Upgrade from i7 2600

[Napo5000]

I'm looking for a good upgrade from the 2600 but I don't want a new motherboard etc

I don't have SLI so I don't need tons of lanes also I can't overclock with my motherboard.

and for power I would like it to be the same or lower and I do need 8 cores for video editing ect

[Kickflapper]

14 minutes ago, Napo5000 said:

I'm looking for a good upgrade from the 2600 but I don't want a new motherboard etc

I don't have SLI so I don't need tons of lanes also I can't overclock with my motherboard.

and for power I would like it to be the same or lower and I do need 8 cores for video editing ect

2600 is only 4 cores and 8 threads. but your choices are restricted by your motherboard bottom-line

[Heesleemer]

3770k after you update your motherboard bios. it's 4 cores 8 threads. 

[Napo5000]

1 minute ago, Heesleemer said:

3770k after you update your motherboard bios. it's 4 cores 8 threads. 

I can't update my motherboard 

[Napo5000]

7 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

2600 is only 4 cores and 8 threads. but your choices are restricted by your motherboard bottom-line

i meant threads 

[Heesleemer]

why is that? even oem motherboards you can potential update.

if you are completely out of luck, black Friday is this week... 

[Napo5000]

Just now, Heesleemer said:

why is that? even oem motherboards you can potential update.

if you are completely out of luck, black Friday is this week... 

i have a dell and i tried taking the motherboard out and i would have to take off a driver bay thats riveted and i would also have to replace the PSU as it does not use a 24 pin for a motherboard 

[Heesleemer]

Just now, Napo5000 said:

i have a dell and i tried taking the motherboard out and i would have to take off a driver bay thats riveted and i would also have to replace the PSU as it does not use a 24 pin for a motherboard 

look into if you can flash the bios in anyway... if not you're out of luck. what exactly are you doing that needs full 8 cores for video production.... you can still edit and what not without the latest and greatest and most of us arnt doing the most intensive tasks (relatively speaking)