i7 2600K still good for a while yet?

[gazjam]

Have it OC'd to 4.0Ghz, room for more if I spend a bit of time on it.
Mostly CAD work stuff, though the odd blast of Project Cars now and again.

Doesn't feel slow, but its a bit old in the tooth.
Still worth hanging on to?

 

[Heisenberg]

Yip, i've not felt the need to upgrade from my 2500k yet.

 

[aceCrasher]

No need to upgrade - intel has been lazy in the last years and AMD is sitting on Faildozer.

Wait until ZEN is released and some real competion starts again,

 

[Kelt]

Mainly about the graphics these days.

 

[Nasher]

I'm still running mine at 4.6ghz. Bought it when they were first released and it's still going strong

I think it's the best money I've ever spent. Especially looking at the high used prices.

 

[gazjam]

Thanks Guys,
good to know.

Whats a good air cooler to get her up to 4.6?

Also,
Is there a good "one stop" guide for overclocking the 2600k?


Thanks.

 

[The509]

I'm currently running an old 2500k running 4.4, yes of course you can realise some gains with a Skylake at 4.6 ect but really if your playing 1080p or 1440 a 980ti will smash it anyway, only this your missing is connectivity.

Am looking to drop 4k on a new PC in a few months! yay!

 

[DmitryD]

Yip, i've not felt the need to upgrade from my 2500k yet.

+1

Will probably get Cannonlake when it's out

 

[Akagi]

Will probably still have my 2700K when Intel have stopped calling them i7's at this rate...

 

[ukxenon]

Stick with what you have

 

[zakblood]

little point in changing as also running mine on air cool as anything from here at 4.4 and it still flies and with a good vga card, have no issues what so ever with the latest games, will update when there's a need or a reason for it, atm there isn't any