How much life would an i7 2600 have in it?

[LordMacrae]

I'm looking to replace my very old laptop with a desktop. I've got a 27inch 1440p display and peripherals, and I was looking at buying a refurbed OptiPlex or similar.

 

There seems to be some quite good deals for systems with i7 2600's, but do they have much life left in them? Presumably Windows 10 support will stop for them at some point? I couldn't see a specific end date on ark.intel.

 

I won't really be using it for gaming, just very light games if I do. It will mainly be used for browsing, office, and web development.

 

Is it worth going for a 2600 in 2018?

[Kdog]

It will work quite well for a while. I still use an i7 930 and it works like a champ. The 2600 will work very well, especially as you aren't planning on doing intense games.

[SolarNova]

A i7 2600 is still a very capable CPU.

 

I only ever sugest som1 upgrade if they have a CPU older than that particular generation.

 

When on a tight budget and going used, a i7 2600 is a fine option.

 

Just for reference, my 3930k CPU in running now on a Gaming/OC'ing machine, is of the same generation, and i have no intention of upgrading any time soon for more CPU power.

[AskTJ]

The 2600 is still a solid chip, and handles games well with the right GPU. A 1060 would be a good match for it.

[Jurrunio]

It's a good CPU, especially in higher resolutions which causes GPU bottlenecks to kick in before CPU bottlenecks in many cases.

[cluelessgenius]

27 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Look for a system based on the Ryzen 2400G

So you don't need to buy a graphics card, and you won't be stuck with a platform that has been dead for years

i could literaly pick up an old buisness tower from work for 120 bucks. thats a fully working tower, i7 2600, 8GB DDR3, 250GB HDD DVD-Rom, some PSU, and a Win7 Key included (from which you could still upgrade to windows 10) for120 bucks. add in an ssd, gpu and probably a beefier psu and youre good to go. now way you can beat that in price/performance with a 2400G

[LordMacrae]

24 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Look for a system based on the Ryzen 2400G

So you don't need to buy a graphics card, and you won't be stuck with a platform that has been dead for years

If you can find one for the same price (£250) as an i7-2600 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD I'd snap it up in a heart beat.

 

I'm thinking of adding an RX 550 or GT 1030 to the machine in a few months.

[scottyseng]

3 hours ago, Fizzy3110 said:

If you can find one for the same price (£250) as an i7-2600 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD I'd snap it up in a heart beat.

 

I'm thinking of adding an RX 550 or GT 1030 to the machine in a few months.

Wow, that's a great deal. I'm about to buy a Z77 board to bring my 2500K back to life (I upgraded to a 2700K) for a cisco VIRL lab machine because DDR3 used is pretty cheap. As much as I would love to jump on a modern platform, the price of 16 GB of DDR4 still hurts a lot.

 

Yeah, either GPU would be enough for it for basic tasks like you plan to use.

[maartendc]

I've got an i5 6600 (Skylake), which is not that old, and still considered a modern cpu. The i7 2600 is only 22% slower than the i5 6600, so I would say pretty darn good for a CPU that old.

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-2600-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600/620vs3514

 

(it is really more of a testament how slow Intel's progress has been the past decade honestly, but I digress).

 

Go for it!

[Biggerboot]

6 hours ago, Fizzy3110 said:

I'm looking to replace my very old laptop with a desktop. I've got a 27inch 1440p display and peripherals, and I was looking at buying a refurbed OptiPlex or similar.

 

There seems to be some quite good deals for systems with i7 2600's, but do they have much life left in them? Presumably Windows 10 support will stop for them at some point? I couldn't see a specific end date on ark.intel.

 

I won't really be using it for gaming, just very light games if I do. It will mainly be used for browsing, office, and web development.

 

Is it worth going for a 2600 in 2018?

Yeah, a used optiplex i7 2600 is perfect for what you described.

In regards to the Windows 10 concerns, if there is a Windows 11 it won't be for a long long time.  MS has said their focus is more on updating this OS for the long term.

[i_build_nanosuits]

6 hours ago, Fizzy3110 said:

I'm looking to replace my very old laptop with a desktop. I've got a 27inch 1440p display and peripherals, and I was looking at buying a refurbed OptiPlex or similar.

at 1440p you could get a gtx 1070ti/1080 and it will play games very well at 80FPS+ high details..and you could get an oculus rift and have an even better experience with high end VR titles and sims. 16GB of RAM.

[Jay Deah]

be careful to make sure you get one with a UEFI bois or your GPU compatability could be pegged at the 600 series.

 

I was running an i7-3770 until recently and it was a nice system still!

[Froody129]

If it doesn't run on a 2600 it's not going to run on a 7700k. The difference is in high Hz gaming but for actually using the computer it's gonna last as long as an 8100 or a 7700 imo. They're great chips if you can get them cheap