Got 2500k... and I'm really surprised

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MorgothPl

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Finally made the decision,t raded my i7 920 setup for a 2500K +p8z68-v board. I'm really surprised how fun and efficient is that chip.

Haven't yet touched overclocking, as had to reinstall all the applications/drivers/updates and other usuall stuff, recovering after clean install of Windows, but I launched SW:Tor, and there is really a big improvement.

Same area, when I was yesterday gaming at i7, I was running at about 68-71 fps. Now I'm getting 95-101 fps, and that's with increased shadow / tree quality.CPU also runs cooler, more silent and uses much less power then my 920.

Wish I had made the transistion earlier and not wait... now, going to get the puppy to like mild 4,2-4,3. Don't need it go higher.

Still, really impressed :)
 
Overclocking on the z68 boards is a cakewalk...I simply set the multiplier to 45 on my gf's chip at stock voltage and temps never exceeded 60 degrees with air cooling! They really are amazing chips.
 
yeah i switched from an AMD Turion 64 x2 and 2.0 ghz and it is pretty amazing the difference. I love mine I am at 45 stable and working out the kinks on 46 these chips really love to push the limits!
 
Where'd you get it? The MC deal makes it unbeatable. I resent the extra $20 I would be forced to pay.
 
I just wished AMD had an equivalent processor to the SDB line. THere are some features I really like about AMD stuff.

Anyways grats the chips are great. In fact I was so impressed with the performance of sandy that I spent $600 on my 6 core E haha
 
OC is so easy... compared to the pencil mod on Durons, or other stuff, this one is really for "dummies" :) just set up the Turbo per Core to 45, left reast on auto, and it just going ;)

The temps, in games, go for 63, 63, 69, 67 per core max (according to Real Temp).... SW:ToR runs on steady 110fps. I'm happy bunny :)
 
LOL, seems like everybody is using 2500Ks with P8Z68-V's :)

5.0GHz for me if I manually set the voltage to 1.4-1.425V

4.5GHz if I want to leave Speedstep/EIST on
 
Yeah I regret waiting on mine too - only got it when all signs started pointing out to BD being shit - should have been much earlier.
 
MorgothPl said:
Finally made the decision,t raded my i7 920 setup for a 2500K +p8z68-v board. I'm really surprised how fun and efficient is that chip.

Haven't yet touched overclocking, as had to reinstall all the applications/drivers/updates and other usuall stuff, recovering after clean install of Windows, but I launched SW:Tor, and there is really a big improvement.

Same area, when I was yesterday gaming at i7, I was running at about 68-71 fps. Now I'm getting 95-101 fps, and that's with increased shadow / tree quality.CPU also runs cooler, more silent and uses much less power then my 920.

Wish I had made the transistion earlier and not wait... now, going to get the puppy to like mild 4,2-4,3. Don't need it go higher.

Still, really impressed :)
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Actually, you would only have needed to reinstall if changing bitnesses of Windows OR you were going to use iRST - a motherboard/chipset change would not (and does not) require a reinstall. Because I don't have an SSD at all, I'll be able to move from the re-engined MightyMouse to BridgeWalker sans reinstall.
 
PGHammer said:
Actually, you would only have needed to reinstall if changing bitnesses of Windows OR you were going to use iRST - a motherboard/chipset change would not (and does not) require a reinstall. Because I don't have an SSD at all, I'll be able to move from the re-engined MightyMouse to BridgeWalker sans reinstall.
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Required? Probably not.

Damn good idea? Yes.
 
