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i2500k question ?

raza

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why do these chips bother with HD graphics when nobody with one of these chips would use onboard graphics,only discreet graphics arevany good for games and there is a small hit in fps when switching.Iam practically ready to by the 2500k series so should i avoid models with HD built in?
 
raza said:
why do these chips bother with HD graphics when nobody with one of these chips would use onboard graphics,only discreet graphics arevany good for games and there is a small hit in fps when switching.Iam practically ready to by the 2500k series so should i avoid models with HD built in?
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Get a 2500k :)

The built in graphics is good for people who need lots of CPU power, but little GPU power. It is also useful if you have an issue with your graphics card, you have something to fall back on :)
 
i thought these chips were only used by gamers for games so,i think i may aswell choose to have a fall back tbh ive neved ever had gpu failure.
 
raza said:
i thought these chips were only used by gamers for games so,i think i may aswell choose to have a fall back tbh ive neved ever had gpu failure.
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They are very, very good chips. They are attracting everyone.
 
raza said:
i thought these chips were only used by gamers for games so,i think i may aswell choose to have a fall back tbh ive neved ever had gpu failure.
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Are you looking at the i5 2550K instead? As it's more expensive, you lose in the iGPU and its only clocked 0.1Ghz faster - any i5 2500K will go to 4.5Ghz anyway so the extra 0.1Ghz isn't worth anything :P
 
raza said:
i thought these chips were only used by gamers for games so,i think i may aswell choose to have a fall back tbh ive neved ever had gpu failure.
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Just dont get a old P67 board, and get a Z68 board so you can overclock a "K" CPU via the multiplier.
 
yes i was looking at the latest k series and, yes i have got a cheap Z68 D3H G3 to boot 8 gig of Vengance 1866 have you or anyone used this board from gigabyte.
 
raza said:
yes i was looking at the latest k series and, yes i have got a cheap Z68 D3H G3 to boot 8 gig of Vengance 1866 have you or anyone used this board from gigabyte.
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I havent, but I have used Gigabyte boards before and current got a Z68XP-UD4
 
raza said:
why do these chips bother with HD graphics when nobody with one of these chips would use onboard graphics,only discreet graphics arevany good for games and there is a small hit in fps when switching.Iam practically ready to by the 2500k series so should i avoid models with HD built in?
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its there because it can, my specs 152500k oc'd to 4.6 8gb evga superclocked 560ti what are frame rates?
 
As mentioned, the onboard GPU offers a very useful backup if you are without a discrete graphics card (maybe you are testing your system to see if the graphics card is at fault or without a graphics card for a few weeks due to an RMA). In these situations the HD 3000 GPU on the i5 2500K is very useful and it provides approx. the graphics power of a low-end GPU like the HD 5450.

It has also been mentioned that many people buy these CPUs not for gaming, but primarily for CPU intensive computing tasks like audio/photo/image/video editing and creating, CAD, software development and many other tasks. These people often need a powerful, but good value CPU - so the LGA1155 i5 and i7 quad core chips are a good option and the HD 3000 graphics core is good enough for their needs.

Also, Intel introduced a new technology with Sandy Bridge which uses the onboard graphics cores to greatly increase the performance of video transcoding - called Intel Quick sync. With the arrival of the Z68 boards and Lucid's Virtu technology (which allows you to access the onboard GPU and a discrete graphics card at the same time) a user with a graphics card can also make use of this powerful feature (so long as the software they are using supports it).

Therefore, if you have the choice between an i5 CPU with a graphics core (i5 2500K) or without one (i5 2550K) then I would strongly suggest you go for the one which includes the graphics core - as it is very useful to have, doesn't tend to cost any more and doesn't offer any downsides when in use.

If you are looking for a good value motherboard for a LGA1155 CPU then I would give the gigabyte d3 board a good look. it is great value and gets good reviews - though the second main PCIE port only runs at x4 speed and it doesn't support SLI, though if you want to run dual cards properly (PCIE x8/x8, CF/SLI support) then you need to pay more for a ~£100 board like this one.
 
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Ok everyone thanks for that input time to head off,now its time to go buy a k series but first check the prices at ocuk with postage as i havent yet qualified for that free :
 
cmndr_andi said:
As mentioned, the onboard GPU offers a very useful backup if you are without a discrete graphics card (maybe you are testing your system to see if the graphics card is at fault or without a graphics card for a few weeks due to an RMA). In these situations the HD 3000 GPU on the i5 2500K is very useful and it provides approx. the graphics power of a low-end GPU like the HD 5450.

It has also been mentioned that many people buy these CPUs not for gaming, but primarily for CPU intensive computing tasks like audio/photo/image/video editing and creating, CAD, software development and many other tasks. These people often need a powerful, but good value CPU - so the LGA1155 i5 and i7 quad core chips are a good option and the HD 3000 graphics core is good enough for their needs.

Also, Intel introduced a new technology with Sandy Bridge which uses the onboard graphics cores to greatly increase the performance of video transcoding - called Intel Quick sync. With the arrival of the Z68 boards and Lucid's Virtu technology (which allows you to access the onboard GPU and a discrete graphics card at the same time) a user with a graphics card can also make use of this powerful feature (so long as the software they are using supports it).

Therefore, if you have the choice between an i5 CPU with a graphics core (i5 2500K) or without one (i5 2550K) then I would strongly suggest you go for the one which includes the graphics core - as it is very useful to have, doesn't tend to cost any more and doesn't offer any downsides when in use.

If you are looking for a good value motherboard for a LGA1155 CPU then I would give the gigabyte d3 board a good look. it is great value and gets good reviews - though the second main PCIE port only runs at x4 speed and it doesn't support SLI, though if you want to run dual cards properly (PCIE x8/x8, CF/SLI support) then you need to pay more for a ~£100 board like this one.
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great answer tah.
 
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