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Hey, guys, I'm thinking about getting a new CPU and I currently have an i5 2500 non-K, which is overclocked to 4.1GHz in the P67 chipset and is the fastest it can go in a multiplier overclock given that it's a non-K chip. I was thinking about either an i7 2600K (£105) or a 3770K (£184) and I personally don't think the 3770 is worth the extra £80, but what you guys think? I was also thinking about a new cooler, maybe a Dark Rock Pro 3 from BeQuiet!. what do you guys think? 

 

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why are you upgrading? tbh, i'd get the 3770k for faster clocks but with that price i'd try to sell your actual cpu and get the 3770k

 

 

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I7 2600k and then overclocking

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1 minute ago, Blackhole890 said:

why are you upgrading? tbh, i'd get the 3770k for faster clocks but with that price i'd try to sell your actual cpu and get the 3770k

 

 

The i5 2500, even overclocked a bit, starts to be a bottleneck in CPU bound games, such as BF1, for example.

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2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

3770k was like 5% faster than the 2600k.

 

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

I7 2600k and then overclocking

Exactly my thoughts, just wanted to hear what you guys think first.

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10 minutes ago, bruny06 said:

Hey, guys, I'm thinking about getting a new CPU and I currently have an i5 2500 non-K, which is overclocked to 4.1GHz in the P67 chipset and is the fastest it can go in a multiplier overclock given that it's a non-K chip. I was thinking about either an i7 2600K (£105) or a 3770K (£184) and I personally don't think the 3770 is worth the extra £80, but what you guys think? I was also thinking about a new cooler, maybe a Dark Rock Pro 3 from BeQuiet!. what do you guys think? 

 

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3770(K) would be fine but yeah like the others said 2600(K)

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Basically, older sandybridge/Ivybridge/haswell processors are still living strong in terms of delivering great gaming performance. I'd suggest an i7-2600k with a Gigabyte Z68 motherboard.

This is how I see the comparison:

  • i7-2600k (Sandy bridge)--------->i7-3820 (Sandy bridge E)
  • Only a 5-7% performance with the sandy bridge E processor with the slightly newer architecture
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13 minutes ago, bruny06 said:

Hey, guys, I'm thinking about getting a new CPU and I currently have an i5 2500 non-K, which is overclocked to 4.1GHz in the P67 chipset and is the fastest it can go in a multiplier overclock given that it's a non-K chip. I was thinking about either an i7 2600K (£105) or a 3770K (£184) and I personally don't think the 3770 is worth the extra £80, but what you guys think? I was also thinking about a new cooler, maybe a Dark Rock Pro 3 from BeQuiet!. what do you guys think? 

 

Many thanks, Bruno.

It basically is soldered (sandy) vs. toothpaste (ivy).

You will reach better overclocks on sandybridge and lower temps... ivy is not worth it at all!

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10 minutes ago, TheBeastPC said:

Basically, older sandybridge/Ivybridge/haswell processors are still living strong in terms of delivering great gaming performance. I'd suggest an i7-2600k with a Gigabyte Z68 motherboard.

This is how I see the comparison:

  • i7-2600k (Sandy bridge)--------->i7-3820 (Sandy bridge E)
  • Only a 5-7% performance with the sandy bridge E processor with the slightly newer architecture

I got a GA-P67-UD3P-B3 from GIGABYTE. It's quite a nice board, in my opinion. I'll definitely stick with it.

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2 minutes ago, bruny06 said:

I got a GA-P67-UD3P-B3 from GIGABYTE. It's quite a nice board, in my opinion. I'll definitely stick with it.

Well you would need a Z or X series to take advantage of the overclocking capabilities with the (K) chips.

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Unless you get a locked SKU and dont want to overclock.

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Just now, TheBeastPC said:

Well you would need a Z or X series to take advantage of the overclocking capabilities with the (K) chips.

The P67 chipset can overclock as good as a Z68 or Z77 chipset.

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