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Hello. I'm debating to do anymore upgrades to this system without running into bottlenecks or if I should wait another year to get a fully updated gaming rig. I just want to play games in 1920x1080 for now ...What do you guys think? Current system: Asus P8P67 Mobo 2600k CPU 16GB Ram GTX 980 850 Watts PSU 1TB SSD 144hz Monitor

So recently purchased a used mobo-ram-cpu combo for a build. The seller told me the CPU won't work unless a core is disabled and couldn't tell me for sure why this was the case. I was just wondering if anyone here had any suggestions on possibly fixing this or if I'm stuck with running it at 3 cores. Cheers!

Hello LTT community, First of all, sorry for my bad English (it is not native for me) and my apologies if similar topics were already discussed before. Few months ago I have decided to bring my old gaming rig to new life and after viewing dozen of videos and reading several articles, I decided not to go with purchase of new platform, but only do upgrade of my graphics card. My old gaming rig: Core i7-2600k @stock ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Crucial 16GB KIT DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Ballistix Sport (CR306f) (2x8) Gainward GTX680 After researching dozen of articles, I did overclock my processor to 4.4GHz @1.335V. I wasn't very lucky with chip, to reach stable 4.5GHz I had to use 1.550V, so I've decided to keep it at 4.4GHz @1.335V, and temps now are not reaching 80C under constant full load. In addition to this, I did replaced my old graphics card with recently released Gigabyte GTX1070 Xtreme Gaming edition (overclocked to 2107Mhz) and managed to get ROG Swift PG278Q monitor (don't ask, I was just very lucky to get it very cheap). I'm pretty fine playing modern games at 1440p with high/ultra settings, even when FPS falls under 60 G-Sync does his job very good. Question I'm trying to address is about my RAM. Currently it works at 1600MHz which was auto-configured by XMP. I found many articles in internet about this, in some people claims that overclocking RAM have significant improvement over gaming experience, in others is stated that there will be no difference. Guys, would you please guide me, does it make sense for me to overclock my RAM to 2133MHz and if so, would you please guide me how to do it with my MB and RAM? Many thanks!

Hi, im looking to upgrade from x5460 ( ddr2 ERA ) as im doing 3D modelling ( huge vray renders ) and some gaming ( mostly early access games which are already broken so my x5460 bottlenecks them all the time ) Budget is extreme tight ($190). I have two options. 1. intel i7-2600K, 8GB Ram, some asus mobo, forget the name of it. ( $190 ) 2. Dell T3500 ( Intel Xeon W3690 3.47Ghz, 16GB RAM, some server mobo i guess ). ($190) From first glance i know xeon look powerful as its has 6C/12T, but as its a server chip, i really want to know will it bottleneck GTX 960 / 1060 because at the end of a day i'll spend more time doing gaming. thanks.

found an i7-2600k + crossfire compatible motherboard for the price of a single R5-1400 cpu (w/o the ram,board,etc) worthed or not ? "upgrading" from an athlon 760k w/2x R7 260X and 8gb 1600 ram btw planning to do more "emulation" related stuff (which is mostly st bound) and some editing but not often and i do overclock cpu's like im crazy

Heyo, I'm currently looking at two used groups of parts: i7 3770 + HyperX 16gb + Asrock z75 Pro 3 ($300) i7 2600k + G.Skill 16gb + AsRock P67 Pro ($350) The ram differences are negligible, yet I haven't owned either of the two processors or motherboards. I'm unsure whether or not it would be worth it to go with the 2600k as it could be overclocked reasonably far... Then again, I'm currently on a Hyper 212 Evo, so not quite sure how far I could go anyway. And while the 3770 is technically newer, the P67 board looks slightly higher quality. Would love to hear your thoughts!

