2500K vs 6500

[scottyseng]

So I have a i5-2500K with a old mobo (Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3). I'm debating if I should give it to a friend for $180 (Or less, depends on how much 2500Ks are worth now...I know the mobo is worth nothing now probably...).

 

The other option is the i5-6500 with mobo, shown here in the build we planned:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WQTmbv

 

My question is, which one is the better bang for the buck for my friend? (Other factor is the age of the Z68 platform). I know I can easily get that 2500K to 4.4GHz because that's what I used to run it at before it got shelved.

[PaulKolby]

well if he is just gaming and he isnt doing rendering work than the 2500k would be a fine option especially if he wants to save his money but if he gets the 6500 make sure he can get a motherboard to overclock it because some motherboard manufactures made a bios to oveclock locked chips

 

in short if he isnt rendering and he doesnt wanna spend more money than the 2500k is enough but if he doesnt need to spend as little money as possible and he needs more performance than he 6500 isnt terrible

[scottyseng]

well if he is just gaming and he isnt doing rendering work than the 2500k would be a fine option especially if he wants to save his money but if he gets the 6500 make sure he can get a motherboard to overclock it because some motherboard manufactures made a bios to oveclock locked chips

 

in short if he isnt rendering and he doesnt wanna spend more money than the 2500k is enough but if he doesnt need to spend as little money as possible and he needs more performance than he 6500 isnt terrible

 

Well, he's just gaming. We're fine with either option, probably pushing more towards the 6500 now...I'll look into the motherboard overclocking though. Yeah, we're about buy the parts in the next few days. What do you think is a fair price for that 2500K though? I mean I feel bad that it's just sitting on my floor...

[MeDownYou]

Well, he's just gaming. We're fine with either option, probably pushing more towards the 6500 now...I'll look into the motherboard overclocking though. Yeah, we're about buy the parts in the next few days. What do you think is a fair price for that 2500K though? I mean I feel bad that it's just sitting on my floor...

 

Well, I mean a 2500k at 4.4ghz is a great cpu yet. I mean there is a reason that people haven't upgraded since their 2500/2600k's went into their rigs, there so far has been no significant bottleneck even with high end gpus.

[scottyseng]

Well, I mean a 2500k at 4.4ghz is a great cpu yet. I mean there is a reason that people haven't upgraded since their 2500/2600k's went into their rigs, there so far has been no significant bottleneck even with high end gpus.

 

Well, it's a new build...I just want to set up my friend with the best possible setup.

 

Yeah, I have a 2500K in my current PC, though it's going to be replaced soon by a Xeon next year (I'm a content creator so high GHz doesn't mean much to me...I need more cores for my renders; where my brother has no problems gaming with his 2500K). I just don't know what to do with the two 2500Ks I'll have lying around come next year. I don't think it's worth it to sell them either by next year.