Can this £30 i7 Still Play Games? Intel Core i7 3770 in 2023
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- čas přidán 18. 03. 2023
- This i7 3770 cost me £30, but how well does it game in 2023? I've paired it with the RX 570 4GB and compared it to the i5 3470. I think the results are quite surprising.
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It’s massively impressive that processors from over 10 years ago can still run modern titles (To varying degrees of playability). I’m still running a 3770k safe OC to 4.4ghz and I can run quite a lot of new games on high/med settings (All 1080 though).
In 2012, a 10 year old cpu couldn’t run jack…
LMAO, ain't that the truth!
I have it in my gaming pc and it runs games well
@@The.official.TravisISCOOL Same here. Very capable CPU.
Totally! I've been using my i7-3770 from 2013 to today with few issues even with more modern titles.
Gonna switch my i5 3330 to i7 3770 temporarily before finally migrating to ryzen 5 5500 or 4500 depending on availability.
Cool vid. I am running an i7-3770 in my spare pc. For Cyperpunk I've found that the game performed better ingame than in the built in benchmark.
Still rocking my i7 3770 from my first pc build back in 2012. Both the cpu and ASrock board have served me well over the years. Standing the test of time and still pumping out console comparable performance on modern games at 2k.
I believe next year will be when I retire this old faithful and build a new modern PC 😌
I LOVE THE WAY THIS VIDEO IS DETAILED THAN THOSE QUIET BENCHMARK VIDEOS THANK U YAMYAM
You're very welcome!
This is an interesting test of the system, but I'm not sure it's a great test of just the CPU. Having a 570, and more importantly, only 8GB of RAM, is going to hold things back A LOT in newer games. I had a 3770 system until recently, and upgrading to 16GB made a big difference.
Is it good?
@@durtleboyo354 i have 3770 12gb ram and rx580 4gb, cpu is small bottleneck but it works in pretty much any game. Of course dont expect 200fps but it will be playable (I consider consistent 40fps as playable). I dont know how much longer will it hold up but it gets the job done for now.
@@durtleboyo354 I’m running the i7 3770 with an RX 6600 and I play CSGO 1080p at around 200-225fps
Edit: Also running 4x4gb sticks netting me 16gb total
I’m going to upgrade to an i3 12100f when I get a chance so I can one day have the i7 13700kf :)
Not kidding, I have the 3770 paired with rx 5600xt. Yes there is a Bottleneck but not everytime, especially in GPU intensive Games.
@@durtleboyo354 im running a i7 3770 16GB DDr3 1050Ti 4GB low profile it runs fantastic
I have an i7 3770 with an rtx 2060 and 32gb of RAM. It's hasn't let me down yet. I got it very cheap and it's great.
Glad to hear you're having fun! The older i7s from Intel have actually aged pretty well!
My rig is very similar - it's a i7-3770k with a safe OC to 4.2 GHz and an RTX-2070 8GB. Runs quite a few games well at 1440p high settings, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Control with RTX ON (ray tracing), with amazing results.
Hey man. I got a lot of benchmarks with this pc. Paired up with 24 gigs of 1600 ram and gtx 1080 . Bad ass pc
I just upgraded to an i7 6700 from a i5 6500 for about 60€. The jump to 8 logic cpus was really worth it for the type of games I play (mostly open world). I initially considered an i7 7700 but they seem to sell for above 100€, which is a bit too much in my opinion since you can get a i3 10100f new + motherboard for about the same price.
These older Hyperthreaded i7s aren’t bad at all for gaming. And they lose so much of their value, so they can be picked up for not much at all!
My Son is still using my old 17 3770
Running SSD's only
GTX980 ti
1600mhz RAM
It's running pretty much all games beautifully at 1080p with ultra settings mostly. Usually over 100FPS .
I upgraded from an i7 3770 to a Ryzen 5 5600x. I7 3770 is one of the best CPUs that can be used in 2023 and for a few more years not in terms of gaming but for normal usage this CPU is a killer. Most of the games are playable on 60fps, with Vsync on.
