i7 2600 "K"

[Br4d]

Am i The Only one to Buy a i7 2600k and run it at Stock?

 

[stulid]

no, because most people will think "blimey this is fast I dont need to overclock it"

 

[Br4d]

no, because most people will think "blimey this is fast I dont need to overclock it"

aha But then wouldnt they get a 2600?

I Came from a E8400 to this and if im honest, it is Quick.

 

[Redmint]

Possibly the only one on these forums, but I'm guessing a small % of the people who bought the K chips will run them at stock speeds.

 

[Br4d]

Possibly the only one on these forums, but I'm guessing a small % of the people who bought the K chips will run them at stock speeds.

How does the Warranty work though?
Because i got the Full Retail one with 3 Years Warranty, If i overclocked to say 4Ghz? Would that void the Warranty? (Like it has done on all other CPUs known to man )

 

[Boozebeard]

It doesn't really matter; they can't tell you've overclocked it...

 

[Redmint]

Overclockers and Intel will still honour any warranties (providing people haven't done something like lapping the CPU).

 

[Br4d]

Dont Know why someone would do that :| I Certainly wouldnt do that, im happy with it at stock

EDIT: Googled what it was my self.

 

[Boozebeard]

lapping is basically sanding it to make it as flat as possible. Theoretically it will give you slightly better contact between the cpu and heatsink; so you can sometimes knock a few degrees off the temps.

 

[Br4d]

:| Im scared to touch anything inside my case without a Anti-Static lead. So to me that just pure Stupidity :O

 

[chaparral]

Am i The Only one to Buy a i7 2600k and run it at Stock?

Why would anyone want pay about £36 extra for an unlocked K series CPU to only run it at stock speeds ??

 

[sas.wlv]

I'm keeping my 2500k at stock right now, it runs everything i need it to at a blistering pace and also want to wait till the asus mobo problems are ironed out before i change too much.

If in a year or so I need the extra oomph an oc would give me then I'll do it then and be glad I got the K version

 

[Br4d]

I'm keeping my 2500k at stock right now, it runs everything i need it to at a blistering pace and also want to wait till the asus mobo problems are ironed out before i change too much.

If in a year or so I need the extra oomph an oc would give me then I'll do it then and be glad I got the K version

+1

 

[THE_EGG]

if you have no intentions of overclocking your 2500k or 2600k is the stock Intel cooler sufficient for the job or 'should' you really consider replacing it as part of a new build?