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i5 2500k owners, is everything OK?

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Hi, my bro has an e7500 dual core and is looking to upgrade to an i5-2500k based on my recommendations. My main question is about stability and proper functioning of P67 and z68 boards. I hear quite a few complaints about slowness of bootup and other quirks and issues which may suggest that the chipsets (or boards) are not mature just yet. I'm mainly looking at Gigabyte boards but welcome comments from others with good experiences with other boards and the 2500k. Thanks.
 
Loving my 2500k and the asus p8p67 pro.

Can't go wrong with this combo.

Seems Gigabyte has slacked a bit on their quality control but asus is making some good boards the p8p67 pro being a very popular one.

Haven't had a single issue with my motherboard but i have a ssd so i can't speak for the slow boot up issue you mentioned.
 
Seems most bugs were worked out on early P67 boards.
The Z68 boards fixed most problems from the p67 and built on the new features of the z68 as well.
 
No problems here with a 2600k/Gigabyte Z68. I haven't been able to break 4.5 GHz, but I got a chip with a high default VCore. So far I've had less stability problems than I did with P45 (0 vs. 1 - my X-Fi didn't like some slots on my P45 board).
 
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Wonder why EVGA didn't make too many 1155 boards, i have an idea why but ...
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EVGA used to be really nice when they actually owned their sli products and it was exclusive to them with the socket 775 mobos and some asus if i remember right.

Maybe the other companies offer the custom alot more for the buck.

Asus takes the cake for me every time.

Last EVGA that struck my heart was the sr-2 and thats way out of my price range and for most😛
 
I have a Gigabyte Z68P-UD4-B3 with an i5 2500k and haven't had a single problem since the first boot.
 
skipsneeky2 said:
Loving my 2500k and the asus p8p67 pro.

Can't go wrong with this combo.

Seems Gigabyte has slacked a bit on their quality control but asus is making some good boards the p8p67 pro being a very popular one.

Haven't had a single issue with my motherboard but i have a ssd so i can't speak for the slow boot up issue you mentioned.
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Running the same combo without any problems also. Also running a SSD with a quick bootup. Cold boot to logon screen is about 15 seconds or so for me.

Z68 looks interesting but I don't think it's the cure all for SB's. If shopping today it's worth a first look but not required depending on one's needs.
 
Love my i5-2500k with my P67 UD4.

For the love of all that is holy, DO NOT GO WITH THE ASUS P8P67 PRO. It seems like ASUS really slacked on their P67 line and you are really rolling the dice getting a P67 from them. I hear good things about their Z68 line, so I'm thinking they just put more effort into that.

I went through not 1, but 2 P8P67 Pros before finally giving up. They look pretty, but are ridiculously unstable compared to their gigabyte counterparts.

First one, sound card just died after about 29 days of use (lucky me, could still return it to newegg within that time frame). Second one caused all sorts of windows instabilities where comp would just lock up in windows and then cut power to all usb ports. Would do it randomly too - sometimes it would only take 5 minutes before the comp locked up, other times it would be fine for 3 days first. Ugh. Had the double-boot issue on both of them as well (tried all the fixes proposed on the asus forums; none worked)

And both of them required higher voltages to overclock.

My P67 UD4 can reach 4.5 Ghz and still be under 1.3V. Both the ASUS P8P67s I owned could only reach 3.8 before breaching the 1.3V barrier. If I wanted to get to 4.5 Ghz, I was looking at upwards of 1.37V.

So basically if I'd stayed with my ASUS P8P67's, I would have cost myself 700 mhz of performance. 😵

Seems like Gigabyte has problems with their Z68 line acting up though. So I guess the tl;dr version of this would be:

If you're going P67, go gigabyte
If you're going Z68, go ASUS.

Either way though, the i5-2500k should serve your brother well. 🙂 I've been running mine basically 24/7 doing things like folding and keeping the CPU at 100% utilization since February at 4.5 Ghz. Still running strong.
 