Bruh for normal use I could use a core 2 duo.
@@PricklyPineapplesProductionsYou really couldn't.
@@stalinshishkebab i'm using a core 2 quad right now with 2gb of ram. Core 2 duo can't be much different. Also for like half a year or more I used a core2duo laptop with 2gb of ram for school just fine.
Shit , are you saving money to buy a better pc?@@PricklyPineapplesProductions
Fuck me.. I pared an i7-3770 with an rx6600 xt will basically still hand you modern top-tier gaming. For literally under $100 -$200 using a dell OptiPlex gen 3motherboard and 32 gigs of ram
I still use a 3770 paired with a 1650 in an old Z220 workstation. Plays everything I throw at it absolutely fine.
Cool video. Further confirms I should be okay for a good while yet.
I am running a T3600 workstation with an E5-2665 Xeon with 64GBs of quad channel DDR3. It pairs rather nicely with my new RX 5600XT.
Also worth noting you can get intel made motherboards for these. The dk77mq is rock solid stable.
I just upgraded today from a i5-2400 to the i7-3770, I decided to check on videos to see how well the new CPU handles, and from seeing these Benchmarks..Im quite impressed!
A friend has a Xum PC he seems happy with it. Paid about £350ish and then he fitted a 2060 6Gb card in it. Not quite up to the 5700G I have but it still is suprisingly useable.
These XUM boards aren't bad to be fair. It's been solid with this i7 3770!
I am still rocking the K one at 4.5Ghz to this day. Simply the best CPU of all time in terms of value. Nearly 13years old and still handles most things perfectly fine.
I have a i5 3570 and using it on my overkill XP retro PC.
Planning to upgrade it to i7 3770 as I have watched a video that it is faster with HT disable over i5 3570 because of the extra L3 cache,
I found a pc with a i 52400s, will the i7 3770 be a better upgrade vs spending hundreds on a motherboard/cpu and ram? Were taking 30-35 usd vs 250-275.00 usd. Thars not including a new gpu and better monitor then i currently use.
I'm using i7 3770k on an asus board with 2 pcie slots, one with rx570 8GB and the system ram is 32GB. Even Starfield runs very smooth, medium setting 66% FSR scaling from 1080p. New Atlantis is above 30fps, and outside 40+, indoors 60. Looks like I can still use it until next year. Been with it like 10 years 😅. Probably will upgrade the GPU with larger VRAM before changing the whole system.
Avx 2 is lacking
good stuff! my interpretation of the results is that not many games utilize hyperthreading very well fortnite and gta v being the exception here! nice video :)
Thank you! It does seem that way, but if the game didn't utilise the extra threads, performance varied a bit. Still I'd take the 8 threads any day😅
I am running 3470s with a 1660super. It's fine for some games but the cpu is really holding me back from achieveing 60fps in some games and having some lag spikes in others. As such, would a 3770 improve up things? I found it for 35 pounds (market is very bad here, others are selling it for 100+ pounds because its you know i7).
I'm currently running an i5 3470 with 16gb ddr3 ram and a RTX 3060 12gb, I had a work station donated from work and added the GPU so I could play fallout London but due to the delay I've started fallout 76, while playing I've noticed that my CPU is hitting over 90% usage across all cores, so I'm considering getting an i7 3770k to tide me over until I can upgrade my motherboard and all.
amazing video i have the i5 3470 and i am planing to upgrade to i7 3770 so its really helpful
It's a quick and easy upgrade. If your performance is struggling in some games, it's worth the upgrade!
Worthit upgrade dari i5 gen3 ke i7 gen 3?
Good video
Still using an I5 6500 paired with a Gigabyte 1660 Super... things still running fairly good.
I have an i7 4930k, running at 4.3ghz all core limit with 16gb of ram. It's technically Ivy Bridge, despite being called a 4000 series chip. Does its job well, but I do have my eyes set on getting a 7800x3d after I get some cash saved up.
