only if he buys a 2nd hand 2600k would it be cheaper for him to upgrade to that
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Thinking of switching from Intel to AMD
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New FX8320 £120+ decent AM3+ board (at least) £90~£100+= £210~£220+
Plus much slower than the 2600K in things that don't use all 8 threads as "bonus".
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And how much is a 2600k if you can find any1 selling it now ocuk only has a 2700k @ £275 for retail £250 for OEM so £210 for a new shiny mobo and cpu or £250 for a 1 yr warranty CPU
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Little moot talking about brand new Sandy i7's when Ivy i7's are cheaper 
Half tempted to upgrade to an i7 4770k right now.
Half tempted to upgrade to an i7 4770k right now.
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Yes.
Every none OEM 1155 board takes every single 1155 chip, it'll even gain PCI-E 3.0 in the primary lane too (You could take a B3 H61 and chuck an i7 3770 in it and suddenly get the best CPU on the platform at stock and get PCI-E 3.0 in the primary lane)
Yes, that's 100% what he was saying. /Sarcasm.
A 2600K has anywhere upto 1.6GHZ in the tank, overclocking potential that's around 50%, the FX8350 at a potential 5GHZ is 25% OC'ing potential.
So, the 2600K gains the most in overclocking.
Every none OEM 1155 board takes every single 1155 chip, it'll even gain PCI-E 3.0 in the primary lane too (You could take a B3 H61 and chuck an i7 3770 in it and suddenly get the best CPU on the platform at stock and get PCI-E 3.0 in the primary lane)
Yes, that's 100% what he was saying. /Sarcasm.
A 2600K has anywhere upto 1.6GHZ in the tank, overclocking potential that's around 50%, the FX8350 at a potential 5GHZ is 25% OC'ing potential.
So, the 2600K gains the most in overclocking.
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But is 2500k worth upgrading to 2600k ?
And wheres he gonna buy this 2600k from ?
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No, it's not worth upgrading to.
But then why is the FX8350 which is slower and requires more effort to upgrade worth it?
It's not.
Being a friendly person fail. You can't being in a benchmark that shows the cheaper fx being even with an i7 and conclude the fx sucks.
I can read, do you know what you're writing?
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Depend on the graphic card being used, but one thing for sure- it's a better upgrade than to FX8, as it doesn't involve huge downgrade in performance for things that don't use 8 threads, and would deliver higher frame rate than the FX8 when both CPUs are on the same clock (i.e. when both are on 4.60GHz) even in games that use 8 threads (i.e. BF4).
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I don't recall no benefit being mentioned.....
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I don't recall marine saying the FX sucks.
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You sure? Cause nowhere in my post said "FX sucks". What I said was the i7 is a better upgrade with all things considered?
This pretty much sums up the point I was making.
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Which is just a clocked FX83, with a board equals an i7 price, and overclocking the i7, the i7's faster.