I would suggest you overclock stat. It's a religious experience for sure. The difference between a 4.8ghz - 5ghz Intel 2500 - 2600k and anything AMD is like night and day. I've owned both, including the 1050, 1090,1100, BD and anything my AMD cpu's did, Intel did 50% faster. For most people, It's incredibly difficult for people not to be biased. I find and see and experience this daily. If I could just somehow do the "Pepsi Challenge" on people in this regard, I would have a 100% showing with the Intel vs. AMD. I don't care what others are are talking about, this is the biased part I was talking about. People are just blind / delusional or living in denial. I really don't mean to sound rude or arragant but it's just gotten to the point, and I mean no disrespect toward AMD owners, but it's just really to the point that AMD and especially where gaming is concerned that those two together make the worst companions. I've heard that BF3 is o-k with BD however but that Intel still smokes it. I had a new 1090t based system at the start of WoW cata along with a 5870 x-fire and my frame rates were horrid in SW, literally around 20 - 24 frames per second with a crowded city. Went from that to a 2600k and I honest to god went from 20 - 25 frames a second to 90 - 100 frames a second. A 300% increase. A lot of other games I played at the time saw huge gains as well. Even to this day I can show people using BD along with whatever game, most of 'em that is, then I go and show them the same game on a 2600k @ 4.9ghz and they just want to sell their AMD system right there on the spot. I kid you not. But people are biased, fraudulent, suspect, shady about this and don't want to face it or believe it. It makes me sad and a bit angry that many AMD owners still try and weasel around this fact. No disrespect meant but, please, let's be real.
 
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Get overclocking that puppy. Managed to get mine @4.5ghz 1.31vcore pretty happy with the results. I could definally go further but I honestly have no need.
 
yep.. Im on 2600k..but same difference.. HUGE from previous..

couldn't be more happy with my rig personally.
 
Sorry I have been out of the loop for a while, are you guys talking about buying i5 2500s and overclocking them and getting better performance than with an i7?
 
bigddybn said:
Required? Probably not.

Damn good idea? Yes.
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It depends on how buggered or customized to the hardware you are departing that your OS install is.

Since I've had this upgrade planned for a while (the stalling issues were first money, then time) I've deliberately kept the install as generic as possible (I *did* reinstall when going from E3400 to Q6600 - however, that was more due to curiousity as to how the Q6600 would handle a Windows 7 install; it wasn't a requirement as I changed nothing else).

Another reason why I'm going to BridgeWalker sans reinstall is because of something else I've done in terms of preparation - I've downloaded the latest versions of both BIOS and motherboard utilities that I'll be using (AI Suite II, since this *is* an ASUS-based board) and saved them to my HDD, so I won't need the motherboard DVD at all.
 
I have not felt the need for a faster CPU. I'm still running an Intell Q6600. Putting in an Intel X-25M really helps with speed. The only reason I might upgrade is for more RAM. My board maxes out at 8GB and I want more for VM's and stuff. Good to hear things are better, but they've been nice for awhile ya know ...
 
pcunite said:
I have not felt the need for a faster CPU. I'm still running an Intell Q6600. Putting in an Intel X-25M really helps with speed. The only reason I might upgrade is for more RAM. My board maxes out at 8GB and I want more for VM's and stuff. Good to hear things are better, but they've been nice for awhile ya know ...
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Depends what overclock you have your Q6600. I'd say the 2500K is the new Q6600. That thing is from 2006 and it can still be a champ in 2012 if you've got it in the 3.2GHz-3.8GHz range in terms of overclock.

Am I going to be using my 2500K in 2016? I hope not, but I certainly bet that I could.
 
I swapped out my i7-860 setup for my current i5. After selling off the old CPU and MOBO the upgrade cost me about $40. But what a difference in performance. :D
 
Yeah, I just upgraded from a C2D E6400 @ 3ghz. I was using a 9800GT but that died and to make a long story short, I got refunded after 4 years at bestbuy. I picked up a $30AR GT 430 that I was using with the C2D.

Upgrading to a i5-2500k, in LoL(league of legends, pretty much only game I play atm), I get around 200-270fps now. With my C2D E6400, I was at around 70-130fps. Thats a pretty big boost in performance on a low end video card just from a cpu/mobo upgrade.
 
Evil Scooter said:
I swapped out my i7-860 setup for my current i5. After selling off the old CPU and MOBO the upgrade cost me about $40. But what a difference in performance. :D
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Same. Sold the Q9450 and eVGA 790i... but my "$40" also considers a 1TB HD thown in the mix and gas to Micro Center and back.

Serious bang for the buck.
 
hmm... I'm currently waiting to get a i7 3820...but threads like these make me wonder if I'm making the right decision. I have a i7 860 and I'm definitely getting rid of that setup before spring, but, I mean if getting 4.5+ really is that easy on the 2500k, I assume it's more cost effective than the 3820 for strictly gaming purposes right?

edit- never mind any of that, found a great deal on a 2500k with a -v/gen3 and it's on its way.
 