The upgrade to the 7800X3D is going to be absolutely HUGE mate!
still have a 3770, 16gb ram and a 1060 6gb, it runs everything
I still use my i7-3770 right now with 24 GB Ram and Nvidia RTX 2070-Super.
I benchmarked many games from the last 10 years at 1080p and 1440p.
This is still working well on pretty much all of them ar 60fps with vsync except for the most demanding ones like Watch Dogs Legion or RRedemption 2 where the vsync is no longer desirable.
I moved from a GTX 1060-3gb to the RTX-2070-Super and still gained some perf - especially at 1440p. In fact in some games thete is nearly no difference between 1080p and 1440p as the cpu is indeed sometimes too slow for the gpu at 1080p. But again then the perf at 1440p exceeds 60fps anyway.
I am considering an upgrade to the AM5 platform with a 7600 ryzen...
The upgrade to the 7600 will be massive for you mate. The 3770 would be holding back the 2070 even at 1440p in some games.
i would say i7 3770k holds up very well, just got it on ebay for 60, upgrade from i5 3570k, not a big leap, but it shows a lot in 1%low, only path left for the 3rd gens
I also have the 3570k currently and planning to upgrade to 3770k next month my gpu is 1050 ti. 3770k is decent it can run 30+fps (2023 triple a games)
I currently have this exact same CPU I7 3770 coupled with a GTX1650SUPER.
Just wanted to mention that the difference in gaming is small because the GPU is already at 100 percent, it's like a GPU bottleneck situation it is not an issue just for the sake of testing, if it were for a stronger GPU the difference would have increased.
I agree. Some games like Fortnite massively benefitted from the extra threads of the i7. Other games only saw minor improvements thanks to the extra cache and slightly higher clock speed. But, I was pleasantly surprised by the i7's performance!
How would the i7 do with pcsx2?
@@davidandambergarber6074 Actually those emulators are extremely unoptimized, but for pcsx2 I guess it'll run it just fine.
Is i7-3770 good with 8 ram and integrated gpu ?
@@leviAckerman94394 You will definitely need an external gpu, unless you are planning to play CSGO or Valorant.and yeah 8gb is kind of enough for most games.
i have an xeon e3 1240v2, which is basically i7 3770 without iGPU.
coupled with rx580 4gb
games run well in 1080p 60-75fps = which is the most logical resolution.
im running a i7 3770 16GB DDr3 1050Ti 4GB low profile good budget build
been refurbishing a few x58 systems with xeon, and all my "customers" been happy up until AVX!
it sure can! i have one on a super basic asus board (h61) paired with a sexy asus 11gb 1080ti
I just upgraded from my i7 3770k to an i7 13700k. I had overclocked my 3770k to 4.5 and was able to run games low settings 1440p not too bad on a 1070.
That's a massive upgrade right there. I'm running the 13700K in my main PC. What a beast it is
i7 3770 oc 4.3
RTX 2080 oc
Mobo Z77
32gb ram 1866
Win 11 pro
All games on Ultra 4k 30 fps+ with DLSS 60 fps.
It's anough for me.
If you overclocked it, it wasn't an i7 3770 it was an i7 3770k
I had an i5 4690s and upgraded to an i7-4790 both with a Radeon 470, and 32gb of ram, I bought everything used a bit at a time, got some good prices especially for the gigabyte board with 4 memory slots, you can make some pretty decent stuff if you learn a bit and shop around....
you could go up to a 3060 wih that 4790
@@vxllfire Thanks for letting me know, that is definitely worth thinking about...it's not a bad PC in the slightest...have a fun week! ;D
i have an I7-3770, gtx 1070 gigabyte and 16gb ram 1600mhz ddr3. and it s good for 2023
What brand motherboard you using
After switching to a personally rebuilt iMac for audio/video? I've got an i7 3770, i7 2600s, and i5 3470 I'm about to ebay list to sell off. Also got a 2 gb GTX 750ti that I legit salvaged from a curb binned Dell Optiplex 3010. I also pulled a Kinston 500gb SSD/8gb of ram/MB & PSU out of that one! Ha! Lucky score!
