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Recommendation for 2600K/2600 system

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grdax

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I'm looking to build a 2600K/2600 system. Would appreciate recommendations.

My budget is $800-1000. Buying in US of course.

I have a 9800GT Video card that I might probably resuse if that doesn't slow down the system too much.

Mostly for general use. Video encoding and normal gaming. Just tired of my slow 5 year old system. Thanks guys!
 
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You'd save $75-$100 by going to the i5-2500/i5-2500K. With such a tight budget, that's a significant savings.
 
The i7-2600K does have its advantages...don't get me wrong, but with your budget being so limited, it hardly makes sense to spend 10% of that budget for the (slightly) better CPU.

Now if your budget was $3000...:biggrin:
 
BoomerD said:
The i7-2600K does have its advantages...don't get me wrong, but with your budget being so limited, it hardly makes sense to spend 10% of that budget for the (slightly) better CPU.

Now if your budget was $3000...:biggrin:
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Ha ha. You convinced me. I am already eyeing the i5-2500k cpu.
 
grdax said:
It definitely looks like it. In the passmark site, 2600k was rated at 9700+ vs 6700+ for 2500K though which is confusing me. 2500K does looks like better value regardless though.
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Passmark is a purely synthetic benchmark with little to no bearing on real world performance. Ignore it.

Here's a $1K build for video editing and gaming (you will need a new GPU for any reasonable definition of gaming):

i5 2500K + GA-P67A-UD3 combo $335
G.Skill DDR3 1333 8GB $78
GTX 460 1GB $155 AR
OCZ Agility 2 60GB $115
Samsung F3 1TB $65
Samsung DVD Burner $20
Antec Neo ECO 520W $39 AR Apromo
Antec Three Hundred $60
Total: $867 AR Apromo

There's enough space left in the budget to buy however many of these WD Green 2TB drives that you think you will need for bulk storage.
 
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mfenn said:
Passmark is a purely synthetic benchmark with little to know bearing on real world performance. Ignore it.

Here's a $1K build for video editing and gaming (you will need a new GPU for any reasonable definition of gaming):

i5 2500K + GA-P67A-UD3 combo $335
G.Skill DDR3 1333 8GB $78
GTX 460 1GB $155 AR
OCZ Agility 2 60GB $115
Samsung F3 1TB $65
Samsung DVD Burner $20
Antec Neo ECO 520W $39 AR Apromo
Antec Three Hundred $60
Total: $867 AR Apromo

There's enough space left in the budget to buy however many of these WD Green 2TB drives that you think you will need for bulk storage.
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You could probably get a 570 on sale if he used up the rest of the budget or wait for the 560 in the next week or two.
 
mnewsham said:
You could probably get a 570 on sale if he used up the rest of the budget or wait for the 560 in the next week or two.
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That's true, but I figured that even a GTX 460 would blow the OP's mind since he was thinking that a 9800GT would be sufficient.
 
mfenn said:
Passmark is a purely synthetic benchmark with little to know bearing on real world performance. Ignore it.

Here's a $1K build for video editing and gaming (you will need a new GPU for any reasonable definition of gaming):

i5 2500K + GA-P67A-UD3 combo $335
G.Skill DDR3 1333 8GB $78
GTX 460 1GB $155 AR
OCZ Agility 2 60GB $115
Samsung F3 1TB $65
Samsung DVD Burner $20
Antec Neo ECO 520W $39 AR Apromo
Antec Three Hundred $60
Total: $867 AR Apromo

There's enough space left in the budget to buy however many of these WD Green 2TB drives that you think you will need for bulk storage.
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Thank you! This was very helpful! I just pulled the trigger on th purchase. I have a spare HD and will buy the 560 when it comes out. The rest came to right under $700 before AR ($25). Bought the Antec Dark fleet instead and bought the Asus dvd burner.
 
grdax said:
Thank you! This was very helpful! I just pulled the trigger on th purchase. I have a spare HD and will buy the 560 when it comes out. The rest came to right under $700 before AR ($25). Bought the Antec Dark fleet instead and bought the Asus dvd burner.
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Hope you enjoy it 😉
 
grdax said:
Thank you! This was very helpful! I just pulled the trigger on th purchase. I have a spare HD and will buy the 560 when it comes out. The rest came to right under $700 before AR ($25). Bought the Antec Dark fleet instead and bought the Asus dvd burner.
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Sounds good, I just hope that you have a spare GPU to use. The P67 doesn't support the Sandy Bridge's IGP, and you probably be dying to put the beast together!
 
mfenn said:
Sounds good, I just hope that you have a spare GPU to use. The P67 doesn't support the Sandy Bridge's IGP, and you probably be dying to put the beast together!
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Yes, the 9800 GT for now until hopefully the 560 comes out. I heard IGP isn't very powerful so I wouldn't use it anyway. Can't wait to put it together! Thank you for your help! 🙂
 
grdax said:
Yes, the 9800 GT for now until hopefully the 560 comes out. I heard IGP isn't very powerful so I wouldn't use it anyway. Can't wait to put it together! Thank you for your help! 🙂
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You're welcome! Let us know if you encounter any problems in the build.
 
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