i2500k 8 year old cpu still serving well and answering the Call of Duty

jpod · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:20

I find it interesting that the recommended specs for the new COD are:

i5 2500k and 12GB ram and a 970 or a 580.

I am not a PC expert but I guess i5 2500k was a good investment in 2009 and the current recommended specs reflect the scale-ability of modern PC games which have to work on a range of rigs.

https://support.activision.com/arti...-Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-on-PC?clickedOn=

I will be getting COD to tinker on in due course - how broken is the first PC incantation?

pod

Malevolence · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:25

jpod said:
how broken is the first PC incantation?

I couldn't say, the only incantation I know is "Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha". And that has nothing at all to do with PC gaming.

Scania · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:26

I’d try a more technical part of the forums for a sensible reply....

Rich43 · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:28

My ivy bridge 3770k still going strong, one generation up from 2500k

Gray2233 · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:38

Pretty sure the 2500K came out in 2011.

It's still a decent chip even now, matches well with a RX580 or thereabouts and will be enough for most modern games as long as expectations aren't too high.

Puzzled · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:47

Mine is still going strong in a second system.

I don't play many new PC games though, can't think of any that would want to make me spend a fortune on a new graphics card.

jpod · 4 Nov 2019 at 18:49

Gray2233 said:
Pretty sure the 2500K came out in 2011.

It's still a decent chip even now, matches well with a RX580 or thereabouts and will be enough for most modern games as long as expectations aren't too high.

My bad - announced in 2009 and came out in 2011. I told you I wasn't a Pro.

R.P.L · 4 Nov 2019 at 19:15

I had a 2500k followed by a 3570k. Both rigs performed well except that they both died of undetermined causes after a few years. I'm surprised that they're the recommended spec for a new game though - is the new COD basically a new skins / maps package for a 10 year old game as they always used to be (kinda out of the loop on gaming these days)?

stockhausen · 4 Nov 2019 at 19:21

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Brizzles · 4 Nov 2019 at 19:34

jpod said:
how broken is the first PC incantation?

Look in the mirror and say 'Sandybridge' 5 times, you'll find out

SixTwoSix · 4 Nov 2019 at 19:40

Malevolence said:
I couldn't say, the only incantation I know is "Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha". And that has nothing at all to do with PC gaming.

That is nowhere near how I spelt it in my head.

I need to watch it again, classic imo

Smokey Deza · 4 Nov 2019 at 19:47

Still running mine @4.5 a few months after it came out. One of the best things I've bought value for money wise.

Admittedly I am on the brink of an upgrade. It really struggles with the number crunching in late game strategies.

Malevolence · 4 Nov 2019 at 19:54

SixTwoSix said:
That is nowhere near how I spelt it in my head. I need to watch it again, classic imo

One of my top 5 movies of all time. That ending with the Wagner soundtrack and Percival returning Excalibur before Arthur mooches off to Avalon gives me goosebumps each and every time.

Nasher · 4 Nov 2019 at 20:11

I sold my 2600k only 2 years ago for £100. So it only cost me about £120 since 2011

The motherboard went for MORE than I paid for it new.

jpod · 4 Nov 2019 at 21:56

Nasher said:
I sold my 2600k only 2 years ago for £100. So it only cost me about £120 since 2011

The motherboard went for MORE than I paid for it new.

Is it a good time to mention that fiver you owe me?

jpod · 4 Nov 2019 at 21:59

Brizzles said:
Look in the mirror and say 'Sandybridge' 5 times, you'll find out

Even with the lights on I am too frightened....who will appear? Those blue intel men?

manic111 · 4 Nov 2019 at 22:12

jpod said:
Even with the lights on I am too frightened....who will appear? Those blue intel men?

Just wait... You're a step away from Intel inside...

BananaDunka · 4 Nov 2019 at 22:19

2500k was a mega thing for its time. SO overclockable too with just air cooling. Think my upgrade path was something like 3770K then the 6700K I currently have and only because I needed more Lightroom horsepower. Still overclocked of course :cool:

Those days were great.

Moothead2 · 4 Nov 2019 at 22:21

Rocking the 2600k in my current PC with a 2500k in a second PC. Both still going strong though admittedly I don't game a whole lot these days and I'm still using a 1200p monitor. I picked up a complete rig with the 2600k,6870, 120GB SSD, 8GB RAM and a 1TB HDD for £100 so got a CPU upgrade for roughly what the CPU alone was going for at the time along with some nice extra parts for a second rig. Just checked, don't even think I've overclocked the 2600k yet

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jpod · 4 Nov 2019 at 22:23

manic111 said:
Just wait... You're a step away from Intel inside...

Did it, two blue hands appeared over each shoulder and I could feel.........I think it was a joystick poking me in the back........?

i2500k 8 year old cpu still serving well and answering the Call of Duty

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