Upgrade from i3 to i5?

~~Duke Nukem~~ · 03-03-2012, 04:58 AM **#20**

(03-02-2012, 08:30 PM)Garteal Wrote:
Quote:I think I would have been pissed off if someone convinced me to get the i5 2500K instead last year, I would have regret it so much that in the end I would have been forced to sell it and get the better one.
Nah, you would've been satisfied. I tell you, the 2500K is definitely an amazing CPU. VERY easy to OC aswell.
Unless you render a lot, and even if you don't, there would be no reason to sell the 2500K and get a 2600K.
But I guess you like the i7 label, and seeing 8 'cores' in your taskmanager.

For the best bang for the buck and performance: 2500K.

@Motawa
I agree with NV

Quote:Just wait until haswell comes out in 1.5 years.

IMO, atleast from what I've seen, Ivy Bridge isn't much faster than a Sandy Bridge. So if you really need to build a PC now, a SB would be sufficient. (Unless you ofcourse want that latest that's available)

I guess I am friend, I guess I am.
But I have told myself that never again shall I have inferior hardware.