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I am selling my AMD x4 and getting 2500k...Whatcha think?

Slufa111

Slufa111

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(Parts I just purchased...(which I can still cancel))
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 ATX Motherboard
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

(From my AMD build)
Zotac Geforce GTX 460 OCed
64GB Kingston SSD (boot / most used apps)
500gb Barracuda 7200rpm Storage drive
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
XFX XXX Edition 650W PSU

Tell chime in to tell me your thoughts. I will be overclocking to the limits of air cooling.

My budget was around 400-420

I use it for 50% gaming 30% web browsing 20% overclocking / tweaking / testing
 
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My budget was around 400-420

I use it for 50% gaming 30% web browsing 20% overclocking / tweaking / testing


I was going to go z68 but as I researched I realized that I didn't need all those features.

I got motherboard and processor on sale for 300 from newegg.com which I thought was awesome.
 
What do I think... I think you will not be dissapointed! 😀

I imagine you should be able to hit a cool 4.5 GHz with a small voltage bump on the stock CM 212+ fan

If you are using the SSD as a boot drive, then that will give you better performance than Z68 caching will anyway (with an equivalent SSD), that caching is just for people who are too lazy to properly configure a boot drive, although there are certain instances where it can be very helpful

EDIT: I think perhaps if you REALLY REALLY want to push the limits of overclocking you may want a better motherboard, but if you are happy with 4.4-4.8 Ghz I think you'll be fine 🙂 That will probably be twice as fast as your athlon ii x4
 
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Blain said:
3.27 out of 10
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Damn, thats kinda rough. You coulda at least given me credit for switching from AMD to Intel lol

yottabit said:
What do I think... I think you will not be dissapointed! 😀

I imagine you should be able to hit a cool 4.5 GHz with a small voltage bump on the stock CM 212+ fan

If you are using the SSD as a boot drive, then that will give you better performance than Z68 caching will anyway (with an equivalent SSD), that caching is just for people who are too lazy to properly configure a boot drive, although there are certain instances where it can be very helpful

EDIT: I think perhaps if you REALLY REALLY want to push the limits of overclocking you may want a better motherboard, but if you are happy with 4.4-4.8 Ghz I think you'll be fine 🙂 That will probably be twice as fast as your athlon ii x4
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While I do know there are better motherboards, that comes at a price....usually steep compared to AMD. However, many reviews have said that they get roughly 4.7-4.9. How far can these chips actually go?
 
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imported_Slufa111 said:
While I do know there are better motherboards, that comes at a price....usually steep compared to AMD. However, many reviews have said that they get roughly 4.7-4.9. How far can these chips actually go?
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I am sure lots of them can boot and benchmark at those speeds, but I am not sure of what percentage is actually fully stable at or above 4.7Ghz. 4.5Ghz should be pretty reliable and expected, however 4.7Ghz and above is not certain and generally requires a decent bump in voltage to get there. My 2500k does 4.8Ghz 24/7 stable, but requires 1.42v to do so which for me is inching towards my desired upper limits of 24/7 voltage. Luckily my Silver Arrow keeps it cool even under Prime95 large/small FFT or OCCT loads. It may even do 5Ghz stable, but I do not want to feed it 1.5v or higher for any length of time.
 
I agree with Blains score of around 3/10. Let me show you the maths. :awe:

You gave a weight of (normalized to a 0-10 scale)

5 gaming
3 web
2 tweaking

For gaming, I give you 3/10 because you really should have upgraded your GPU instead.

For web browsing, I give you 0/10 because the extra CPU power really doesn't matter.

For tweaking, I give you 10/10 because it is a very nice (and fast!) new toy.

Now for the maths: 2/10 * 5 + 0/10 * 3 + 10/10 * 2 = 3

So, 3.5 / 10

Of course, the score changes as the weight you apply to each task changes. 😉
 
mfenn said:
I agree with Blains score of around 3/10. Let me show you the maths. :awe:

You gave a weight of (normalized to a 0-10 scale)

5 gaming
3 web
2 tweaking

For gaming, I give you 3/10 because you really should have upgraded your GPU instead.

For web browsing, I give you 0/10 because the extra CPU power really doesn't matter.

For tweaking, I give you 10/10 because it is a very nice (and fast!) new toy.

Now for the maths: 2/10 * 5 + 0/10 * 3 + 10/10 * 2 = 3

So, 3.5 / 10

Of course, the score changes as the weight you apply to each task changes. 😉
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My rating = 3.27 out of 10
Your rating = 3.5 out of 10

Was that extra .23 his AMD>Intel credit?
 
mfenn said:
I agree with Blains score of around 3/10. Let me show you the maths. :awe:

You gave a weight of (normalized to a 0-10 scale)

5 gaming
3 web
2 tweaking

For gaming, I give you 3/10 because you really should have upgraded your GPU instead.

For web browsing, I give you 0/10 because the extra CPU power really doesn't matter.

For tweaking, I give you 10/10 because it is a very nice (and fast!) new toy.

Now for the maths: 2/10 * 5 + 0/10 * 3 + 10/10 * 2 = 3

So, 3.5 / 10

Of course, the score changes as the weight you apply to each task changes. 😉
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Well, I would change that up a bit:

For gaming, 5/10. The 2500K will run his current games faster, and will be much better if he decides to do a worthwhile upgrade to a GTX 460 SLI. If he decides to get another GTX 460, 9/10.

For web browsing, I agree: 0/10.

For tweaking, I would give it 6/10. The reason is that that mobo has 4 phase CPU power, so I wouldn't recommend OCs of anything over 1.35V for 24/7 use. It's also missing some features, but apart from that, it's good. I would've gone for an AsRock P67 EXTREME4 if it was me, though.

Don't really know what's the overall score.
 
Yeah i agree with 1.35v on the CPU i wouldnt push it above that and expect a 24/7 OC with that motherboard, you should still get 4.4Ghz at least with that voltage though. The wall seems around 4.4-4.6Ghz
 
Ok I am going to really out do myself on this one.

If I change my motherboard I am getting a Z68 chipset. Can anyone make recommendations?

Second is, If I add another Zotac 460 1gb which is really my only option because I am not laying down 300 on a new card. Question is, will my power supply be able to power it all? I am sure it will but just making sure.
 
just more flexibility it does what H67 and P67 did together... it is what Sandy bridge should originally have been. And it supports SLI.
 
I mean I want the best of the best motherboard..........and I am thinking that since I am having so much trouble picking a good motherboard, I should just get a 2600k lol
 
imported_Slufa111 said:
I mean I want the best of the best motherboard..........and I am thinking that since I am having so much trouble picking a good motherboard, I should just get a 2600k lol
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Why? 100 bucks for....Nothing :colbert:

that motherboard will get you 4.5Ghz on air. If you want more OC buy a better cooler.
 
Ok. 2500k does make way more sense.

However I am not really happy with those motherboard reviews.


How about

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
 
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