Lucky score right there and some nice hardware to play around with🙌
I run an I7 3770 with a 2060 plus and now with 32gb of ram because 16gb was not enough at times, but it runs at 100% most of the time on Farcry 6 and I am now just looking to upgrade. What processor would be a good upgrade and still use my DDR3 ram without spending a fortune on all new PC.
I use a i7 3770 and a 1660 super 6gb ddr6 16 gb ram and i can play most game at high or ultra 1080p and get over 75 frames.
And i can play vr games with 120fps for some games but most games i go for 90.
It really goes to show how much life these old i7s have in them!
this is the pc im planning to buy :( how much fps u got in fortnite in high setting
@@yassirgamir don't play Fortnite but I was getting over 100 fps on it but I you should be fine if you have a 75hz or 144hz monitor
Got the same rig as yourself and running decent after a couple of BIOS and Windows tweaking still no issues at all planning to buy a proper CPU cooler(got the factory one) in the near future for the big lad to keep down them silly temperatures as it climbs around 75-80 celsius under heavy load
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Fallout NV is a legendary game!
A Dell Optiplex 9010 MT or 7010 MT will be able to maximize that I7 3770. It can support 32GB RAM(8Gb 1600Mhz x 4), a normal 2 fan GPU, and the motherboard supports a regular 24 pin power PSU, the only caveat on the last one is that it needs to be non-modular. Modular PSU's are too long and will bump into the side panel locking mechanism.
I’m running that same generic board…
i7-2600
16 GB DDR3 (1600 running at 1333)
128 GB SATA SSD (plan on upgrading to an NVME drive 😁)
1TB HDD
GTX 1650 Super 4GB by EVGA
EVGA 600BR non modular PSU
To be fair, the motherboard isn't that bad at all. I flipped it in a budget build with this i7 3770. It worked flawlessly!
Nice vid. I have an old i7 3770K OC@4.2 ghz since 2012 + GTX1080 + 16GB RAM + SSD. Just work fine, Hunt Showdown at 1440p, ultra, 60 fps. Just some difficulties with Hell let lose in 2k, in high details, fps drop at 40fps.... if u play in full HD at 1080p, you will have consistent fps at +70, without any drop. Conclusion: very efficient platform for this +10 years config !!! I will change of platform when i will be forced to play in medium details.... maybe 1 to 3 years. So...3500 $ for a new i7 platform wth Rtx 4080, does it woth it ? I don t think for the moment !
ah, and Half life Alyx in VR is ok. Medium details. Need to change platform for high details...but we are talking about one of the most greedy game . And it s in all case really great to be able to play Alyx with an old platform like this
It's amazing to see how well this gen has aged. A lot of people overlook the 3rd gen CPUs. But this i7 was a great investment back in 2012!
i game on a i7 3770 with no slow downs or anything so i say its still good atm.
My 2nd pc has an issue 2600k 16gb ddr3 ram was paired with a 1660 super. Ram most games apart from bf4 it struggled with
I have an i7-3770 paired with a 1660 super and 16gb ddr3. I don't know if it's my mechanical hard drives that are failing, but fortnite is completely unplayable, even on the performance preset. It gets good frames, but it stutters all the time. Like really bad stutters and super frequent. Neither my CPU or GPU is pegged in that scenario either, which is odd. GTA also doesnt run as well as it should with it dropping down into the 40s no matter the graphics settings. However i did install a game on one of my hdds the other day and it completely refused to load, so i put it on my boot ssd and it was fine... Maybe the drives are dying. Really odd.
Good video.
Would love to see if it can run CS2?
I made a video with the i7 2600 and that plays it. I’ve got a video with the i7 4770 releasing on Sunday. Both of these videos have CS-2 performance.
Also worth noting that you can be CPU limited without hitting 1% usage. A game can be cache or single core limited, but not saturating the entire chip 100%
Have 2 pcs. The main one has a 13700k in😁 office pc, which has an 11700k 😊
These are great CPUs
03:20 my score is 2576 in cinebench with i5 3470
I noticed that your motherboard is a PCIe 2, try a PCIe 3 and run the test again.
