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2500k vs 2600k

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Sorry guys,
I not quite with you, how come so many people are going for the 2500k over the 2600k. Are there no real world benefits or is it just down to the added expense?

Many Thanks
Jonathan
 
Think I read the 2500k has no hyperthreading and less cache, most people are probably just going with it because it's cheaper.
 
If the estimated prices are accurate I think the 2500k is something like £70-80 cheaper and for most people will be perfect. If you don't need HT why bother?
 
+1

It's just like the i5 750/760 vs i7 860 - no-one went for the 860 as pretty much the only benefit is HT, which most won't use.
 
It's not "bad" it just isn't useful to many people.

Its basically simulates (for a simple explanation) that your chip has more cores than it really has. Each 'real' core gets turned into 2... but obviously, that doesn't mean you get twice the performance. In apps which support upto 8 threads, it's about 25 percent speed increase (depending highly on the application).

Most people don't care though, as generally the only thing which wants that many threads are video encoding applications and the like. There are some games, but they are few and far in between...

Obviously, this is vastly simplified.
 
I might be tempted by the 2500k, I assume the price difference will be similar to the 750/860 on release and the i5 will be more than enough for gaming.
 
for me its going to depend on the cost of the boards that compliment the chips. I don't want to spend nearly as much on a board as I do on a chip. At £170 for a 2500k I'd not really want to go more than £110 on a board.
 
Will the 2mb cache make much difference? Especially if like me you only upgrade every 4-5 years?

ie will the 2600k outlast the 2500k and not be as much of a dog in 4 years time? Or will there be virtually no difference?
 
was not intel supposed to release 6 core cpu early this year?

and I am assuming that that the core i7-2600K is the overclockable version with unlocked multi?

correct to assume my 6GB OZC gold DDR3 ram is compatible with all new motherboards released?
 
AMDPower said:
was not intel supposed to release 6 core cpu early this year?

and I am assuming that that the core i7-2600K is the overclockable version with unlocked multi?

correct to assume my 6GB OZC gold DDR3 ram is compatible with all new motherboards released?
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New boards will be Dual channel not triple channel.
 
AMDPower said:
was not intel supposed to release 6 core cpu early this year?
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i7 990x on LGA 1366.

AMDPower said:
and I am assuming that that the core i7-2600K is the overclockable version with unlocked multi?
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Both the 2500k and 2600k have an unlocked multiplier, that's what the 'k' means.

AMDPower said:
correct to assume my 6GB OZC gold DDR3 ram is compatible with all new motherboards released?
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Yes but you will need to install 4GB or 8GB for the dual channel to work.
 
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