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Andy7

Andy7

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Am I correct on stating that it is not worth getting the new Devil's Canyon 4970k if I already have a 2600k @ 4.5ghz?

I use my computer for gaming and general internet browsing.
 
Thank you for the reply. When I found out Intel were bringing out Devil's Canyon that could supposedly hit 5ghz on air I was thinking of upgrading to that.

I would have to change my motherboard and ram also. Very expensive for a side ways step in my opinion.
 
2600k is a fantastic cpu,you wouldn't see any big gains if at all in gaming,only video encoding ect with the newer devils canyon chips

and ive yet to see a 5ghz chip 24/7 on air
 
Cheers for the reply Wazza. The Sandy Bridge chips are still good at the moment. Intel are only bringing out minor increases with Ivy, Haswell and the Haswell refresh range.

I need better than what they are offering at the moment.
 
If you know it's not worth to change platform ;-) I'd strongly recommend you to make sure you've got two profiles in BIOS: one - for day2day jobs, with CPU @ defaults, and second - for (some) gaming or other heay-CPU-dependant jobs. Some motherboards allow you to chage multiplier just by few clicks in special program under OS, like MSI COntrol Center.

Otherwise you may wake up one day and see your CPU is not able to work @ 4.5, or even doesn't want to work at all.
 
My 2600k has been working 24/7 at 4.8Ghz for years. It's my linux workstation, and it's my work tool so it spends it's days compiling stuff. The only reason I brought it 'down' to 4.8 from the original 5.0ghz was the noise of the fans when in full flight.

It's an amazing CPU, and if this one blew up, I'd buy exactly the same again.
 
2600K is still a very strong CPU, I've recently helped a friend build a gaming PC with a 2600K and I will soon be helping another, again based on a 2600K. I got them both second hand as well as the Z68 mobo (from the bay and MM) which saved a significant amount over buying a 4770K + Z97 board new.
 
I'm going to echo everybody else here: stick with the 2600K.

I've got a 2700K which is the same deal. It would be senseless to shell out for a newer chip and compatible board for an imperceptible performance boost. I can't give any figures or anything, but unless you want the absolute best possible scores in benchmarks or for stuff like encoding or whatever, SB is still rock solid!
 
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