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Greetings, After watching LTT Video "How is this even possible" link at the bottom. I decided to do a little project and get my 11year old i5 2500k system up to date and be able to play Destiny 2 even with all low settings. First problem I encountered was that the GPU doesn't get recognised in the first PCIe x16 slot. The red vga light lights up after a boot cycle and then it beeps error. On the second slot[grey] it works. My second issue it that the performance was bellow expected levels I average 35-50 fps with all low settings while actual gameplay happens and I get a lot of stuttering lag if I don't lock my fps down around 42 and enable vsync. Is this normal and is there a possible fix or the rest of the hardware is too old for this GPU. Specifications: MB: Asus P8P67 PRO rev1.xx - BIOS Version 3602 CPU: i5 2500k (I haven't done any overclocking) RAM: Kingston 2x4GB DDR3 800Mhz (Running at 669 MHz according to CPU-Z) GPU: GIGABYTE RTX 3050 Storage: SSD Samsung 850 evo 256gb / HDD WD Blue 1 TB PSU: Corsair 550w Gold Windows 10 Pro x64 Thank you for your time
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Hi everyone! I am trying to recycle an old desktop PC that was mainly used as a headless linux server into a low-end gaming PC. The currents specs are : i5 2500k 8Gb DDR3 1066 crucial 240Gb SSD no GPU... yet I am a very occasional gamer and my goal is to be able to play a few games like Doom, Hitman, Metro Last Light and older titles like payday2, starcraft 2 at low-mid settings. It would be totally possible with an entry level GPU at 1080p, the problem is that my main monitor is a 34" 1440p ultrawide. I could not find a lot of benchmarks for such an odd pairing. As far as I understand the huge CPU bottleneck will be a bit reduced at this resolution. I am looking for the cheapest GPU option that would give me about ~40 fps with low/mid settings. Would Rx570/Rx580 be ok? Should I bother buying the 8Gb version since I won't be able and don't want to play latest games anyway? What about second hand cards, Rx470/ GTX1060? Thank you in advance
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Hello! My computer's getting pretty old now, at around 5 years, and despite upgrading my GPU and RAM a few times, I have not upgraded anything else. I recently purchased a GTX 1060 6gb card and I'm getting pretty bad bottlenecking in games such as Grand Theft Auto V and Battlefield. I'm guessing the i5 2500k of a few generations ago with DDR3 1333 MhZ RAM isn't quite cutting it anymore, and to be honest I could do with a decent upgrade. I'd like to get some suggestions on what would be decent and what would be required, because in terms of computer building i'm pretty much clueless and have no idea what is needed. I was considering the new i5 7600k but i'm unsure whether I should get it with ryzen coming out and I'm not sure on what would be a decent cooler or motherboard. If anybody has some tips I'd be grateful. Thanks! P.S: a link to decent deals, preferably in a bundle would be fantastic.
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So I have an i5 2500k in my build currently, but I would like to have an i7 in it for the extra power in games and the design work I do for my business. I also have a Z77 board and 16gb of RAM, so supporting the 3770k shouldn't be a problem, however, I heard that Ivy bridge got really crappy thermal solution, and that it really puts a bottleneck on overclocked performance. So I'm really asking two questions. 1. Is it worth it to upgrade from an OCed 2500k to a 3770k? and 2. Will I have to delid the 3770k to get a noticeable performance boost? Is it worth the work involved? Thanks guys.
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Hey Guys i was just searching measures to make the best use of my old system and came across this website www.userbenchmark.com I just have some doubts regarding them. As according to them i can run a GTX 1070 & 1060 on a 5 year old Intel motherboard (http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Intel-DH67BL/290). Is it possible if so how can i run it? As i too have the same motherboard. My current Config is Cpu: i5 2500k MB: Intel DH67BL GPU: Radeon Hd6750 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4x2 HDD: Samsung 840 120gb + Seagate 1Tb
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so i bought a bunch of used parts to build a computer. i got it up and running with windows and drivers installed and running stable (i even had firestrike extreme running). i didnt connect the front audio header as it wasnt a standard connection so i decided to turn off the computer and take a look. i didnt get any big changes and decided to just plug it back in and run some more tests. now it wont post. ive disconnected the graphics card, put two sticks, then one, then a completely new set of 100% functioning ram in, disconnected the hdd, changed the power supply, disconnect all fans, change the battery on the motherboard (the guy told me to try to remove it and put it back in if it isnt working which was an immediate red flag for me but i chose to ignore it). in the process of all this it posted like 5 out of 100+ attempts then it shows " PXE-E61 Media Test Failure " which i assume was just because of the fact that the hard-drive was one of the first things i always disconnected. i always mentally kept track of things that i did to try and get it to post and it would always post to me doing something different to the computer. it was never the same or consistent in anyway. the only two things i havent changed out for new parts are the motherboard and the cpu and need to know which one has the problem. my guess is the motherboard.
