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do i need to oc my 2600k???

There is a massive anti 2600k thing going on in here, anyway to answer the OP question yes you would be mad not to overclock it. I know the 2500k is a cracking chip but some just want the 'best' chip they can afford.
 
Michaeljcox24 said:
Not being funny or anything, but that's like asking if you should upgrade from a focus ST to a focus ST with a drinks holder, when you don't have any drinks to hold.
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lol... i think it's "fun" to overclock so long as you dont blow anything up lol. Build the rig mate and then when you feel comfortable enough start overclocking the CPU and the GPU's. I bet it would keep you busy for days maybe even weeks if youre a busy guy :)
 
If you can afford it or can get them for nearly the same price, then obviously yes get a 2600k, if you want to save some cash to put towards a better GPU for example, get a 2500k... If you are not going to overclock (but bear in mind most probably you will in the future so its nice to have the option) then get a non K version... Most of these thing boil down to budget, otherwise we would all have the best of everything!

Bottom line is, you have to money and want a 2600k, then get it as you wont be dissapointed, all the reviews say its an awesome chip.

The 2500k is a very good chip also and yes in some cases the same as 2600k in some games as disscussed above. I built my PC to do more than just gaming though, as i encode a lot and do other things, hence i went for a 2600k. So far its great and i have an Auto O/C of 4.3, was very easy to achieve this, very very easy... I plan to go to 4.7 when i need the increase in power, currently i don't though, as it chews up everything thrown at it and probably will do for a few years at least...
 
He is not upgrading a 2500k with a 2600k. Read the damn thread bandwagoners.

He is building ANOTHER system and wants to keep the old one with warranty intact. Listen up.

I swear some of you people have a complex over owning a 2500k. Do you need to justify it by bleating on about gaming and how a 2600k is pointless EVERY time someone mentions 2600k? If you can spend whatever you want and are not building to a budget you would always get the 2600k - It's the better chip overall ignoring cost/specific application.

OP - Do you NEED to OC a 2600k, nope. Should you? Yeah, why not. A decent air cooler and you should see 4.5GHz easily with safe temps and voltages.

4.5 is easily achievable as a 24/7 clock and I would suggest you aim for that, out for the box. No need to go further unless you want to bench.
 
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Sin_Chase said:
He is not upgrading a 2500k with a 2600k. Read the damn thread bandwagoners.

He is building ANOTHER system and wants to keep the old one with warranty intact. Listen up.

I swear some of you people have a complex over owning a 2500k. Do you need to justify it by bleating on about gaming and how a 2600k is pointless EVERY time someone mentions 2600k? If you can spend whatever you want and are not building to a budget you would always get the 2600k - It's the better chip overall ignoring cost/specific application.

OP - Do you NEED to OC a 2600k, nope. Should you? Yeah, why not. A decent air cooler and you should see 4.5GHz easily with safe temps and voltages.

4.5 is easily achievable as a 24/7 clock and I would suggest you aim for that, out for the box. No need to go further unless you want to bench.
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:)
 
Sin_Chase said:
He is not upgrading a 2500k with a 2600k. Read the damn thread bandwagoners.

He is building ANOTHER system and wants to keep the old one with warranty intact. Listen up.

I swear some of you people have a complex over owning a 2500k. Do you need to justify it by bleating on about gaming and how a 2600k is pointless EVERY time someone mentions 2600k? If you can spend whatever you want and are not building to a budget you would always get the 2600k - It's the better chip overall ignoring cost/specific application.

OP - Do you NEED to OC a 2600k, nope. Should you? Yeah, why not. A decent air cooler and you should see 4.5GHz easily with safe temps and voltages.

4.5 is easily achievable as a 24/7 clock and I would suggest you aim for that, out for the box. No need to go further unless you want to bench.
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Did YOU even read his posts...He's got a H60, not an air cooler :p
 
I have a 2600K and I mainly game. If you have the money and want it, get it. I had it at 4.5ghz for a while but currently at stock as it doesn't even max out then.

The way I see it is it's there if I need it.
 
The answer to your qusetion in terms of games is yes.

Some games scale with clock speed the same way that others scale with cores.

Also its free performance. You dont ave to push the chip to the extreme, just a moderate over clock, I would assume something like 4.4Ghz-4.6Ghz
 
Sin_Chase said:
He is not upgrading a 2500k with a 2600k. Read the damn thread bandwagoners.

He is building ANOTHER system and wants to keep the old one with warranty intact. Listen up.

I swear some of you people have a complex over owning a 2500k. Do you need to justify it by bleating on about gaming and how a 2600k is pointless EVERY time someone mentions 2600k? If you can spend whatever you want and are not building to a budget you would always get the 2600k - It's the better chip overall ignoring cost/specific application.

OP - Do you NEED to OC a 2600k, nope. Should you? Yeah, why not. A decent air cooler and you should see 4.5GHz easily with safe temps and voltages.

4.5 is easily achievable as a 24/7 clock and I would suggest you aim for that, out for the box. No need to go further unless you want to bench.
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Well Put, 2500k is the perfect budget gamer chip, fantastic. But people need to stop slapping the 2600k in the face. And they also need to stop dismissing the ability for games to use hyperthreading. Seems its parrot syndrome to be honest, you see it said so often, and for so long. Its all that gets said, even when technology moves on and its no longer the case.
 
wow..

thanks for all the replys, i never ment to make this in to a big debate tho its been a interesting read..

i thought my question was going to be simple.

so i think ill go with the auto oc then when im more confident ill try do it manually myself..

so for the auto oc i just go into bios then advance then press turbo and save exit..job done???is that right???

thanks again..

im not really upgrading from the i5 im just building another like peeps have said, ive got plans for this i5 rig and i dont want to lose the warrenty...
 
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GraveYard said:
i will overclock it but i didnt want to right away..

ive never overclocked a cpu before so its another thing i want to learn...
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you could buy an MSI board featuring the OC Genii II. One click of a button the BIOS will automatically overclock your CPU to 4.5 GHz

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MSI Z68A-GD65 Intel Z68 > £139.99
 
GraveYard said:
wow..

thanks for all the replys, i never ment to make this in to a big debate tho its been a interesting read..

i thought my question was going to be simple.

so i think ill go with the auto oc then when im more confident ill try do it manually myself..

so for the auto oc i just go into bios then advance then press turbo and save exit..job done???is that right???

thanks again..

im not really upgrading from the i5 im just building another like peeps have said, ive got plans for this i5 rig and i dont want to lose the warrenty...
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Wack up the multi to 45, vCore to 1.35V and save?

Not that hard, but this is quick and dirty overclocking; you could use less vCore by spending time tweaking with it.
 
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