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The end of my 2500k :(

I've still got one and it works well enough for what I use it for. I only upgraded my display card and case recently because somebody gave me an R9 Fury (?) and it was too big to fit in my original case.

Don't see the point in upgrading as recent games, IMHO, have been a little... naff.
 
Still using my "2011" 2500k as per my sig. I'm yet to find a reason to upgrade :)

I've been lucky with my chips; previous owner of an AMD XP 2500, an Opteron 146 and I'm still using my Q6600...
 
Want to upgrade to the latest system but my 2500k @ 4.5 is still allowing me to play all modern games at highest resolution, but I have fitted a GTX1080 so that is probably extending its life
 
I still have my 2500k going strong on stock speeds.

This is definitely the longest I've ever owned a CPU, most were replaced in 2 years tops.

Year after year I've considered upgrading but the offerings from Intel haven't provided enough bang for my buck.

Looked at the 8400 recently and seems like a decent option but really fancy going AMD for a change.

People love the Ryzen 5 1600X, but the 2600 (non X) isn't much more expensive and if it lasts half as long as my current CPU I'd have got my money out of it, don't think I'll be overclocking.

My real reason for considering an upgrade now is that I want to build an nice little gaming ITX system, there are slim pickings for an ITX which supports my 2500k that's going to be in good condition this far past end of life but am tempted to give one a try as that way I only need the board and a new case, pretty much everything else can transfer over including the RAM. If it doesn't work out I can still use the case and buy the rest of the required bits.

DDR4 prices are a joke too, especially as I really don't think it makes that much of a difference in the real world compared to DDR3.
 
The Intel i2500k is one of the best CPUs I have ever owned.

4.5ghz and still going strong after 7 years, its as good as the Q6600 but a lot better IMOP.

Can play all games fine I just upgrade my graphics card every few years, but even now as I have a 780ti I don't have to upgrade at all.

Everything runs fine at 1920x1080. ;)

Intel have been stuck in the mud for years now and AMD are just dragging there heels so to say.

AMD and Intel are going to kill themselves if they don't get the **** together.
 
The Intel i2500k is one of the best CPUs I have ever owned.

4.5ghz and still going strong after 7 years, its as good as the Q6600 but a lot better IMOP.

Can play all games fine I just upgrade my graphics card every few years, but even now as I have a 780ti I don't have to upgrade at all.

Everything runs fine at 1920x1080. ;)

Intel have been stuck in the mud for years now and AMD are just dragging there heels so to say.

AMD and Intel are going to kill themselves if they don't get the **** together.
Are you joking? Haven't you seen Ryzen? 6c/12t for under £130 isn't to be scoffed at, something that decent 2 years ago meant buying quad channel RAM, £150 minimum for motherboard and at least £300 for the chip, AMD have done very well recently.
 
Are you joking? Haven't you seen Ryzen? 6c/12t for under £130 isn't to be scoffed at, something that decent 2 years ago meant buying quad channel RAM, £150 minimum for motherboard and at least £300 for the chip, AMD have done very well recently.

Agreed. I think itchy is a bit out of the loop. DDR4 aside you can build a really good system now for reasonable money. I think by next year it will be even better.
 
I still have my 2500k going strong on stock speeds.

This is definitely the longest I've ever owned a CPU, most were replaced in 2 years tops.

Year after year I've considered upgrading but the offerings from Intel haven't provided enough bang for my buck.

Looked at the 8400 recently and seems like a decent option but really fancy going AMD for a change.

People love the Ryzen 5 1600X, but the 2600 (non X) isn't much more expensive and if it lasts half as long as my current CPU I'd have got my money out of it, don't think I'll be overclocking.

My real reason for considering an upgrade now is that I want to build an nice little gaming ITX system, there are slim pickings for an ITX which supports my 2500k that's going to be in good condition this far past end of life but am tempted to give one a try as that way I only need the board and a new case, pretty much everything else can transfer over including the RAM. If it doesn't work out I can still use the case and buy the rest of the required bits.

DDR4 prices are a joke too, especially as I really don't think it makes that much of a difference in the real world compared to DDR3.

What ram do you have and what speed does it run at?
 
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a buggy game needing optimisations. How do we know that it doesn't contain a code which recognises "GenuineIntel" and intentionally slows down on all other hardware?!