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Hi guys, my z68 motherboard finally died after months of random hiccups. This means I either buy a used board to replace it, or upgrade to a new socket CPU. Great timing, I know..... I think I've decided on the following in the hope it will extend like the 2500k did for so many years: 7700k Noctua NH-D15 cooler ASUS Maximus IX Hero (exxy, but I want the IO it has) Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16) 3000Mhz Anything I could be missing or overlooking?
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Hi, i was wondering what would be the price to put on an intel i5 2500k, i7 3770 and also E5 1620 V1.
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Hey LTT, Need your expert suggestions. My current Motherboard Intel DH67BL is wearing out, and hence getting a new board. There are only a few boards available in India for lga1155. Not even used are available. Confused between 1. Intel DH77EB @ $95.45 2. Intel DZ75ML-45k @ $141.64 I guess the z75 will help me overclock my CPU. But i don't know much about the quality and reliability of that board. My current rig: CPU i5 2500k Cooler CM hyper 212 turbo MoBo Intel DH67BL Ram Corsair Vengeance 4x2 8gb GPU Zotac 1060 amp 6gb PSU CM gx650 SSd Samsung 840 Evo 120gb HDD Seagate 1tb + 500gb
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I'm clueless on what to upgrade to. I was looking at a 7600k bundle on scan.co.uk but I can't afford it at the moment and probably not for a long time. Does anybody have other decent suggestions? My GPU is a GTX 1060 6GB which is heavily bottlenecked by my current CPU.
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Hi everyone, first time posting here so I have a lot of curious questions regarding my overclock and overclocking in general. I think I'll save some questions for separate threads so I can stay on topic here. I have re-installed my 2500k and Asus Sabertooth motherboard. These are my Overclock settings: Multiplier: 48 Vcore: 1.425 DRAM: 1.5 VCCSA: Auto VCCIO: Auto CPU PLL: Auto PCH: Auto Load-line Calibration: Ultra High VRM Fixed Frequency: 400 Power Phase Control: Fast CPU Current Capability: 120 Prime95 v26.6 Blend Tests for 10 hours gets the following max core temps: Core 0: 65 Core 1: 71 Core 2: 71 Core 3: 66 I'm quite happy with my overclock settings and it's stable when playing Rome 2 Total War and watching shows/movies/dramas, browsing the web, etc. I've checked the LTT spreadsheet with all the OC stats but it doesn't cover everything I want to know. I have learned A LOT overclocking in May still have some questions: 1) Do people even bother to set specific voltages for the VCCSA, VCCIO, CPU PLL, PCH? I left it on Auto through my entire overclocking/stability testing process. I read a lot of forums/articles about those settings but I didn't feel comfortable messing with it. I didn't know what volts to set to because I saw different advice from different forums/articles. 2) Do most people actually tinker with the Load-line Calibration, VRM Fixed Frequency, Phase Control, and CPU Current Capability? I did tinker with these and settled on the specs you see above. But in many youtube videos and some articles, people seem to ONLY touch Vcore. My PC may run stable at lower settings but I don't feel like doing more stress testing cuz it's summer. And my CPU temps are very low when playing or general use. 3) Does voltages alone kill the CPU? Or is it just high temperatures? Hypothetically, if you had really good cooling and kept the CPU below 65oC then, it doesn't matter if you set Vcore to 1.7V? Or regardless of the temperature, you should never set Vcore to 1.7V because the volts alone can damage it? 4) Is Vcore the voltage that EACH core gets? Or is it the whole CPU package? I was experimenting with disabling 2 cores to try to push the 2 active cores faster. Also, I'm wondering about disabling some cores(at stock speeds) when I do light tasks like watching movies/shows/dramas, so it uses less electricity and generate less heat(summer is hot ugh). 5) What are people's overclocking "methodology"? Is my 10 hours in Prime95 too short? I started OC at 3.8Ghz and I increase 100Mhz each time. So I didn't skip any Multiplier number. Some speeds I deemed "minor milestones" I ran Prime95 for 30 mins on Small FFTs torture tests, then Blend Tests for 30 mins more. Then, I increase the speed by 100Mhz. Some speeds I deemed to be "major milestones" I ran Prime 95 for 6 hours on Small FFTs torture tests, then Blend Tests for 6 hours more. Then increase the speed by 100Mhz. At the higher speeds I rand Blend Tests for 10 hours. Is this too thorough? Is it not thorough enough? Part of me feels like this is wasting a lot of electricity unnecessarily. I'm certainly not going to run Prime95 for 24 to 48 hours, though I know there are people who do that. I also know there are ppl who just run CPU stress test programs for like an hour and call it stable. Part of me thinks most people just pick the max speed they want to overclock to and start tinkering with Vcore to get it to run at that max speed right away. They would skip all the lower speeds. But I've read/heard about the Silicon Lottery so you don't know your CPU's potential. Even if temps remain low, your CPU may not be able to go faster than stock speeds. So if you