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Future Upgrade

brownmann

brownmann

brownmann

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Hi there, Welcome to the forums :)

May I ask what you mainly use your PC for?

If you want a cheap upgrade then you may want to consider upgrading your dual core i5 to a quad core i5 like the i5 750 or 760. These are really quick CPUs, overclock great and usually only costs ~£80-100 second-hand. It is also a lot less hassle as you just need to replace the CPU not the whole board.

As for the board you mention, it is a decent one - but very expensive. You can get perfectly good S1155 board for £100-130 (like this one), so are there any features that the £200 board offers that you really need?

Also, if you are not in a big rush to upgrade then you may want to wait a few months for the Intel Ivy Bridge platform to arrive - this will directly replace the LGA 1155 sandy bridge boards and CPUs.
 
I'm using it for gaming and video editing.

I don't mind the expense for the components.
Also, my CPU is showing as a quad core in everest.

The motherboard though, has everything that I really need :) great suggestion.

Im not going to buy it straight away, I just wanted to know whats best so I have an idea of how much i'd be spending.
 
brownmann said:
Also, my CPU is showing as a quad core in everest.
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Aye, it will show up as having 4 threads - since it is a dual core with hyperthreading (a technology that creates two virtual threads for each physical core).

As you can see on the official Intel page for the i5 660 CPU - it has 2 physical cores and 4 threads.

Meanwhile the i5 750 or 760 which has four cores and four threads (hyperthreading is not used on these chip).

In terms of performance difference, this page compares the i5 661 and the i5 760 (the 661 is basically the same as the 660, but with better onboard graphics).

Considering you should be able to sell your i5 660 for not too much less than what you can buy the i7 760 at - it's not a bad little upgrade IMHO.
 
Ahh, learn something new everyday :)

Well would you recommend an i5 2500k? My friend said he knows someone who mite be selling one, so if its not worth splashing out for a 2600k then mite as well grab that since ive seen some decent review about it for gaming.
 
Aye, the i5 2500K is an excellent CPU and even if you weren't getting a deal on it - it would be the CPU I would recommend if you were buying now.

For gaming the i5 2500K is just as good as the i7 2600K.

For video editing the hyperthreading of the i7's hyperthreading can give it a performance boost of up to 15-20%. If this extra performance in these kind of tasks isn't worth the extra cost, then absolutely go for the i5 2500K.
 
i think it depends on if u use quick sync or not. if yes, 2nd gen i systems is great... maybe u can hang out for the ivy bridge which is just around the corner
 
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