shreds anything!

[IcebergTech]

ISTR that the popular opinion at the time was that i7-2600k owners didn’t have a lot of reasons to upgrade to the 3770k. That’s probably why there are more Sandy Bridges around, and why they’re proportionally much cheaper than the 3770k (in my experience, anyway)
Could be interesting to compare the two?
Anyway, good luck with the channel, keep up the good work 👍

[HuntaKiller]

i prefer to buy old hardware than dumping to e-waste, recently just bought a k39 sff case for this purpose..h81+i7 4770+16gb 1600mhz all for $150 and thats even cheaper than an i3 12100 alone in my country

[michaelb]

FYI - My Cinebench R23 score with Multi Core is 4315 using i7 3700k @ 4.6GHz. Single core is 919. It was de-lidded with liquid metal between heat spreader and die, and has a 360mm AIO. I can't get it stable above 4.6 -- probably too old or not the right bin or motherboard just can't push it further -- but it's about as good as it gets for a build of this time period. Motherboard is a ASRock Z77 Extreme6, 32GB DDR3 @ (effective) 2400MHz 10-12-12-30-2T.