Ok thanks, its the i5 for me then. Think I'll just use that excess money for something that'll benefit me more overall, like to help in getting an ssd drive I guess.
i5 2500k or i7 2600k
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02-22-2011, 10:03 AM
I'm going to be completely overhauling my PC near the end of this month using the i5-2500k as the heart of the new system. Not really worth the money to go for the i7 model, your really not gaining all that much for the price point.
Windows 10 x64
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3Ghz OC'd to 4.1Ghz Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM Radeon HD 6850 Gigabyte GAP67A-UD4-B3 Motherboard 02-22-2011, 10:40 AM
99bucks for hyperthreading?
which improves benchmark speed by 5-10percent? go for it or wait for a triple channel model 02-22-2011, 11:55 AM
Quote:or wait for a triple channel modelWaiting for LGA2011 just to get better memory throughput would be a waste of time. Not to mention the new 6/8 cores cpues that support it are going to cost a fortune. Quote:which improves benchmark speed by 5-10percent?Hyperthreading can literally double performance per clock in some heavily multithreaded tasks. However most heavy applications that people use such as games and emulators will not utilize it.
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I stand corrected. Even if you do alot of video encoding, just go with the 2500. More than enough for all your multitasking needs. No large benefit for the HT.
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I only got one because it was $89 below MSRP on a newegg special combo
In it's current price bracket the 2600k is an illogical purchase due to the existence of the i5 2500k (unless you use lots of programs that benefit from ht) Look at the chart above, tbh they are identical. there is little besides hyperthreading to warrant the pricing discrepancy 02-22-2011, 06:26 PM
Quote:there is little besides hyperthreading to warrant the pricing discrepancy until you use it. 02-22-2011, 07:32 PM
Would you like to name the many games that use it or how it applies per op's post? People giving tech advice in this forum is so horrid except for a few.
Intel I5 2500k 4.6Ghz@1.34v w/ Noctua NH-D14
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games?
or did you mean the 60threads of windows are running in the background? oh and 60*0% are 1-4% think about it and every second are all 8thread working.. and if its 1*1... workload... wait i forgot... iam buying a ferrari because i want to drive to the kitchen 02-23-2011, 03:19 AM
It isn't if Squall isn't right. You'd just have to do impractical things to get all cores under full load. Encoding random vid + 4 different dolphin games running simultaneously wasn't enough to lock my system up. Results were mid 60s to low 70C across the board for all cores. Didn't use affinity to force load spread either. Everyday use doesn't come close to that.
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