i5 2500k

[wesleyandrews]

I'm going to building a gaming computer and i was gifted a used i5 2500k and wanted to know should I sell it or get a newer one. If I should stick with the 2500k I would over clock it. What motherboard should I get that would easily support overclocking? Everything I have found has pointed me to the "ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard" If anything could deliver the same performance but at a lower cost what would it be? If I got a GTX 970 would the 2500k bottleneck it? 

Thanks

[techguru]

I'm going to building a gaming computer and i was gifted a used i5 2500k and wanted to know should I sell it or get a newer one. If I should stick with the 2500k I would over clock it. What motherboard should I get that would easily support overclocking? Everything I have found has pointed me to the "ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard" If anything could deliver the same performance but at a lower cost what would it be? If I got a GTX 970 would the 2500k bottleneck it? 

Thanks

sell the 2500k...and get a newer one

 

if someone gave you a 2500k pc..id say use it

but if its just the cpu

sell it and get a newer one

[Vegetable]

I'm going to building a gaming computer and i was gifted a used i5 2500k and wanted to know should I sell it or get a newer one. If I should stick with the 2500k I would over clock it. What motherboard should I get that would easily support overclocking? Everything I have found has pointed me to the "ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard" If anything could deliver the same performance but at a lower cost what would it be? If I got a GTX 970 would the 2500k bottleneck it? 

Thanks

I'm weird and I'd keep it, I like old hardware (i used q6600 till last week) but from a modern standpoint, get something better. It won't bottleneck but it's just wiser to get more. 

[Notree]

I'm going to building a gaming computer and i was gifted a used i5 2500k and wanted to know should I sell it or get a newer one. If I should stick with the 2500k I would over clock it. What motherboard should I get that would easily support overclocking? Everything I have found has pointed me to the "ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard" If anything could deliver the same performance but at a lower cost what would it be? If I got a GTX 970 would the 2500k bottleneck it? 

Thanks

Well if you can afford it Id say sell and buy new. But if not it'll be more then fine with 970. I'm still using my 2500k. I feel no need to upgrade it at this point other then wanting the best.The asrock was pretty popular then and is a good board. Im using msi g45 and had mine at 5ghz since the day it launched. Recently tho I've had to drop to 4.6ghz. It was becoming unstable after all the years of abuse with speedstep disabled . lol

[HEXiT]

id say keep the 2500k as the outlay for a new cpu isnt worth the performance gains. you would be lucky to get 100 for it and you would be looking at x2 that to get a comparable replacement.

the 2500k is no slouch, it will give every bit the gaming performance of a newer ivy/haswell/broadwell in gaming. seriously... (i run a earlier 920 and my 3d marks and fps are pretty much on par with builds that contain much newer cpu's )

 

and will in no way bottleneck a single or sli gtx 970 config.

[Qyoon]

If you have only the cpu , try to find a cheap Z77.

If you can't, sell it.

 

But in term of performance a stock 2500K is still enought to enjoy a nice gaming experience.

[wesleyandrews]

After some looking around I found some benchmarks comparing a collection of 66 games with an STOCK i5 2500k and a Stock i7 4790k.

 

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389580

 

Most games where only 2-3% slower...

[d1screet]

The chip itself should be fine, you won't see much more crazy improvements with modern unlocked i5's, just modest increases in performance.

 

It would honestly all come down to whether you're able to get an appropriate motherboard in good condition without breaking the bank.

[Br3tt96]

I'm going to building a gaming computer and i was gifted a used i5 2500k and wanted to know should I sell it or get a newer one. If I should stick with the 2500k I would over clock it. What motherboard should I get that would easily support overclocking? Everything I have found has pointed me to the "ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard" If anything could deliver the same performance but at a lower cost what would it be? If I got a GTX 970 would the 2500k bottleneck it? 

Thanks

If you get a good motherboard and cpu cooler you could overclock the 2500k and be just fine.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

You know i'd rather keep the i5 . Stick a good motherboard with it and a 970 or 290 or such and it'd be still an epic PC .

[incarnate]

If you can find a cheap z77 board in good condition then go for it. i know i would. the 2500k is almost legendary. it overclocks well and even at stock it isn't going to be a bottleneck to most if not all single gpu cards. you'd have to upgrade sooner than if you bought a 4690k, but it still has life left in it and will save you money.

[Sam Z Man]

Look around on the classifieds, you can easily find a Z77 motherboard if you spend enough time checking them.

[Blebekblebek]

the good thing is, it's a SB processor, so compability is almost non-factor.

if you can't get z77, get z67/68

 

even some H75/61 also has overclock feature, I know mine does.