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[anjesh12]

19 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Cheers, but overclocking isn't the only good thing about having a K-CPU and an overclocking motherboard. Keep in mind that hardware that can be overclocked is more futureproof, as it allows you to keep up with newer hardware simply by overclocking. So many people are using their Core i5 2500ks from almost six years ago and are not seeing an immense lapse in performance- they're still good for a lot of stuff.

 

Due to this, it also drastically improves the resale value of your build. In five years, a Core i5 6500 will be pretty useless. However, if trends continue, a Core i5 6600k will yield similar performance to the 10th-gen equivalent of the Core i5 6500. This is why people pay more for old computers with Core i5 2500ks and Core i7 2600ks in them than they would for builds with Core i5 2400s and Core i7 2600s.

 

 

i will take the 6600k into consideration. i had the 2500k before and it had a pretty high resale value, traded it for a gpu and 40gb intel ssd (not the best trade). spending an extra $80 might actually be worth it, making further future proof.

 

edit: i had a question, why did you pick the pny gpu? they all seem to have the the evga and zotac is smaller and lower price

[Aereldor]

23 minutes ago, anjesh12 said:

i will take the 6600k into consideration. i had the 2500k before and it had a pretty high resale value, traded it for a gpu and 40gb intel ssd (not the best trade). spending an extra $80 might actually be worth it, making further future proof.

 

edit: i had a question, why did you pick the pny gpu? they all seem to have the the evga and zotac is smaller and lower price

Because the PNY GPU has two fans. While they both come with the same factory overclock of 1.71 GHz, the PNY card obviously has a far superior cooler. The way GPU boost works is that it'll keep boosting until it hits a certain temperature, so the card will perform better even without manual overclocking. This should also allow you to achieve higher overclocks, because the dual-fan cooling solution will allow you to crank up the power limits without the card overheating, which in turn will allow you to dial in faster core and memory overclocks.