Is a i7-2600K that much better then a i5-2500K

[john19055]

Does the new 2500 overclock as good as a i7-920 did ,I know I had now problems running my i7-920 at 4.2gigs from day one .

[XDanger]

run of the mill oc for a 2500K is 4.4 and 5 for a good one but I think that's the best 5% of those produced.

[john19055]

I was talking about a 2400 or a 2500 not a K and use the BLCK like on a i7-920,but from the reviews I have seen they do not overclock worth a damm unless you get the unlocked ones so you can ajust the multipler.something about how the memory controller is used

Loving my 2500K - Running like a dream @ 4.5 ghz with my H80 cooler. No noise, no heat

[frenchy2k1]

Originally Posted by john19055

I was talking about a 2400 or a 2500 not a K and use the BLCK like on a i7-920,but from the reviews I have seen they do not overclock worth a damm unless you get the unlocked ones so you can ajust the multipler.something about how the memory controller is used

Reviews point to a 5% OC max through BCLK.
SB architecture does NOT like BCLK increase... The K series OC very well though...

[Redeemed]

Loving my stock 920.

Wait- what?

[bob saget]

Originally Posted by Redeemed

Loving my stock 920.

Wait- what?

you should overclock that b*tch. BF3 loves overclocked quad cores. ofcourse that means you'll have to play BF3

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by bob saget

you should overclock that b*tch. BF3 loves overclocked quad cores. ofcourse that means you'll have to play BF3

lol... I do want to get some co-op in sometime, at least.

I've not ever tried to OC this chip, never felt the need. Bought it at the tail end of '09 and it's still more than I need.

Gotta' say though, I've been watching The IT Crowd on Netflix and it's consuming most of my free time.

[bob saget]

yea i am really glad i got this CPU as well, although the Q9550 would have been a good choice too. but if greedo upgrades, i might have to upgrade too... i hate when that rebel nerf herder has a better computer than me...

[john19055]

For the price of a i7-2600K ,I could go with a i7-3820 and a 2011 socket motherboard for $30 more ,would that be a better deal since I have read that it overclock on the BCLK better then a 2500K or a 2600K.Most say they can overclock the BCLK to 125mhz or more and the 2600K does good to do even 5mhz over.

[XDanger]

BLCK is irrelevant with 2600k, Sticking with what you do with the 920 isn't a good reason for anything.
If you only want to do 2 card SLI gaming I'm not sure you should bother upgrading cpu ect, I'd spend the money on graphics cards.
If you are planning on quad SLI PCI-e 3.0 **** then yeah do it.

[john19055]

My i7-920 or my motherboard gigabyte EX58-UD5 is bad ,it went though a very hot fire and I am surprised it lasted a little over a year before acting up ,I done tried new memory ,power supply and a different hardrive ,so the only thing I can think of is a Bad CPU or my motherboard since some of the memory holders were slitely melded.If the were nothing wrong with it I would stick with it ,but as it is I need a new CPU and motherboard .I don't like how the 1155 just has 24 lanes and the 2011 has 40 lanes,allowing for better upgrades.