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how long can the 2600k stay competitive?

nick.lidgett

nick.lidgett

nick.lidgett

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Hi guys im thinking of changing my mobo to a z77 and also one that matches my colour scheme better.
Currently i have a 2600k @ 4.4, i know my socket is a dead end now.
So like the title says if i keep my 2600k @ its current speed how long do you think it will stay competitive? is it worth changing the mobo or should i change the cpu to a 2011 socket and get a mobo to match?

Thanks in advance
 
Why waste money your 2600K-4.4ghz is good for a few years yet, you just might have to upgrade your GPU, l see in your sig your CPU is 4.8ghz?
 
OLDPHART said:
Why waste money your 2600K-4.4ghz is good for a few years yet, you just might have to upgrade your GPU, l see in your sig your CPU is 4.8ghz?
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Dont want to waste cash dude thats why i asked you guys first ;)
Yeah it was at 4.8 for ages then i started getting random errors (another reason i want to go z77) so knocked it down a bit, just havent updated my sig.
Ive got a 7950 @ 1100/1500 so its pretty good for know i only game at 1920x1080 and my ****** 60hz LG does it no justice.
 
My old i7 920 was going strong for 4 years before dieing a few weeks ago and if it hadnt died on me i would have kept it for atleast a year if not 2 more.

Considering that Intel is working on power consumption right now rather than raw cpu power and amd still have some catching up to do on single threading i would think that anyone with a core i5 or i7, even first gen, (or if you sit on a piledriver) would get by perfectly until we start seeing more multithreading and more advanced games and by advanced i mainly think of psysics but it could also mean insane AI which would i would be welcoming with open arms and gratitude. But i think we are several years away from seeing such a thing as a standard feature
 
It's not really like the old days where one year you'd have a 500mhz processor and the next year they were 1GHz, you're lucky if you see a 10% improvement year on year.
 
Even at 4.4ghz your likely good for the next 2-4 years, one could argue 5+ years even.

Its the SSD/RAM/GPU that needs improving on and since most have SSD/8gig or 16gig, one can wait for ati/nvidia every year or 2 to release new cards, that is all that is left really.
 
I'm of the same opinion. With annual performance gains being so small any i5 or i7 from 1st gen upwards is probably still good for another 3 years.

I have an i7 920 and I'm currently looking at Haswell / Broadwell with interest, but if the rumors hold true then its looking like they'll be an optional upgrade rather than a necessity. Fine with me tbh, it just means I have a bigger budget for other areas.
 
My dad has my 920 @ 4GHz and has been using it for at least 2yrs now.. don't see that machine being changed for another 2-3yrs at least. Heck i'd still use it as a gaming rig if i didn't like wasting money on new tech.
 
A good few years. Heck, I even pulled my 2600K overclock from 4.4ghz back to 4ghz and still does everything I want.
 
I'm running a 2500k at 4.3GHz and have no intention of upgrading it for a long time yet. It's done me well for a few years so far.
 
Running an i5 760 @ 4GHz here and like others if the new generation of chips is mind-blowing I'll upgrade, if it isn't, I'll just upgrade other components.

Think I can get at least another 2 years out of this current setup if need be.
 
I really can't see any reason to upgrade mine, not for a long time yet, unless the few seconds you'll save doing encoding tasks is worth several hundred pounds to you I'd stick with what you have.
 
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