I got an i7 4960x and a 5800x
I have my 3770 non k at 4.25ghz on all cores
GTX 1650 paired with a 10105 and 16GB RAM
Does good gpu can increase the fps a lot? for example i use rx 6600 to handle bottleneck for cpu intensive games
no
In the CPU world. The i7-3770k is legendary material
I’m inclined to agree with you. It’s aged pretty well all things considered
It pairs well with a 1660ti/ 1080ti and 16 gb of 2133 mhz.
I hear DDR3 2133MHz could cause some issues like BSODs. Obviously this depends on your memory controller's quality. But if you can run them speeds, go for it!
@@ProYamYamPC It does pretty well. I play fortnite usually and its a pretty cpu intensive game. My i7 3770k runs at 4.3 ghz on air with a noctua cooler. Temps are stable and most games run good but ive had to do a lot of tweaking. Quicker ram and oc helped quite a bit.
24/7 it has been overclocked to 4.3 ghz for about a year now. ive had the computer for about 7 years though and upgraded from an i5 2500 non k. I really feel intel did well with this generation. Very reliable
asus p8z77 lx
G skill 2133 mhz
i7 3770 k @4.3ghz
1660ti
then i threw the cheapest ssd in i could find for windows and a 1tb hard drive. its got a 500w power supply.
Ive never had to replace anything in terms of rapairs just upgrades. its lasted me years and ill use it til it doesnt serve a purpose or breaks which i dont think it will any time soon.
Install Atlas OS and you are good to go (personal opinion)
ive got spare itx build with 4770 16gb ram 500gb ssd and just need gpu like 1060 6gb
Even a 1070 would be a great GPU for that system. Possibly even a 1080/2060.
Bro how much of a performance boost can I expect upgrading from a i5-2500 to a i7-3700?
Up to 35%
I still play games on my i5-2500K !
Nice! Which games are you playing currently?
@@ProYamYamPC CSGO, Fornite, POE, GTA V, Lost Ark, Last Epoch
You could pair up to a GTX 1080 if playing at 1440p but the days are numbered on the 3770 with windows 10 support ending in 2025.
wait i7 3770 will not support windows 10 in 2025?
@@yassirgamir windows 10 supports ends in 2025 in general. No more security updates or patches will be deployed for consumer versions.
@@Edmundostudios on i7 3770 only? or what
@@yassirgamir You should read what Windows EOL means. 3770 isn’t supported on 11 so once 10 support is pulled in 2025 it’s basically over unless you keep it offline.
@@Edmundostudios i understand now thank uuu!
I'm currently still running my i7 3770k non oc 16gbram 1600mhz rx580 8gb
It's a cpu when you can unlock it's full potential
bro is it worth buy this set up in 2023 and how does it run relatively modern games? plz reply
@@BotPlayz9123 yes it is just pair it on a good powerful GPU you can use GTX 1660ti rtx 2060 amd Rx 6600
Or Rx 5600xt GTX 1070ti
@@gamingmeanslife1222 will rx580 get bottlenecked by the processor?
@@BotPlayz9123 no I use i7 3770k
And an Asus dual oc Rx 580 8gb 2304sp no it does not bottleneck it it's a perfect GPU for i7 3770 1080p high med settings but I recommend higher GPU because I need powerful GPU
@@gamingmeanslife1222 thanks 😄
I have a 3770 in my htpc, disable spectre and meltdown fixes and it is so much better and the risks tiny.
Do you mean OS fixes or Bios?
I7 3770 a evga 1060sc and 12gb of ram I built it for 85$😂
Nice pairing and great value too mate!
currently running I7 4790 non k with gtx 1080 ;(
Not bad, the 4790 is not a bad CPU at all! Still has a good few years in it yet.
@@ProYamYamPC yeah but it is starting to show its age at 1080p gaming, at 1440p or 4k it is amazing becuse than cpu is not bottleneck :)
I have an i7 4790 as well, great little CPU, I have a Radeon 470 with it....if you look at the k-non k comparison there's hardly any difference except in the price! I love my set up, I have a retro PC which does a good job, though my next one is a Ryzen 5700 et al....later in the year....
