My D3 build - part 2 (overclocking)

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Healinsoul

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Hello guys,

Recently I made a post about the my requirements for a new build, which can be seen here:

Back then, I wasn't sure about overclocking. Now, after reading a few threads, I am wondering if it would be worth it to pass from a i5-2400 to an i5-2500k to overclock. Would the difference in performance be worth it?
And if so, which cooler should I get / would the rest of my build still stay the same (see below)?

Thanks alot.


$190 - Intel Core i5-2400 CPU
$138 - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 ATX Motherboard
$48 - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 1.5v
$199 - 128 GB Crucial M4 SSD
$90 - Corsair 650TX V2 650W PSU
$210 - GTX 560 Asus / Evga / Gigabyte or MSI
$100 - Corsair Carbide series 400R ATX case
$20- Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04
 
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It's really up to you. You can safely assume that with a 2500K you can get a 4.5 Ghz overclock with little effort. You can get 4.0 - 4.3 or so by simply upping the multiplier.

The rest of your build would still be fine. As for a cooler, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 is cheap and performs very well. Sometimes you can find it for around $20.
 
Healinsoul said:
Back then, I wasn't sure about overclocking. Now, after reading a few threads, I am wondering if it would be worth it to pass from a i5-2400 to an i5-2500k to overclock. Would the difference in performance be worth it?
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Well D3 isn't out so no one can say just how big of a performance difference there will be in that game. However with SC2, you can see up to a 25% performance increase if you OC the 2500K to around 4.2Ghz from the stock Core i5-2500K speed of 3.3Ghz.
Healinsoul said:
And if so, which cooler should I get / would the rest of my build still stay the same (see below)?
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The build will stay the same. I recommend the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ as well
 
So for about 80$ (cooler and price difference with for 2500k) I could gain 1.2k on my cpu (from 3.3k to 4.5k).

Or I could just go for 4k without cooler for about 40$ more..

Or I could not overclock at all.. decisions, decisions :p
 
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