Found a i7 2600k w/ mobo for $145

[BaalRunz]

I am really sick and tired of waiting for Zen.  Too much hype and honestly and this point I give up. I've been on a FX 6300 far too long, 5 years now?

 

With that said, I called the guy up already and he says I can use his z77 mobo. Which I think means this is a good deal, assuming it works lol.

 

So, I'm just kind of wanting to double check before I head out. Would upgrading from my old FX 6300 be a pretty distinct performance increase? I also usually play games and rarely do any workstation stuff. I sometimes fiddle around with Unity / Godot too. Don't really do any "extreme processing" I'd say (not yet :P)

And I just bought that rx 480 that was on sale on newegg, and wondering if maybe this new i7 2600k would help that out too. Sometimes while I play Black Desert my cpu usuage hits 80-90% in open areas and 99%++ in towns.

Thanks in advance!

 

e: Oh yeah, also curious would I really need to OC the chip, or would running it at stock be fine for now?

[Mr.Meerkat]

Ermmmm...I wouldn't really recommend it? I mean it will be an upgrade (somewhat) but not substantial enough? 

[hconverse02]

I realize that you are tired of waiting, but that's not really an upgrade (other than its an i7) from a fx-6300.  Wait anyways and suck it up cause it will be worth, for both red and blue.

[DnFx91]

1 minute ago, hconverse02 said:

I realize that you are tired of waiting, but that's not really an upgrade (other than its an i7) from a fx-6300.  Wait anyways and suck it up cause it will be worth, for both red and blue.

eeeeesh, 2nd gen i7, it's gonna be poo man. I got a few machines here with i7 920's in them, first gen, they are shit lol.

[m0k]

7 minutes ago, BaalRunz said:

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4 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Ermmmm...I wouldn't really recommend it? I mean it will be an upgrade (somewhat) but not substantial enough? 

it will be a substantial upgrade

its like going from an i3 to i7

its a great deal and OP should go for it

[DocSwag]

I'd say go for it. It'll perform at least as good as something like an i5 7400 so yeah, go for it.

[hconverse02]

3 minutes ago, mok said:

 

it will be a substantial upgrade

its like going from an i3 to i7

its a great deal and OP should go for it

Ha yeah not for 145 when you could get a way better cpu (newer i7s or ryzen) for a sweeter deal.

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, mok said:

its like going from an i3 to i7

Not really? 

I mean it is a good deal and all but I personally don't think it's that much of an upgrade  

[hconverse02]

I'm not saying its a bad deal, its a great deal, but a newer i7 or ryzen would be way better imo for your system than a fx 6300

[Suika]

4 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

eeeeesh, 2nd gen i7, it's gonna be poo man. I got a few machines here with i7 920's in them, first gen, they are shit lol.

The performance difference between first and second gen Core i processors is significant, your opinion of the i7 920 doesn't really do much for this conversation.

 

OP, if it were a new system entirely, I'd say yea, that's a really good deal, but considering it's an upgrade from the FX 6300, it'd hard to say to say if that money spent is worth it. It will be an upgrade for sure, but I don't think it will be as significant as it would be to something like Kaby Lake.

 

If I were in your shoes, I would buy it, but I'm not a reasonable person.

[BaalRunz]

Well shit... Now I'm not sure what to do. Maybe I looked too far into google and got way too hyped over the i7 2600k.

 

I just remember watching a video from Digital Foundry or w/e his YT channel is and they had benchmarks that my FX 6300 doesn't even come close to. Haha, but the guy told me no rush he's off today so I got time... still kind of in limbo. Still reading this thread and googling 

[DnFx91]

1 minute ago, BaalRunz said:

Well shit... Now I'm not sure what to do. Maybe I looked too far into google and got way too hyped over the i7 2600k.

 

I just remember watching a video from Digital Foundry or w/e his YT channel is and they had benchmarks that my FX 6300 doesn't even come close to. Haha, but the guy told me no rush he's off today so... still kind of in limbo

im being a bit mean in fairness it is still an i7, just a very old one. but hey what do video games want ? 4 cores at about 3ghz 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, BaalRunz said:

Well shit... Now I'm not sure what to do. Maybe I looked too far into google and got way too hyped over the i7 2600k.

 

I just remember watching a video from Digital Foundry or w/e his YT channel is and they had benchmarks that my FX 6300 doesn't even come close to. Haha, but the guy told me no rush he's off today so... still kind of in limbo

 

its an upgrade go for 

 

[DnFx91]

2 minutes ago, BaalRunz said:

Well shit... Now I'm not sure what to do. Maybe I looked too far into google and got way too hyped over the i7 2600k.