Hello Everyone, So I've got a bit of an older rig and have been itching to upgrade over the past 6 months or so. 2600K @4.5GHZ 16GB 1600 Ram EVGA GTX780 in SLI Asus VE278Q I'm still able to hit 60 FPS with Ultra settings in 1080P in most games, but the video cards are especially starting to show their age thanks to the 3GB of VRAM. I also have to keep settings lower on some games as the top card is of course hotter leading to some quick throttling if both cards are >= 70% usage. I was about to pull the trigger on a 7700K upgrade a few months back but Coffee Lake had me intrigued so I waited. I have been trying to get an 8700k but as we all know there are serious shortages unless you are lightning fast on the checkout button. I've not been so lucky as of yet. So the rig is used mostly for gaming, as well as a bit of music production. I figured a CPU/MB/RAM upgrade would be a good idea now that CL is out. The 780's will most likely gain a bit of performance especially at 1080p. I then got to thinking that it's never the CPU that is letting me down (well except in large SC2 matches), but it's frequently the GPU. So I checked my local MEMX and it just so happens they have a ton of 1080TI's in stock. I was considering a 1080 last December, but now that the 1070ti it out, I don't see much of a point. Also I plan to have the full system done in the next year, and as you can tell upgrade every 5+ years, so I think the 1080TI will have a bit more lasting power. I've also found (after a bit of research) that the general consensus is running a 1080TI with a 2600K is a waste of money. Most people recommend the 1070 to game at 1080P, but then I know when I get a new monitor I'll need the extra horsepower. I then started to research new monitors and I'm digging the ASUS ROG PG278QR. I've tried my 780 sli setup at higher than 1080p but they really can't handle it. I've got $1000 to spend so what would you guys suggest? 1. Upgrade the 780SLI rig to a 1080TI, and run all my games in DSR mode (less heat, less noise, no more dropping game settings, save some money on my power bill). 2. Upgrade the 2600K to an 8700K/MB/RAM (improve lowest frame rate and frame time, speed up music rendering, improved everyday performance). 3. Upgrade my monitor and lower game settings (not crazy about this idea, but it's an option. I could most likely eek my FPS up to 75-100 without the 780's getting to angry, loud though). 4. Save my money for a rainy day. I'm leaning towards #1 and living in DSR land until I've got some cash for a new monitor. Then see what happens next fall with Intel. Perhaps they will finally fix the TIM issues who knows. Thanks Everyone

In Overwatch I noticed that my FPS would drop by nearly half and then go back to normal, so I used MSI Afterburner to monitor it where I found that my CPU and GPU usage and clocks were jumping up and down maintaining 3.4GHz and then 1.6GHz for the same duration.I tried it with just CUE, Afterburner, and Overwatch open and the result was that the CPU clock was still jumping as well as FPS, but GPU usage stabilized and it's clock was consistent. This led me to try a stress test on my CPU which led to similar throttling, but this time it would consistently stay down at 1.6 GHz, but would randomly jump back up, but for only a moment. I've increased the boost duration and disabled SpeedStep and C State in an attempt to fix this with the same results with different combinations of all of them and the CPU hit a max of 70C, so given this information, what are some possible problems and solutions to this? CPU: Intel i7-2600K (cooled with Corsair H60) MOBO: Intel DH67CL RAM: 2x8GB HyperX 1333MHz DDR3 CL9 PSU: Antec 1000W (came with this case) GPU: GTX 1060 3GB

What is the reasonable price for an used core i7 2600k and a core i5 2500k?

Hello, I currently have i5 2500k OC to 4.3Ghz with a hyper 212x cooler and 980ti G1 Gaming I game at 4k mainly one a 60hz monitor. I usually get the frames i want so am happy with that. Getting extra frames would be nice too, i just dont want to lose any. I also do video editing on it so going extra cores would help a lot too. I am debating upgrading to a ryzen 5 1600. But this would cost me around $750 NZD to upgrade. My other option is getting a cheap i7 2600 that i can overclok up to 4ghz. I know the non K skus dont go any higher no matter what. Will i be losing frames do you reckon with this. Is it worth the upgrade? Cost around $75 NZD Or can find 2600k , Cost $150 NZD. or maybe a ivy bridge i7 .. but will be more. This is all in order to keep my z68 motherboard. and yes i will be keeping a look out for other used hardware but thats all thats available at this moment. so to recap : R5 1600 inc mobo and 16gb ram = $750 i7 2600 = $75 i7 2600k = $150 Any advice would be awesome. Please back up opinions more than just because its newer or because its AMD / Intel

