Good for gaming?

stulid said:
No, the motherboard runs the two PCI-E slots at 16X and 4X, you want a board that does an equal 8X/8X

This is better - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-072-OE&groupid=43&catid=2053&subcat=2063
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Thanks for this, the mobo was what i was concerned with, the processor should be better than the i5 2500 (?) (at least the comparison that i did, it was!)

Looking more towards Krypton Z68 650i Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40Ghz @ 4.60Ghz Overclocked Bundle (with deluxe mobo)

Thanks again!
 
The 2600K is only better than the 2500K in terms of doing rendering, editing stuff of sorts. If you're just gonna use it for gaming I'd get the 2500K you won't see any difference at all in gaming if there is, it's so minimal its not worth mentioning.

Also, you might consider sourcing the parts individually as I think you might actually save more doing so. In regards to overclocking just ask here in the forums and they'll guide you through it.
 
I read something that the i7 2600k had something that the i5 2500k didn't have, something along virtualization side of things....was the main reason i was choosing the i7 tbh.
Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks!
 
hewozuoai said:
I read something that the i7 2600k had something that the i5 2500k didn't have, something along virtualization side of things....was the main reason i was choosing the i7 tbh.
Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks!
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The i7 2600K has,

hyperthreading,
more L3 cache
100mhz faster.

And there maybe something else I havent mentioned.

http://ark.intel.com/products/52214/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-Processor-(8M-Cache-3_40-GHz)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)
Increasing manageability, security, and flexibility in IT environments, virtualization technologies like hardware-assisted Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) combined with software-based virtualization solutions provide maximum system utilization by consolidating multiple environments into a single server or PC. By abstracting the software away from the underlying hardware, a world of new usage models opens up that reduce costs, increase management efficiency, strengthen security, while making your computing infrastructure more resilient in the event of a disaster.
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http://ark.intel.com/products/52210

The i5 2500K has it too.
 
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"hyperthreading"

That was it! I am a multi-tasker (such as 2*WoW, media player, vent, firefox (2-4 tabs) etc) ok not too much demanding (works fine for laptop) :D.

Thanks guys!
 
The i5 2500K and i7 2600K both has the Virtualization Technology, infact almost all mid to high end Intel CPUs has it even the Core 2 Duo CPUs has it.

The only difference I could think of is the size of L3 Cache, stock+turbo speeds and Hyper-Threading.

Edit: Just read your post, TBH if that's just what you're gonna do the i5 2500K suits the bill. Heck, even the i5 2500K at stock will eat all the programs your running with no sweat. You could use the price differece for other stuff like a Lian Li case or an SSD.
 
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Got a Antec LanBoy case, could use SSD for boot but ill sort that out later!

I suppose when i get my desktop up and running i would be running 1 proper game full specs (Crysis 2 etc) or little ones at a time....maybe i'm over thinking the power of the i5 :) Will give it another review!

Thanks!
 
The i5 2500K is pretty much the same as the i7 2600K only without the extra 4 Cores. It will perform the same as the 2600K in games.

For price/performance, it's the best you get at the moment.
 
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