How good is this 2500k in 2017?

[Amraam]

Not very, is probably the answer I'll get from many. Seriously though, I'm still rocking a 2500k clocked at 4.4Ghz ( a nice 33% OC!) with 16GB RAM. Now that I'm on 21:9 3440x1440 with a 980Ti, I'm casually pondering whether I'd gain much updating the rest of my system? Would I gain much performance in titles such as Skyrim SE, Mass Effect Andromeda etc by going to a Kaby Lake setup?

For desktop use etc, the 2500k is still more than adequate - I never do any compute intensive stuff, and anything that would benefit from it such as file compression/extraction is something I've never felt too time consuming. So, would the large expense of updating CPU/Motherboard/RAM be worth it for gaming or shall I keep rocking the 2500 and see if I can get a decade out of it?

 

[Amraam]

Well I'm in no hurry to get a new rig, but I guess 5 years is a good life for a chip. I just don't want it bottlenecking my 980Ti etc.

 

[Amraam]

Honestly, I wouldn't rule out a cheap 3770K upgrade. About €150 here and you'd get a major boost especially in titles that eat up cores/threads. Also means no hassle of having to get an all new board/ram/cpu etc.

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out on the MM. 1155 seems dead now, which makes sense given that it's ~ 7 years old. I might just budget a new CPU/Motherboard/RAM in the summer.

 

[Amraam]

4.8ghz should be easy cooler depending

Perhaps. I've had it at 4.4 for a years now, but I'm sometimes peaking at 75C. 4.8 and the increased voltage needed would make it a little too hot for my liking. I don't want to invest in a new cooler just to get .4Ghz when I could just get a whole new system in 6 months.

My rads probably need a good dusting so I'll do that and check temps again.

 

[Amraam]

Excellent advice this!

Too many people "upgrade" when there really is no "need" to, especially when the improvement is not going to be worth the £300+ outlay....

Totally agreed, which is why I put up this sort "pondering aloud" thread Just wondering if people thought there was a need as my lower FPS in ME:A could do with upping, but I'm too much of a tart to lower the settings from Ultra

 

[Amraam]

I'm in the same boat as the OP. I've had my 2500k at 4.5ghz for years and it is running ok. I've got 8gb ram and a 970gtx

I've been playing world of tanks for years so power want an issue. I'm now getting really bored of it and started looking at new games like battlegrounds and ark.

I want to try wildlands but worried it will be poor.

I also want a super wide screen monitor which will send my rig to a crawl.

It's a sad world i live my little 2500k best CPU i ever had.

Well my rig is not stellar, but I've just upgraded to a superwide 3440x1440 and my 980ti runs it better than I thought. I have 16GB RAM, but I can't see that making all that much difference, unless your RAM was much slower.

Perhaps try a new GPU, maybe a 1080 (or go Ti if you win the lottery ) and stick in more RAM and you may be surprised.