So first of all. Let me get this out of the way. I am well aware that Ryzen is just around the corner, which makes building a new PC at this time rather silly, if not outright stupid. But considering the choises I made with my current rig... I cant say that I've made smart moves at all on the past. So last spring I pondered on upgrading my old Athlon X4 631. It came down to two choises. The G3458 Pentium. Or the Athlon X4 860k. I opted for the 860k and for the longest of times it seemd.. To do fine enough. But as the months passed I began to grow less and less impressed with the performance of the 860k. Even overclocked to 4.2ghz it's performance feels... A little lacking. It'll run most games fine enough, so long as there's nothing else on the background. But Itend to listen to music when I play. Or chat with friends via Skype, Discord or Hangouts. Which resulted in stuttering and sometimes a noticeable dip in performance. So it's time to change things up. I asked about the G3458 v.s 860k here, and I was adviced to opt for the 860k due to it being a quad core. There were also some who adviced to opt for used hardware, but being the stupid idiot I am, I ignored the used market. Untill now. Again. Yes. I know Ryzen is JUST around the corner, and a smart person would wait for Ryzen. But here's the thing. Budget. I simply cannot afford to drop even as much as 200€ on a new build. Even if you could get a Ryzen chip for... 150€ (Which is about the upper limit I can pay) I'd still need a new motherboard. Which is going to add at minimum 50€ for an entry level board... And since I'm still using DDR3 I'd need a new kit of RAM aswell, further adding to the cost. (The upgrade to DDR4 being the prime reason why I wont consider chips like the i3 6100.) Which brings me to the meat and potatoes of the question. On Ebay the i7 seems to go for on average anywhere from 100€ to 150€ depending on the deal, with motherboard and RAM combinations being even sweeter deals. The question then is. Is the 2600k capable enough? I intend to overclock it, and pair it with an RX-470 targeting as high a settings as I can at 1080p Or should I save a bit more money and opt for something newer (Though still used) such as the Haswell based i5-4670k? Ryzen would be tempting, but I've never been a first wave adopter of anything. I've always waited a bit to see how it performs, what problems it has etc. So while Ryzen is coming soon. I wouldnt opt for it at launch, or even a month removed from launch. I cant stress this enough. I dont care about Ryzen right now. Maybe a year, a year and a half from now. I am well aware that Intel's architectural upgrades over the years havent been large, rarely exceeding 10% Which is why I wonder, do I lose anything (I/O not included. I know I'm going to miss out on stuff like USB 3.1, thunderbolt, M.2 etc) if I opt for the older 2600k over newer Haswell chips?

I am about to change my gtx780 to something more modern. And since I want to get much smaller case than I have now, I want to buy a small gpu card. Choice is slim afaik and 1070mini caught my eyes. Will it be a good match for an i7-2600k overclockable past 5GHz? MB is a MSI P67A-GD65. Or maybe other card in similar budget (~250€)?

Hi, I'm currently running a 750 ti with my i7-2600k @ 3.40GHz and am planning to upgrade my graphics card to a MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card. My plan is to over clock my processor to hopefully 4.3 GHz on all cores (first time overclocking) but I'm still not sure if that'll be enough to get the most performance out of the GPU. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