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Spare-Flair said:
Depends what overclock you have your Q6600. I'd say the 2500K is the new Q6600. That thing is from 2006 and it can still be a champ in 2012 if you've got it in the 3.2GHz-3.8GHz range in terms of overclock.

Am I going to be using my 2500K in 2016? I hope not, but I certainly bet that I could.
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Preaching to the choir - I'm coming from a Q6600 (which will be passed down).

My other thread in this particular subforum (i5-2500K - The Sandy Bridge Sweet Spot?) was based largely on observations from other threads, and Kyle's SB and Z68 chipset reviews, plus my own observations. In my leadoff post, I had compared i5-K specifically *to* Q6600, due to not just overclockability, but bang for buck (totally aside from MicroCenter's continued bundleage). Throw in that - except for the high end of the GPU dial - you'll firewall (bottleneck) your GPU well before you reach the practical CPU ceiling - even with the stock HSF on air. (That's with pretty much any Z68-based motherboard today - even the budget beasties such as Biostar's TZ68A+RCH.)

That's what's really frightening about i5-K - it's almost too much power for too little money.
 
Anisotonic said:
hmm... I'm currently waiting to get a i7 3820...but threads like these make me wonder if I'm making the right decision. I have a i7 860 and I'm definitely getting rid of that setup before spring, but, I mean if getting 4.5+ really is that easy on the 2500k, I assume it's more cost effective than the 3820 for strictly gaming purposes right?

edit- never mind any of that, found a great deal on a 2500k with a -v/gen3 and it's on its way.
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Goood decision - 3820 would only make sense if you needed platform with more than 16 pci-ex lanes or those 8 ram slots.
 
PGHammer said:
Preaching to the choir - I'm coming from a Q6600 (which will be passed down).

My other thread in this particular subforum (i5-2500K - The Sandy Bridge Sweet Spot?) was based largely on observations from other threads, and Kyle's SB and Z68 chipset reviews, plus my own observations. In my leadoff post, I had compared i5-K specifically *to* Q6600, due to not just overclockability, but bang for buck (totally aside from MicroCenter's continued bundleage). Throw in that - except for the high end of the GPU dial - you'll firewall (bottleneck) your GPU well before you reach the practical CPU ceiling - even with the stock HSF on air. (That's with pretty much any Z68-based motherboard today - even the budget beasties such as Biostar's TZ68A+RCH.)

That's what's really frightening about i5-K - it's almost too much power for too little money.
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Yeah I was running benchmarks and the difference with my 2500K @ 4.5GHz and 5.0GHz was at best 2 measly FPS. I'm thinking about going back to 4.5GHz permanently for CPU health and I'll go back to 5.0GHz the day I get some ridiculous GPU solution like 7990 CF.
 
Exactly... went with mine to 4,8, but any FPS gains were too little to justify it. 4,5 seems to be sweet spot for it. Not much higher power usage then stock, and enough oomph, to play at 120fps.

Also, I'd like to congratulate board makers to finally make 2 slot spaces on Z68 between PCIe slots. Thanks to this decision, my temps dropped from 89 to 75 on main SLI card. And I don't have to turn the case fans on max, to keep it at 89. Which is a blessing for ears.
 
You don't need to touch the voltage to get to 4,5.... I left everything on auto in UEFI. No problems so far.
 
MorgothPl said:
You don't need to touch the voltage to get to 4,5.... I left everything on auto in UEFI. No problems so far.
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Auto is way to agressive on most 1155 mobos (to make sure it works with bad cpus too).

I'm staying below 1,3V for 4,5 Ghz.
 
MorgothPl said:
Also, I'd like to congratulate board makers to finally make 2 slot spaces on Z68 between PCIe slots. Thanks to this decision, my temps dropped from 89 to 75 on main SLI card. And I don't have to turn the case fans on max, to keep it at 89. Which is a blessing for ears.
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Motherboard manufacturers have typically always done this for motherboards with only two PCI-E 16x slots.
MorgothPl said:
You don't need to touch the voltage to get to 4,5.... I left everything on auto in UEFI. No problems so far.
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Leaving the voltage on Auto doesn't mean it isn't changing, it means the motherboard is figuring out what to change it to. Chances are the voltage is higher than it needs to be.
 
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