go straight for a 4.8Ghz OC right off the bat, you may end up wasting so much time(and a lot of BSODs) only to end up lowering your OC to just stock, or barely above stock speeds. But if you spend time stability testing the lower speeds, and it turns out your CPU can go at like 5.0Ghz easy, then you'd feel like you wasted time/electricity. What are people's thoughts on this? I'm going to stop here cuz I'm not sure if this LOOOOOONG post will turn people off from even reading it LOL. Thanks for any answers I'm hoping to hear your opinions. BACKROUND INFO FOR CONTEXT (if you're interested): I bought the Intel Core i5-2500k, Asus Sabertooth P67 B3 Revision, Cooler Master V6GT back in December of 2012 along with all my PC components but I was total noob and didn't know enough about overclocking and didn't do it properly and it kept crashing/freezing during Shogun 2 Total War and had high temps and the fans were so loud. I didn't know how to resolve it and life became busy with other things and I just left it. Didn't play or use my PC(which was intended just for games). In summer 2014, when I bought the Corsair H100i, I decided to buy a new CPU and motherboard because I thought I had damaged them during installation. I was total noob, I even forgot to install the risers on the motherboard tray before installing the motherboard on top so it didn't even boot and I had to take it back to the store. Long story. A month ago my PC had problems that I narrowed it down to either my Core i5-3570k, or Asrock Z77 Extreme3, or Asus Strix GTX 970. I was almost certain it was not the graphics card. I may ask about this in another thread.
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Can anyone give advice on whats the smartest for me to upgrade first? Sadly i cant upgrade it all at once so i would need to upgrade over some time. Im having issues When playing games while watching a Video at the same time so i was thinking just upgrading my CPU and then keep using my 770. My Setup: CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K Motherboard: Z68A-D3H-B3 (Socket 1155) Ram: 12GB Kingston GFX: Nvidia Geforce GTX 770 SSD: 120GB Samsung 840 PRO HDD: 2TB Seagate. PSU: Corsair GS800 Screens: Asus VN247x2 Its 6-7 years old now only the graphics card have been upgraded it used to have a 570 back when i bought it.
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Hello, I have an overclocked 2500k that I'm running a Hyper 212x cooler on it. With black Friday coming up there are some nice AIO solutions getting discounted. My case only supports 120mm radiators. Will I get any improvement in cooling or sound with , or will I get any more brownie points for going water ? Thank you in advance.
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What is the reasonable price for an used core i7 2600k and a core i5 2500k?
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I am running a 2500k in a Gigabyte z68 Mobo. ( ga-z68p-ds3 ) i recieved a 3770 from a friend and would like to try run that as i need hyperthreading for video rendering. The CPU works, ive gone back and tested on his machine and all is fine. On my mobo it wont post. everything else is fine. do i need a bios update or something. I haven't updated the bios since i got the pc in like 2011. Like does this mobo not support Ivy ? Any help or tips will be much appreciated,
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Hi. I use my PC mainly for web browsing, light office work and a bit of 1080p gaming. I have had this system, i5 2500K@ 4GHz + GTX 670 for many, many years. I just got a Sapphire RX 580 really cheap on eBay. Final cost after selling my 670, only £70. Bargain!. Just thinking of changing the mighty 2500K (what an amazing CPU) but wondering if it will be worth it since it will involve a new mobo, CPU and RAM. I can get a Ryzen 2600 bundle for around £280. Bit too much for just a few extra fps? Single thread performance does not seem much higher than my current CPU. Or a Ryzen 3600 bundle for £360. Overkill for a rx580? So for no multitasking, no streaming, is the 2500K @4GHz still good enough for this GPU? All the benchmarks I see online use £1000 or over GPUs to show how mighty the new Ryzen processors are, but that is not a real world test, at least in my case. I think most games will be limited by the RX580 rather than the CPU. Or at least not limited enough to justify a £300 expense. I have tried Total War Three Kingdoms, Metro Exodus and Plague's Tale so far and it runs quite well. Much better than the 670. Maybe that is all I needed? Thanks
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I recently acquired an older PC; it has an i5 2500k, 16gbs of ram with 2 Radeon HD 6570s, as eluded to by the thread title I am wondering which card would be a better match for the hardware. I am planning on only using the computer for about a year which I think would be a factor in choices. It would be great to hear some other opinions but my current thought is the 1060 3GB opposed to the 1050ti 4GB
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My friend currently has a 2500k at 4.6ghz with a gtx 980. He plays games like PUBG, CSGO, Overwatch and Fornite. Is it worth it for him to upgrade from a 2500k to a 2600x? What do you guys think? Saw some benchmarks on youtube, seems like a 30fps difference in games.