So I'm finally going to be retiring my i7 2600K which has been serving me well for many many years. I'll be building a new system for gaming, some light video/audio editing as well as Netflix and movies. I'm going for a black and white theme so I'm mainly picking parts that fit this aesthetic. Monitor-wise I'm going for either 1080p 144Hz or 1440p 60Hz.Right now I'm leaning towards 1080p 144Hz since all the video content I consume is in 1080p anyways. Budget is $1,500 USD max, preferably less. This is what I have planned so far (not including the monitor and other accessories): PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.79 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($103.90 @ OutletPC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($82.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card ($419.99 @ B&H) Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.97 @ Amazon) Total: $1256.40 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-23 00:24 EDT-0400 Some notes: 1. I'm planning on getting the Chromax white heatsink + fan swaps for the D15S just to match the black and white aesthetic. Is this cooler overkill for the 3600? I'm also considering getting the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo because it's only $39 and comes in white as well. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. 2. In terms of the video card, is the 5700 XT worth it over the 5700? Assuming I decide to go with 1080p 144Hz. Also should I get the MSI Mech OC or the Sapphire Nitro+? 3. Please recommended some aftermarket case fans for the H510 as I've seen in reviews that the included fan is quite loud. Thanks a lot!

Hey all! I am not as well versed in the older series of Intel boards. I may be coming into a kit from a friend containing the ASUS P8H77-V LE and an i7 2600k. My question is: Are the VRMs and heatsinks on this board solid enough to support an overclock on the chip (with a decent cooler?)

Hello everyone. I've been using my current PC for a loooong time. It's got a i7 2600K and a 7970 graphics card. It still runs pretty well but I've been getting the urge to upgrade for a while now and I'm not sure if it's worth upgrading my CPU, or if I should just spend all that money on a good graphics card and get a 1440p monitor (I'm currently running 1080p). From what I can tell, the 2600K is starting to show its age but is still performing respectably in games. I'm looking to play the latest titles such as Rise of the Tomb Raider, the upcoming Battlefield game etc.

Hi everyone Right now my current specc are: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 with a Intel i7 2600K (OCed) to 4.4 GHz boost (been oced for 7 years now at that speed) 16 GB of DDR running 2000 mhz ZOTAC GeForce GTX 770 AMP! Edition I have however been so luck and gotten my hands on a brand new Asus Geforce 2080 Strix. (just awaiting delivery) The card it self should fit fine in my rig, and the motherboard does have PCI express 3.0 support. But will my 7 year old system be too much of a bottleneck for the GPU? It still "clock wise" pretty fast, on papir as a brand new i7-8700K runs 4.7 GHz Turbo (not overclocked). I was not planing on upgrading my machine just yet, but the new GPU might have changed my planing a bit. :)

Hello, I'm currently using a 3570k @ 4.3ghz on an AsRock Extreme4 Z77 with a Noctua NH-U14S. My friend has a used 2600K that's he's willing to sell to me for £25, however I'm debating whether to swap my current CPU out with the older i7. I mostly play games, but I also use my PC for music production (with Studio One 3), running emulators such as Cemu and Yuzu, and occasionally video editing too. I'm happy to overclock and I'm not so worried about getting the absolute max out of my GTX 970 as I only have a 60hz 2560x1080 monitor. Is it worth swapping out my i5 for the older i7? I've heard the Sandy Bridge chips overclock really well, I can't get my 3570k past 4.3 without serious temp increases. Thanks very much for reading! EDIT: I should've made it clear that I don't have the money to upgrade my motherboard and RAM so am stuck on the Z77 platform for the forseeable future.

So I recently acquired an i7 2600k w/ an Asus P67 Sabertooth mobo and a case, but it still had the box cooler (after 8 years) which kept it at ~50 degrees C idle and went straight to 100 under load. The TIM was completely solid and there wasn't much left I was wondering what would be the best cooler I can get for under $75 AUD. So far, i've looked at things like the Hyper 212 Evo and the CRYORIG M9 Plus but I'm not entirely sure which one is best (not just those two) while not being too expensive I also wanted to get a 4GHz overclock on it if possible. I've heard that many people got them past 4 and even 5 but I just want to overclock it a bit because of longevity. If anyone could give me a few pointers that would be awesome. Other stuff: I have an antec P183 with 2 pull fans in the front, one on top and one in the back. My room also gets pretty hot in summer (maximum 35 C) but is also cool in winter (20 C). I guess you could factor those in for things like airflow and ambient air? Not sure if it matters too much. Thanks, Mounika

