i5 2400 vs 2500k

jamie2497 · 17 Aug 2011 at 08:59

Hey guys,

Doing an upgrade for Battlefield 3, SWTOR and general use and was wondering which you would consider better? Currently got a MSI 560ti Twin Frozr II and 4gb Corsair 1600mhz DDR3 already bought.

i5 2400 + H61/H67 + 60gb SSD

or

i5 2500k + P67 with no SSD

Is the 2500k worth a massive performance in games? I realise i can only overclock the 2500k but if i did i would only go to 4.0-4.2ghz.

Many thanks

Hyburnate · 17 Aug 2011 at 09:07

Go for the 2500k with no SSD, the SSD can be a future upgrade

Stone22uk · 17 Aug 2011 at 10:11

or a i5 2500k + Z68 board and then upgrade to a SSD later on

stulid · 17 Aug 2011 at 11:33

jamie2497 said:
Is the 2500k worth a massive performance in games? I realise i can only overclock the 2500k but if i did i would only go to 4.0-4.2ghz.
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_7.html#sect0

Thats shows a i5 2500 with a i5 2400, the i5 2500K is the same speed at stock as the i5 2500.

Tokin · 17 Aug 2011 at 17:45

If you can afford the 2500k,Get one just grab a SSD at a later date unless you feal you need one now.