i5 2500K and i7 2600K for CoD

Oldschool61 · #1 03-09-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

Please, refrain from dragging AMD into this discussion

IF you like throwing away money throw some my way!!

akodonnell · #2 03-09-2011, 09:18 PM

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?

T}{OR · #3 03-09-2011, 09:26 PM

Since B3 boards are already shipping out to retailers, I see no reason why go with i7 950. If you're staying with 1366 chipset then get something faster, if not - Sandy & 1155 chipset is your best option.

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Originally Posted by Oldschool61

IF you like throwing away money throw some my way!!

Care to elaborate on this?

akodonnell · #4 03-09-2011, 09:45 PM

Are the B3 boards the new ones with the 1155 socket and the fixed SATA controller problem? Are those already out? Also, is the Sandy worth paying another $100 or more over the 950?

Dano · #5 03-09-2011, 09:57 PM

Yup, just make sure you get the B3 revision as some retailers are still selling the affected boards.

Dano · #6 03-09-2011, 09:33 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?

No need to wait for april.

Oldschool61 · #7 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 · #8 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 · #9 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 · #10 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?