i5 2500k

[jayrc]

fry's has i5 2500k on sale now, should I pick it up? $179.99 Or is this cpu not enough?

[Insuber]

It's perfect, almost overkilling. Go for it. Furthermore, it overclocks as a charm.

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by Insuber

It's perfect, almost overkilling. Go for it. Furthermore, it overclocks as a charm.

+1, don't hesitate.

[jg27_mc]

Originally Posted by Insuber

It's perfect, almost overkilling...

But not for CloD.

I agree that socket LGA1155 is the best option price/performance. And I really like the fact that it's suited with a lithography of 32 nm.

Btw Insuber, hows that PSU hanging with your overclock and you graphic card? Have you done any stress tests to your system?

regards.

[jayrc]

Thanks, how hard is it to overclock, never done it before

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by jg27_mc

But not for CloD.

I agree that socket LGA1155 is the best option price/performance. And I really like the fact that it's suited with a lithography of 32 nm.

Btw Insuber, hows that PSU hanging with your overclock and you graphic card? Have you done any stress tests to your system?

regards.

mc,

I did the Prime95 "torture test". No issue at all. But the toughest test was CloD itself ... LOL!

Cheers,
Insuber

PS: the PSU wattage recommendations in forums et alike are normally grossly overestimated. The online PSU sizing tools are run by PSU manufacturers, that should tell it all. You shouldn't save in quality, that's still true, but my 2 years old VX550 runs without an issue with my vid card and overclock.

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by jayrc

Thanks, how hard is it to overclock, never done it before

The easy way are the utilities like Asus' or Gigabyte's ones, running under Windows. They apply a preset of BIOS parameters which safely do the thing.
The purists will tell you to tweak directly the BIOS parameters. At any rate you can find gazillions of websites that tell you how to do it.

Cheers,
Insuber

[TUSA/TX-Gunslinger]

Snap that puppy up!

That chip will easily go above 4 GHz. I've some up to 5 GHz. You can spend more money on the 2600K - but you won't see any better performance.

Perfect price/performance spot.

S!

Gunny

[Linwig]

Do it! I have mine running at 4.5 ghz probably the easiest cpu I have ever had to overclock. All you have to do is add a little extra voltage and change the multiplier (ok it can be a bit more complicated but that is the general idea). Mine is at 1.3 volts, 4.5ghz and reaching about 50 deg in games.

With power supplies, pay attention to the amps on the rail not just the wattage. The newer graphics cards have pretty high requirements.

[Conte Zero]

so you think basing a new pc on a 2500k and a SSD drive for th OS and the Game is a good move? thank you