i5 2500K and i7 2600K for CoD - Page 2

Oldschool61 · #1 03-09-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by akodonnell

I'm going to build a computer for this game soon, but I have a dilemma.

I could buy an i7-950 right now for $200

or

I could wait until late April once the Sandy Bridge problems are fixed and pay who knows how much for the new processor/mobo.

Is getting the newest i7 with the highest price worth it for this game, or will an i7-950 be sufficient?

How much is in your budget and what parts you have now, video card ram amount and type HDD etc..

akodonnell · #2 03-09-2011, 10:13 PM

I wanted to spend around $1200, but I need everything, including a monitor. Micro Center has a deal on the i7-950 right now for $200 ($80 cheaper than Newegg) and it won't be around much longer, which is prompting me to ask and see if it's worth it to drive to the store now and just buy it.

T}{OR · #3 03-09-2011, 10:45 PM

Sounds like a reasonable discount. On stock 950 should perform much like 2500k, albeit marginally worse. When OC-ed, 2500k leaves 950 way behind. So, if you don't plan on OC-ing your system, and you can get it for a better price - it should be a good choice to go with 950. Plus, then you can go with triple channel RAM which translates into 6GB which are cheaper than 8GB if you want to have more than 4GB of RAM which I would recommend.

akodonnell · #4 03-09-2011, 10:48 PM

I guess the basic question is:

i7-950 (1366 socket) - $200

i5 2500k (1155 socket) - $180 (could overclock up to ~5Ghz)

i7 2600k (1155 socket) - $280

What makes the newer i7s (and the new 1155 socket mobos) worth all the extra money? Is COD really going to take advantage of the hyperthreading in the i7s? I think I might as well save the money and get more RAM or a better monitor or GPU. Am I wrong?

ghodan · #5 03-10-2011, 09:36 AM

As far as i know no game currenly has support / use HyperT.
So Icore7 is only extra cost for gamers.

Go for the Icore5 2500K clock it to 4GHZ or even 5GHZ on air.

In my opinion the i5 2500K is the best CPU cost/performance and overlocking potential wise for gamers.

kendo65 · #6 03-10-2011, 10:49 AM

Two weeks ago I decided to order the components for a new build based on the i5-2500K. I read as many reviews as i could find and all agreed that the i7-2600K offered only very marginal improvements in games (a few fps in most cases) - not worth the extra cost in my opinion.

The new B3 boards are now available at retailers. I have ordered an Asus P67 board from Scan.co.uk and expect it to arrive today. (I would really recommend Scan very strongly for UK-based readers - very keen prices, great service and speedy delivery).

Also, with the temporary unavailability of Sandy Bridge motherboards I noticed a price reduction on the 1155 processors - in UK on the Scan site the i5-2500K dropped from around 190 pounds down to 162 - it has since went up to 174, but I expect prices will go up again as the motherboard supply situation is sorted and people start buying components.

I'd also recommend a Sandy Bridge processor over an i7-950 - both for performance reasons, bang per buck and future upgradability.

meshuggahs · #7 03-10-2011, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Actually a sensible price would have been with AMD not Intel. Remember if your LCD refresh rate is 60hz you wont get over 60 fps so saying you get 150 fps with intel versus 125 with AMD is pointless.

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Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

Please, refrain from dragging AMD into this discussion

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Can't go wrong with the 2500K at the moment. Great per core performance + major clockability at a reasonable price!
Sweetes thing in the CPU market since the original C2Duo's.

kimosabi · #8 03-10-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by meshuggahs

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Can't go wrong with the 2500K at the moment. Great per core performance + major clockability at a reasonable price!
Sweetest thing in the CPU market since the original C2Duo's.

Hear hear! I still have fond memories of my E8500 E0. Not original C2D though but hey. Snappy little bugger, just like the SB procs.

Tacoma74 · #9 03-10-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kimosabi

Hear hear! I still have fond memories of my E8500 E0. Not original C2D though but hey. Snappy little bugger, just like the SB procs.

I had an E7200 a long time ago. 4.2Ghz on air, which was pretty darn good for those days. Good memories

ashj24uk · #10 04-07-2011, 03:25 AM

If I was you I would get the i7 2600k it's the one I got along with the asus p8p67 pro motherboard it is an excellent system and well worth the extra money.I managed to get overclock it from a 3.4 to a 4.5ghz Im running 2 ati radeon 6970 on crossfire