Upgrade for a 2400S?

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rodneycubed

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What would be an upgrade for an intel i5-2400s?

I am running crossfire 6970s with 8GB of ram. Overclocking is something that I enjoy doing, but haven't been able to do so in a while since this particular cpu is locked.
 
Anything unlocked, for a start.
A 2500k is the direct upgrade, a 2600k adds HT, which is nice.
 
Why did you get the S version in the first place?

Also what motherboard do you have? Some chipsets don't support overclocking so you might have to change that out too.
 
As far as a speed goes the upgrade path would be to the Intel® Core™ i5-2500K, Intel Core i5-3570K, Intel Core i7-2600K or the Intel Core i7-3770K. The Intel Core i5's are the processor to select if this is a gaming build and if you are doing something like video editing then you most likely want to be using an Intel Core i7.
 
slh28 said:
Why did you get the S version in the first place?

Also what motherboard do you have? Some chipsets don't support overclocking so you might have to change that out too.
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I was able to scoop up that processor for $75 on craiglist. At the time it was a decent upgrade from my AMD 955.

Right now I have the asus gene-z gen 3 matx motherboard
 
IntelEnthusiast said:
As far as a speed goes the upgrade path would be to the Intel® Core™ i5-2500K, Intel Core i5-3570K, Intel Core i7-2600K or the Intel Core i7-3770K. The Intel Core i5's are the processor to select if this is a gaming build and if you are doing something like video editing then you most likely want to be using an Intel Core i7.
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I mean no disrespect, but I often see you, and many others, state that if someone is going to be "gaming" as their intended usage, you recommend the i5, and label the i7 as the proper tool for "heavier" stuff..

I understand that @ this moment, the i5 will be perfect in 98% of gaming rigs, but so would the i7..The extra CPU power provided, vs the modest cost increase seems very worth it to me..The i7 would allow for a smoother experience if you are heavy into multitasking, say if your box is used for both work and gaming/video encoding/HTPC duties etc..If someone is planning on keeping the system for more then 2-3 years, then to me it is a no brainer to opt for the more future proof i7..this holds even more weight when you consider that socket 1155 is going EOL with Haswell..

If I am completely wrong, please disregard the above..It is 3:30AM and I've been up for 30 hours:(
 
ccityinstaller said:
I mean no disrespect, but I often see you, and many others, state that if someone is going to be "gaming" as their intended usage, you recommend the i5, and label the i7 as the proper tool for "heavier" stuff..

I understand that @ this moment, the i5 will be perfect in 98% of gaming rigs, but so would the i7..The extra CPU power provided, vs the modest cost increase seems very worth it to me..The i7 would allow for a smoother experience if you are heavy into multitasking, say if your box is used for both work and gaming/video encoding/HTPC duties etc..If someone is planning on keeping the system for more then 2-3 years, then to me it is a no brainer to opt for the more future proof i7..this holds even more weight when you consider that socket 1155 is going EOL with Haswell..

If I am completely wrong, please disregard the above..It is 3:30AM and I've been up for 30 hours:(
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At the moment there are no games which use 8 threads and some games e.g. BF3 produce stutter with Hyperthreading on. It's not a modest cost increase either, the 3770K is $100 or 50% more than the 3570K. That $100 would produce far more noticeable gains if it were invested in a better GPU which is why everyone recommends the i5 2500K/3570K for gaming. Spending an extra $100 hoping that it will become useful in 2-3 years time isn't a great strategy IMO.
 
slh28 said:
At the moment there are no games which use 8 threads and some games e.g. BF3 produce stutter with Hyperthreading on. It's not a modest cost increase either, the 3770K is $100 or 50% more than the 3570K. That $100 would produce far more noticeable gains if it were invested in a better GPU which is why everyone recommends the i5 2500K/3570K for gaming. Spending an extra $100 hoping that it will become useful in 2-3 years time isn't a great strategy IMO.
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Perhaps if I had bothered to recall the fact that I buy my CPUs @ Microcenter, and that it was only a $65 dollar difference, it would lend weight to my argument lol...

While I realize that no current game uses 8 threads, my position was centered around the fact that you can have a much more productive multitasking experience, and for those that only upgrade every 3-5 years is what I meant to say in my first post..I haven't played BF3, but that is interesting that you say it causes stutter with HT..I have been seen this in games myself, but you learn something new everyday..:cool:
 
ccityinstaller said:
Perhaps if I had bothered to recall the fact that I buy my CPUs @ Microcenter, and that it was only a $65 dollar difference, it would lend weight to my argument lol...
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$65 difference? The Core i5 3570K costs $190 at Microcenter. The Core i7 3770K costs $290 at Microcenter. How are you getting a $65 difference?

ccityinstaller said:
While I realize that no current game uses 8 threads, my position was centered around the fact that you can have a much more productive multitasking experience, and for those that only upgrade every 3-5 years is what I meant to say in my first post..
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You should have added "if you can afford that extra $100" and "if it doesn't severely impact your possible GPU choices or even SSD choices". For gaming PCs, those are two factors/influences are far more important to a PC gamer. You are right that an i7 would possibly improve the multi-tasking experience (but only if the user really does do a lot of multi-tasking to begin with) but that $100 difference could easily cover the costs of an even faster GPU or the costs of a solid 128GB SSD. Either of those would make a far more noticeable performance in a gaming PC than the HT and 2MB larger cache of an i7 CPU, the former in terms of increased gaming performance and the latter in terms of overall system responsiveness and faster game load times.
 
Danny Bui said:
$65 difference? The Core i5 3570K costs $190 at Microcenter. The Core i7 3770K costs $290 at Microcenter. How are you getting a $65 difference?


You should have added "if you can afford that extra $100" and "if it doesn't severely impact your possible GPU choices or even SSD choices". For gaming PCs, those are two factors/influences are far more important to a PC gamer. You are right that an i7 would possibly improve the multi-tasking experience (but only if the user really does do a lot of multi-tasking to begin with) but that $100 difference could easily cover the costs of an even faster GPU or the costs of a solid 128GB SSD. Either of those would make a far more noticeable performance in a gaming PC than the HT and 2MB larger cache of an i7 CPU, the former in terms of increased gaming performance and the latter in terms of overall system responsiveness and faster game load times.
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Danny,

Sorry for not being as clear as I meant to be..What I SHOULD have said was that the price difference when I bought my 3770K was only $65 more due to a sale and getting it @ MC..I haven't bothered to check the prices on them since..You are correct about the current price gap being applied to a SSD/faster GPU would make a better overall gaming experience...My post wasn't meant as a rebuttal or to strengthen my case..It was meant more to clear up what I was initially saying.
 
ccityinstaller said:
Danny,

Sorry for not being as clear as I meant to be..What I SHOULD have said was that the price difference when I bought my 3770K was only $65 more due to a sale and getting it @ MC..I haven't bothered to check the prices on them since..You are correct about the current price gap being applied to a SSD/faster GPU would make a better overall gaming experience...My post wasn't meant as a rebuttal or to strengthen my case..It was meant more to clear up what I was initially saying.
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Fair enough.
 
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