I currently have an I7 2600k running on a Maximus IV Extreme-Z motherboard and 2 x GTX580’s running in SLi mode. To be fair the system has served me very well over the years and still holds up with AC, ACC and Automobilista but only with carefully selected lower settings. I’m a racing and flight sim fan. It looks like the bottleneck is in the GPU setup and I’d be keen to get any thoughts on how I can maximise sim experience without commencing a complete rebuild. Thanks

Hi, I run into kind of an issue after buying a new MoBo (Biostar TZ77XE4) for my old PC to play a bit with overclocking it (yes, I know it's basically reviving the already dead but I got a nice deal on a board and cooler and I'm on a tight budget). Sorry if the question was asked here before but I couldn't find a definitive answer. So the thing is that I can't change the multiplier on my CPU without checking the "Fixed CPU Ratio" option which makes it run at full speed all the time which is far from optimal because of idle temps and power drain. If I do not apply this option I can only change Turbo multiplier which, from what I heard isn't preferred for overclocking (basically everywhere I checked they say to outright disable Turbo). So the question is basically: is it normal or did I mess something up?

I currently am running a Intel 2600K with the Asus Deluxe mobo P67 something. It also has 16 gigs of Gskill DDR3 ram and a Prolimatech Megahelm Air cooler. If, strike that When I build a new system I am wondering if i could sell it for a few bucks. Also is the CPU is most likely the bottleneck if if put a RTX 2080 in it? I have been trying to hold out for Icelake / Cannonlake but I am getting itchy for a trip to Microcenter. Anyhow thank for any and all advice.

Hi folks, Pre-text: I recently upgraded my old 2500 to a 2600k (too cheap to build a new system at current ram prices :D). Since my P8Z68V Pro board as been idling along the last six years, I went ahead and overclocked the chip to 4.6GHz (103 Core x 45) @ 1.33V. It's stable so far, folding along for some time, running at 65 - 70C° with a Dark Rock 3, which seems fine for me. However, here's my issue: I was expecting the core voltage to drop below 1V when idling (as also depicted by the 0.9V -something VID at the lower powerstate. However, CPU-Z reports a Core Voltage of 1.33V, even when Core Temp reports that the Multi dropped to 16 / 1.6 GHz. I remember that there is a BIOS setting that deactivated / reactivates that feature, but I can't put my finger on it. Can somebody point me into the right direction? The chip is idling at 35C°, but even though I probably will not be using it for another 6 years, I guess there is no need to put unnecessary stress on the chip. Best, Chris

Hello guys! I currently have this setup -i7 2600 -Corsair Vengeance 4x4 16gb 1600mhz -XFX R9 270X 2GB (using x2 6pin) -Sentey Arvina -Asus P8Z68-V LE -Cooler Master 212 EVO -x3 1tb WD Caviar Black -120gb SSD Kingston I'm really comfy with this setup for gaming and renders, i'm about to replace the gpu with a MSI 980 and the ram for x4 8gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Sticks, but what about the CPU? I have the non K version of it and i'm wiling to upgrade it to either 2600k, 2700k or 3770k. Which one do you guys recommend? Thanks!

Hello everyone! i'm finally planning on upgrading my i7-2600k PC to 6700k and since I have noone to ask for advice I'm writing to you. So far I've built this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/papus/saved/P8jwrH I already have case, GPU and drives from my old build so the only things I have to buy are: CPU, PSU, RAM, MOBO and cooler. As you see I decided on: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING Be Quiet 630W Pure Power L8 BOX DDR4 8GB (2x4GB) RipjawsV 2400MHz CL15 XMP2 Red Intel i7-6700K 4.00GHz 8MB BOX Do you have any suggestions on what I should change (go for better part)?? i.e. get this ram instead. Most things I am worried are if the PSU will be sufficient if I'll want to upgrade to 980Ti (or newer nvidia gpu) and how will it work after 2-3 years (maybe I should get more Wattage one?) And - If the XMP will work correctly with this RAM+MB combination. I will be glad to hear your opinions.