I wouldn't buy a system based on such a research, without going deeper in the causes.

Its not especially buggy. Been playing it for weeks on Ryzen without issues. 2700X + 1080 @ 1440p, 120-144 fps, runs great.
 
Not to hijack the thread, but I'm in a similar position. My 2500k system has been great all these years but recently it refuses to boot with a graphics card, which makes me think the problem is either the motherboard or PSU. I have the money so I think it's time for an upgrade, but I see so many people saying there's nothing out that's worth the upgrade. What about the 8 core intel processors? Will they be worth it? When are they expected to be out?
 
Not to hijack the thread, but I'm in a similar position. My 2500k system has been great all these years but recently it refuses to boot with a graphics card, which makes me think the problem is either the motherboard or PSU. I have the money so I think it's time for an upgrade, but I see so many people saying there's nothing out that's worth the upgrade. What about the 8 core intel processors? Will they be worth it? When are they expected to be out?

If I was buying today AM4 and a 2700X would be an obvious choice.
 
My ram is 667+mhz and everything else is 9, my tRas is 24 and my com rate is 1T.

Unless you doing coding or compiling then you don't need anymore.

I just play games. ;)
 
Agreed. I think itchy is a bit out of the loop. DDR4 aside you can build a really good system now for reasonable money. I think by next year it will be even better.

Not out the loop mate, the is nothing that can coherently make me define the expenditure on a new system.

If it not broke don't try and fix it, is my analogy. ;)
 
My 2500K is still going strong, had it nearly 7 years. Added a second hard disk, increased RAM from 4GB to 8 GB 2 years ago, and got a RX 470 from here in the run up to black Friday 2016. My 64GB SSD (Crucial M4) boot disk has got completely full, down to 1-2GB free space and not straightforward to free up more, so just ordered a 250GB SSD to replace it. When I checked the speeds mine ran at I see how much quicker SSD's got released after it.
 
Not out the loop mate, the is nothing that can coherently make me define the expenditure on a new system.

If it not broke don't try and fix it, is my analogy. ;)

Fair enough if you don't need to change. My 2500K is still going strong too for everyday stuff. Gaming and video work could benefit from more power and access to NVME drives would be nice. However, if something did die, there are some good options around now but I wouldn't call any of them cheap :)
 
this is why ill only overclock upto what stock voltage will handle, had a 4770k 4yrs @ 4.2 - still works perfect but the upgrade bug finally hit me. Just got my i7 8700k and i musta been mega lucky - it overclocks to 4.9 on stock with temps of 60-65 ( h115i cooler). Running it at 4.8 all cores with HT. 60c under load. Great chip and more of a boost than i expected coming from a 4770k which hit 75+ in BF1 with 80-90% usage.. 8700k - 60~ with 15-25% usage ^_^
 
Fair enough if you don't need to change. My 2500K is still going strong too for everyday stuff. Gaming and video work could benefit from more power and access to NVME drives would be nice. However, if something did die, there are some good options around now but I wouldn't call any of them cheap :)

In comparison to what your i5 cost you there’s a fair few chips out there now that would do a lot more for a lot less so it really depends on your definition of cheap . Sandys IMO are showing there age now , although if it’s sitting at 5ghz I see your reasoning , especially with Ryzen not being all that great in the OC department
 
this is why ill only overclock upto what stock voltage will handle, had a 4770k 4yrs @ 4.2 - still works perfect but the upgrade bug finally hit me. Just got my i7 8700k and i musta been mega lucky - it overclocks to 4.9 on stock with temps of 60-65 ( h115i cooler). Running it at 4.8 all cores with HT. 60c under load. Great chip and more of a boost than i expected coming from a 4770k which hit 75+ in BF1 with 80-90% usage.. 8700k - 60~ with 15-25% usage ^_^

What voltage as stock doesn't mean anything given the variety of mb?
 
There I was, thinking it was about time I upgraded my cpu when I came on here and saw this thread Maybe I should instead give overclocking it a go; it's got the stock cooler and 1600 mhz ram. Is it worth me throwing money at faster ram and a better cooler, or should I bite the bullet and go for a whole new system? I don't want to throw money at the overclocking and find I'm not much better off than I am today.
 
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