buckman341
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Upgrading my system a bit here. Will be getting the new Asus Sabertooth z77 and now just trying to find the ideal CPU to go with it.
Reading Best Gaming CPU: $200 And Up : Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: May 2012
It seems that the i5 2500K is a very good CPU for gaming for it's price range.
"From the standpoint of raw compute power, Core i5-2500K offers very little over the cheaper Core i5-3470. It does hold three distinctions, however: it runs, by default, a few hundred megahertz faster, it has no integrated graphics engine, and it has an unlocked CPU multiplier. "
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
Currently the 2500K has a 15.00 discount so it's priced pretty much the same as the Ivy 3470 he's comparing it to. The i7's for Sandy and Ivy just seem a little out of my price range at the moment and it seems the i5 Ivy's don't offer too many compelling reasons to take them for a gaming system aside from the lower power usage (heat). Don't really need the integrated graphics portion of course. Just
Does anyone have any advice relevant to this? I've been out of the tech game a while so I may be missing something. Thanks a lot.
Reading Best Gaming CPU: $200 And Up : Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: May 2012
It seems that the i5 2500K is a very good CPU for gaming for it's price range.
"From the standpoint of raw compute power, Core i5-2500K offers very little over the cheaper Core i5-3470. It does hold three distinctions, however: it runs, by default, a few hundred megahertz faster, it has no integrated graphics engine, and it has an unlocked CPU multiplier. "
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
Currently the 2500K has a 15.00 discount so it's priced pretty much the same as the Ivy 3470 he's comparing it to. The i7's for Sandy and Ivy just seem a little out of my price range at the moment and it seems the i5 Ivy's don't offer too many compelling reasons to take them for a gaming system aside from the lower power usage (heat). Don't really need the integrated graphics portion of course. Just
Does anyone have any advice relevant to this? I've been out of the tech game a while so I may be missing something. Thanks a lot.