 

I just remember watching a video from Digital Foundry or w/e his YT channel is and they had benchmarks that my FX 6300 doesn't even come close to. Haha, but the guy told me no rush he's off today so... still kind of in limbo

im being a bit mean in fairness it is still an i7, just a very old one. but hey what do video games want ? 4 cores at about 3ghz 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, DnFx91 said:

im being a bit mean in fairness it is still an i7, just a very old one. but hey what do video games want ? 4 cores at about 3ghz 

so intel has been doing nothing in the mainstream for the past few years, the 2600k overclocked i still a really good cpu.  

[DnFx91]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

so intel has been doing nothing in the mainstream for the past few years, the 2600k overclocked i still a really good cpu.  

yeah pretty much, all they have done is shrink the process node, and make damn sure that new i3's dont beat old i7's. pretty clear-cut marketing technique. obviously you do get other benefits like RAM support, smaller socket, less power draw blah blah blah

[BaalRunz]

The cheapest z77 mobo I can find on ebay is around 70. And the cheapest i7 2600k on ebay is around 155

 

There is no fucking way this dude is for real. Probably a fucking scammer or maybe I'm extremely lucky

[m0k]

13 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Ha yeah not for 145 when you could get a way better cpu (newer i7s or ryzen) for a sweeter deal.

you can find a better CPU + Mobo deal for $149?
you really think a new i7 is going to be anywhere near $200?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, BaalRunz said:

The cheapest z77 mobo I can find on ebay is around 70. And the cheapest i7 2600k on ebay is around 155

 

There is no fucking way this dude is for real. Probably a fucking scammer 

 

a dell mobo with a i7 2600k?

[Luke]

30 minutes ago, BaalRunz said:

 

 

28 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Ermmmm...I wouldn't really recommend it? I mean it will be an upgrade (somewhat) but not substantial enough? 

 

27 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

I realize that you are tired of waiting, but that's not really an upgrade (other than its an i7) from a fx-6300.  Wait anyways and suck it up cause it will be worth, for both red and blue.

 

26 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

eeeeesh, 2nd gen i7, it's gonna be poo man. I got a few machines here with i7 920's in them, first gen, they are shit lol.

 

In single threaded games the 2600K will yield higher and more consistent frames at 60fps with higher minimums, On higher refresh rates the 2600K will push higher frames (144Hz solid is never going to happen on an FX CPU) and in CPU bound multi-core games the 2600K will still shine. An i7 2600K absolutely dumpsters a FX-6300. Even a stock 2600K will shit on an overclocked FX-8350. Do your own testing or research before making comments like this please. The only place an FX-6300 is acceptable is at 60fps with a low-mid range GPU.

 

Oh and btw @DnFx91 the difference between the 2600K and 7700K is smaller than the difference between the i7 920 and 2600K clock for clock. That's comparing 1st gen to 2nd gen then 2nd gen to 7th gen. Every modern i5 and i7 is still based on Sandy bridges core architecture.

[dizmo]

25 minutes ago, BaalRunz said:

The cheapest z77 mobo I can find on ebay is around 70. And the cheapest i7 2600k on ebay is around 155

 

There is no fucking way this dude is for real. Probably a fucking scammer or maybe I'm extremely lucky

I don't think it's a scammer, just someone who wants to get rid of it.

With eBay you have to take a percentage off for time and their cut. People also generally overpay by quite a bit for computer hardware there. It's a horrible source to use for price comparisons.

 

@Luke glad you said it and I didn't have to bother.

[BaalRunz]

9 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I don't think it's a scammer, just someone who wants to get rid of it.

With eBay you have to take a percentage off for time and their cut. People also generally overpay by quite a bit for computer hardware there. It's a horrible source to use for price comparisons.

 

@Luke glad you said it and I didn't have to bother.

But ebay is the only place with the lowest z77 mobo prices that I could find online (same for i7 2600k), so I really had no where else to compare prices

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, BaalRunz said:

But ebay is the only place with the lowest z77 mobo prices that I could find online (same for i7 2600k), so I really had no where else to compare prices

If you're not looking on used classified sites, and sites like the Reddit Hardware Swap or Hardforums then you're doing it wrong.

[BaalRunz]

6 minutes ago, dizmo said:

If you're not looking on used classified sites, and sites like the Reddit Hardware Swap or Hardforums then you're doing it wrong.

Aww totally forgot about those. I remember hearing about the hardware swap but I always thought it was just like a mini craigslist gig. Never really thought I can use it for checking prices.

 

Edit: just checking: 

 

Oh, so hardware swap isn't a local gig? People ship stuff? The fuck... I thought it was a local thing where you meet up and literally exchange hardware lol

[BaalRunz]

Okay, so after I read @Luke's post and checking hardware swap I think it's a good deal!! I AM calling the guy back now and cannot wait!

 

Thank you so much everyone! I am going to probably use this until RyZen but Luke's post pretty much confirms that I think I'll see a noticeable performance boost until then!

 

Might be a waste of money, but honestly I am going nuts with the FX 6300. losing my fucking mind and just want something Intel. Hard to explain...