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Hi Can I have some advice on upgrading please? I have a budget of about £600 and live in the UK. This is my current spec: Intel I5 2500k @ 4ghz ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Gen 3 8GB DDR3 (G.Skill Ripjawz) RAM Corsair T750W PSU Sapphire Nitro RX480 (8GB) Various HDDs and SSDs ASuS Xonar DG Sound card NZXT S340 case Monitor: I will be using a 1080p,144hz (BenQ XL2411) monitor for now but possibly upgrading to 1440p at some point. The PC will mostly be used for playing games like: BF1 Assassins Creed Origins Far Cry 5 FIFA GTAV (Single player) Forza 7 & Horizon 3 F1 2018 Dirt Rally In the future: BFV Cyberpunk 2077 Forza Horizon 4 Assassins Creed Odyssey I am upgrading as my current spec is starting to show its age and struggle, particularly in newer games like Far Cry and Assassins Creed Odyssey. BF1 is just about playable. I think I would prefer to stick with Intel for my CPU and was considering something like a core i5-8600K 3.6GHz, some DDR4 and a Z370 Motherboard of some description. I can upgrade the GPU later on I guess - I think this is the best bang for my buck but let me know if I am wrong! Key points for me are: No peripherals are required. Is my PSU up to the job? Which (air) cooler would be recommended for the newer Intel CPUs? I've got a Hyper 212 EVO at the moment Does RAM speed matter much? I can get it much cheaper if it's got a slower clock speed (like 2400mhz vs 3000mhz or whatever) If I'm upgrading GPU, will I create a bottleneck or will it be overkill at 1080p? I would definitely like to go 1440p+ at some point but that's not for a while. Do newer motherboards have decent onboard sound? I had to buy a sound card with this one due to interference but it does take up a slot that I could use for a better network card instead. My current onboard network card drops out a lot for no reason. How long do I hold out for the new intel chips in hope of a price drop? Mid October? I know it's hard to predict. Sorry for the wall of text but I wanted to give you enough information! Thanks for looking
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Hello everyone! The venerable, the mighty, the legendary Core i5 2500k. Barring the benefits of a new platform (m.2, USB 3.1, etc.) would it grant noticeable performance gains in games to upgrade to either the Ryzen 2600X or 2700X? If not in max FPS, perhaps at least the 1% lows would be minimized? I have a GTX1060 6GB at the moment and I do encounter noticeable stuttering in some games especially GTAV and Far Cry 5 (regardless of settings.) I know the Ryzen chips have a lower IPC compared to 8th gen Intel parts but from what I've read it's typically within 5-10% and given that I could get comparable performance plus an included stock cooler (I'm on a strict budget) that 5-10% wouldn't necessarily be missed. I've read article after article but I still would like first-hand/community opinions. So, is it worth it moving from my i5 2500k (which I've OC'ed to 4.5GHz?)
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I was wondering if u could still game on an i5 2500k because I'm planning to buy a new kind of budget PC. I'm planning to buy a: -GTX 980 ti -i5 2500k -Biostar Intel LGA1155 Z77 motherboard -an SSD 850 EVO 2.5 SATA III 250GB -2TB Seagate HDD The only thing I'm not sure about is the CPU
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I have a i5 2500k OC at 4.4ghz on a ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 , 8 ghz of dominator 1600mhz a sapphire r9 280x 128 g ssd and a 1 terra hydrid hdd with a TX750. I wan a tesst bench but its so rare a good one at a good price... So i have cash for upgrade wath do you sugest me ?
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I recently got a gtx 970 from my brother. After installing I get no display, fans spin from a little while then stop. When I put the 960 back in it works. The 970 still works on my Bros PC. Any idea? Cpu: 2500k Mobo: old Acer mobo Psu : txm 550w Ram: 16 GB 1600mhz
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I'm an armature when it comes to overclocking so I'm proud that I managed to get the hot 2500K to 4.4GHz especially when the previous owner only got it to 4.0. At 4.7 the system crashes while loading Windows. At 4.6 the system crashes after logging in. At 4.5 the system is stable at idle and at full load but crashes under moterate load. At 4.4 the system is fully stable but I would like to take it a bit higher. The motherboard only allows voltage control up to 1.35V. At 4.4 it is stable at 1.34V (possibly lower but I didn't take the voltage any lower). My motherboard is a MSI P67A-C43 (B3). I can't give the full system BIOS right now but I can say that speed step is enabled (or turbo boost can't remember which one). I think there is a newer BIOS available right now but I don't know what is included in it. Any help is appreciated.
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I'm currently trying to upgrade my motherboard so I can OC my cherished 2500k. I'm finding it very difficult to locate motherboards in the zseries (mATX) and im weary of a p67. So do I keep looking or is it time for me to move on to a newer architecture.
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