@@nicolasnicolas3889 thats good my cpu is bottlenecking my gtx 1080 a bit but it is still good sadly you can't overclock just a bit non k version 😢
@@AlmostBrokeLbs True the non K loses a bit of performance but it was $70 cheaper! Most GPU's get bottlenecked with an equivalent generation CPU from what I can tell, have you seen this video?
czcams.com/video/V59p3VzZzNQ/video.html
probably the motherboard is a huananzhi b75 :D
It looks very similar. Probably just differently branded. Still, it's been a solid board.
@@ProYamYamPC yeah, i know people who bought this motherboards and still a solid motherboard since a long time, btw, nice video, greetings from Brazil
modern games need a lot of cpu power. in the lowest settings 1080p 3770k cant reach 60fps for example rdr2, the last of us, uncharted etc i upgraded to 12400f and now gpu is 100% 3060 12gb
I've noticed with older and weaker CPUs, you have to tweak game settings by quite a bit. The goal is to make yourself more GPU bound, especially so with older CPUs
However, congratulations on the upgrade! I have the 12400F in my test bench and it's a great CPU
thanks! 40fps cap on higher settings or resolutuion is working well on many games... i will use 3770k as second pc for media player on 4k hdr tv with rtx 3050
MY 3770K GOT 123 FPS WITH RTX 3090 IN CYBER PUNK
OCK TO 5.0 GHZ on a Z77 FTW EVGA KINKPIN EVGA RTX 3090 TI X2 SLI EVGA WAS THE BEST
EVGA SUPER NOVA 1600 PSU G SKILL OCK RAM 32 GB 2400 MHz at CL 8
is the GTX 1070 overkill for this CPU or will the bottleneck be not too bad?
I think it would be pretty bad on some games. But, it depends on what you play. I personally wouldn’t pair anything more powerful than an RX580/GTX 1060 with a 3770.
No. I had paired with my unclocked 3770K a RX 570 and MSFS would run choppy. Pulled the RX out and put in an RTX 2070 and the sim runs nice and smooth. Same RAM DDR3 32GB 1600mhz.
@@ProYamYamPC
@@jf4872 Unless you're playing 1440p/4K, you're pretty much bottlenecking that CPU at 1080p.
Not by a whole lot.@@Swattii
@@jf4872 By a lot. CPU is gonna be hitting 100 percent usage, especially in CPU intensive games like most FPS multiplayer games. Discord is gonna start bugging out and shit.
i5 10th 1400f
core i3 10100f
I have a Ryzen 5 3600
Still a solid CPU in 2023!
How many Freds? 😆
Bro it is not Oii 7 it is i7😂
i bought mine in 2022 for 170$ from amazon it's the most expensive i7 3770 you can find i guess 170$ not enough for new motherboard and cpu and 16gb ram
i7 10700k
Two of my kids have R5 3600's, one has a R5 2600 and the other two have R3 3100's
From this video it seems that paying 50$ or more to upgrade from a 4C/4T to 4C/8T is not worth it at all, and newer games are going to require at least 8 "real" cores to run smoothly, and faster single thread power, it's probably a better investment to purchase a new CPU or one of those old 8 core Xeons to re-use your DDR3 sticks.
I just checked the prices on ebay and yeah, for some reason i7-3770ks are like $50-$60 USD... I remember buying mine for like $12 dollars. A good new CPU would be the i3-12100.
Play on linux all your lagging will go away
8 threads bruh
what abt it???
You aren't working either of those CPUs enough with that RX 570, change it out for a RX580 or GTX 1660 Super and you might start to see a larger gap in some games.
A 4 thread CPU horrifically bottlenecks an RX 470. I believe an RX 470 (or similarly performing GPUs) is perfect for a 3rd gen CPU.
i3 7100 🥲
Still using my 3770 with a rtx 3070 can play most games at 4k 60.