How important is overclocking

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Mr.Greedy

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I accidently bought an i7 2600 without a "K" which means I'll be unable to make any major overclocking. The i7 2600 was transported in my newly shop-built computer. I am still allowed to send it back and have it changed to i7 2600k. However, the upgrade and extra transport cost will cost me an additional $100.

My question is how important overclocking is. I have a pretty weak GPU; GTX 560Ti. Some people has told me that since my GPU is so weak overclocking the CPU wont make any difference. Will I notice an FPS improvement if I OC with this card? Is it a great investment, if not useful now it might be later when I get a better CPU? Would you say it's worth the extra 100 bucks to unlock my CPU?

To be noted: My sole purpose of this computer is gaming.
 
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What kinda resolution are you gaming at? Depending on, you may have plenty of power without the OCability of the K series.
 
Loafdogg I can't "try out" anything since if I open the package I can't return the computer for them to change without extra cost apart from transport and upgrade.

Edit: Or did you mean "try out" by looking at benchmarks?
 
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Ahhh sorry, i was thinking you had this box up and running. I had a co-worker purchase a machine from cyberpower and after he opened and saw the video performance he sent it back for a different gpu config. They didnt care. Do you know for a fact that they'll shoot you down after you open and try it out? It's not like you would return it after that, theres only a possibility for them to make more $$ from you. Totally dependent on the manufacturer, im sure.

Again though, at 1080, you should have no problem with a 560ti and a standard 2600.
 
Yes, you still have turbo which will bump it up to 3.8 ghz. I don't think you can justify spending an extra $100 for getting the extra OC capability (unless you really enjoy OC'ing). I doubt your CPU will bottleneck any gaming unless you do something like an eyefinity setup with ultra high resolutations, and it definitely won't bottleneck your current GPU.
 
i haven't OC'd my 2500k because it makes no difference in any of the games i play.
 
andrewbub said:
i haven't OC'd my 2500k because it makes no difference in any of the games i play.
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I can see a significant difference in fps from before and after overclocking my i5-2500k from stock 3.3GHz to 4.2GHz (and that's just to 4.2GHz). In Starcraft 2, the fps increased to 150fps from 120fps at the start of Metalopolis and drops that used to go to 70fps are now hitting 90fps. This is on a single GTX 570.
 
jesusfr3ak4evr said:
I can see a significant difference in fps from before and after overclocking my i5-2500k from stock 3.3GHz to 4.2GHz (and that's just to 4.2GHz). In Starcraft 2, the fps increased to 150fps from 120fps at the start of Metalopolis and drops that used to go to 70fps are now hitting 90fps. This is on a single GTX 570.
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yeah i wouldn't be able to tell the difference between 150/120fps. i also have a 7950 and have that OC'd
 
I say keep what you got. The 2600 is a powerful CPU even if its not overclocked. I think you'll run out of GPU before you run out of CPU. And on one screen at the res you should be plenty good for awhile!

Happy Gaming!
 
See if you can make an even exchange for a 2500k if you want an affordable and fun over clocking cpu.
 
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