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ensign_lee > thank for your views. I was leaning towards the p67-ud4 from the start and looks like I may go for it. Mainly due to my previous experiences with Gigabyte boards which have always been good. I know its not an exact reference, and some may ridicule looking at user reviews at Newegg, but I've found far more complaints from (verified owners) of the Asus p8p67 pro than I have of the p67-ud4. I am sure that when all is well the Asus board is fantastic but I am aware of inconsistencies, which can affect all board manufacturers, perhaps some more than others at any point in time with certain chipsets or board designs. Not saying thats the case with the Asus, or the Gigabyte board for that matter, but just a gut feeling that I will go with the latter.

Anyway, thanks to all for their views, much appreciated!
 
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Got an AsRock Z68 Extreme4+2500k combo and got nothing to complain about. Still amazed at how cool the processor is compared to my old Q9650.
 
I built a system for my brother on the ASUS P8Z68-V and 2500K set up with SSD caching on a 2TB 7200RPM drive. It's rather snappy, he's pleased with it.
 
I'm running my 2500k on the Gigabyte Z68-UD4, and other than an issue with my wireless-n PCI card, it's been completely headache-free. Running at 4.4ghz with temps hovering in the mid-50's and topping out about 62c. I've heard some people have been having trouble with their boards, but based on my experience I'd recommend it.
 
ensign_lee said:
Love my i5-2500k with my P67 UD4.

For the love of all that is holy, DO NOT GO WITH THE ASUS P8P67 PRO. It seems like ASUS really slacked on their P67 line and you are really rolling the dice getting a P67 from them. I hear good things about their Z68 line, so I'm thinking they just put more effort into that.

I went through not 1, but 2 P8P67 Pros before finally giving up. They look pretty, but are ridiculously unstable compared to their gigabyte counterparts.

First one, sound card just died after about 29 days of use (lucky me, could still return it to newegg within that time frame). Second one caused all sorts of windows instabilities where comp would just lock up in windows and then cut power to all usb ports. Would do it randomly too - sometimes it would only take 5 minutes before the comp locked up, other times it would be fine for 3 days first. Ugh. Had the double-boot issue on both of them as well (tried all the fixes proposed on the asus forums; none worked)

And both of them required higher voltages to overclock.

My P67 UD4 can reach 4.5 Ghz and still be under 1.3V. Both the ASUS P8P67s I owned could only reach 3.8 before breaching the 1.3V barrier. If I wanted to get to 4.5 Ghz, I was looking at upwards of 1.37V.

So basically if I'd stayed with my ASUS P8P67's, I would have cost myself 700 mhz of performance. 😵

Seems like Gigabyte has problems with their Z68 line acting up though. So I guess the tl;dr version of this would be:

If you're going P67, go gigabyte
If you're going Z68, go ASUS.

Either way though, the i5-2500k should serve your brother well. 🙂 I've been running mine basically 24/7 doing things like folding and keeping the CPU at 100% utilization since February at 4.5 Ghz. Still running strong.
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Never had an issue with my asus p67. Works great and have 4.4Ghz without even pushing it.
 
So I had a disaster of an experience, not with Asus' P8P67 Pro but with the RMA process. It was a great board 'til it spontaneously died about 5 weeks in. Second board, after much fighting and lack of returned calls (I'm told, however, this is abnormal) is also a great performer. Love the options, the look, and just the sheer tweak-ability. Hopefully this one'll last well, because those boards, when working, really are great. 2 of my colleagues have since bought 3 Asus P67 boards between them (vanilla and deluxe, not pro) and have been impressed, so right now I'm willing to chalk up one bad experience as an aberration.
 
Love my 2500k and Gigabyte Z68; 4.5G on air. Whatever you do, don't load EasyTune (it will load from the drivers disk if you aren't careful) as that will cause slowness issues (that will remain even if you uninstall EasyTune).
 
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