[QUOTE="NailedGR"]

Ivy bridge is a tweak of sandy bridge, meaning that you get a CPU that has better power usage. Overall they won't really be any stronger, except the on die GPU which will be significantly faster than sandy bridges.

If you are waiting for ivy bridge for ULTIMATE POWER FPS GAMING, give up now, you won't see any performance increase, just get a 2500k.

evildead6789

Nope, get your facts straight please. the 20% number they throw out is graphics.

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[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"] Political biases? Whole GS is overrun with leftist whackos. I hate injecting politics into games/sites/reviews to make an agenda driven statement. DevilMightCry

That's because left leaning whackos tend to game as right wingers are out hunting squirrels instead of building computers.

You got any facts? Nope.

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[QUOTE="Renevent42"]

You rebel!

lol...

How jaded politically does one have to be to see even video game sites through such a polarized political lense?

DevilMightCry

I'm not Jaded and Kotaku doesn't hide its politcal biases.

That's because left leaning whackos tend to game as right wingers are out hunting squirrels instead of building computers.

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[QUOTE="evildead6789"] You can increase the fsb just as any other cpu.evildead6789

From what I understand, on a SB processor, the BCLK is tied into the PCI-E and SATA controllers, both of which, unfortunately, cannot be bumped up by more than a dozen MHz before causing problems.

You can change the turbo boost multipliers to maximum allowed which is 41 on 1 core and 38 on 4 cores. That makes for turbo boost on all 4 cores to 3.8 ghz and 4.1 ghz on 1 core. The baseclock you can easily change by 5. So is 105 x 38= 3990 mhz on all cores and boost to 4, 3 ghz. on 1 core.

Normally you can overclock the baseclock maximum to 6-8 . So a maximum on all 4 cores would be 4.1 ghz and 4430 mhz on 1 core. Some people overclock an i5-2500k to 5 ghz on air but these are exceptions, not all cpu allow for that. Like i said before on average it's 4.5 ghz. On average it's 4 ghz with the i5-2500 (this will still go with the stock cooler, while with the k version it won't)

So you may be able to overclock higher with the k version , but you pay for it too. It's about the same difference between the i5-2300 and i5-2500. There's a 30$ difference there while with the the i5-2500 and k version the difference is only 20$ but that's for an overclock difference not stock clock difference and you have to buy an extra cooler of minimum 30$. That's 50$ in total.

Did you lost your brains?

Who cares? Stop reading OPED articles you redneck.

I don't go on feminism websites and *itch at them for being man haters (which they are). All you do by arguing with them is create interest. Congratualations you got kotaku more readers.

Just ignore the idiots on soap boxes (like i didn't do with you) and you will be happy instead of worrying about other male gamers trying to touch your naughty parts.

Ivy bridge is a tweak of sandy bridge, meaning that you get a CPU that has better power usage. Overall they won't really be any stronger, except the on die GPU which will be significantly faster than sandy bridges.

If you are waiting for ivy bridge for ULTIMATE POWER FPS GAMING, give up now, you won't see any performance increase, just get a 2500k.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="evildead6789"] great statement , allthough no arguments so what you're saying has no real value. The k version is 20$ more and you need another cooler of at least 30$. That's 50$ more just to overclock a cpu and you will need a better motherboard too that can handle those overclocked settings for the time you have the system. No thanks, The phenom II x4 955 is still sufficient for high end gaming and the i5-2500 is 1.5 times as fast. I'll spend my money on a future cpu instead of wasting it on even more cpu speed that i don't need.evildead6789

lol evildead, we know the 2500 is a good cpu, but for $20 extra he can overclocking features. To most people $20 extra for the life of the build, around 3-5 years, is not alot.

You don't need another cooler to overclock, and the 2500 isn't 1.5 times faster than a phenom 955.

Also you don't need a "better motherboard" to overclock an unlocked processor. You do if you are using a 2500 and are trying to overclock the oldschool way though.

If you go all the way up to a 2500 and don't get the k that is ridiculous, may as well have gotten a 2400 or an i3.

[QUOTE="RaseshX"]So to the posters who are saying its crucial to do it weekly or what not, it really isn't. Monthly may be acceptable due to general deletion of files etc.Makari

This.

It isn't necessary but windows does it anyways.

[QUOTE="Joeycyw"]What I use my PC for: Games and games only. Current spec: Intel C2D E8400 @ 3.4Ghz 4GB DDR2 ATi/AMD Radeon HD6870 1GB 250GB HDD 7200rpm Native res: 1080p Here's what I am thinking. Need help and opinions. CPU: Core i5-2500 or i7-2600 (Not sure which is a better choice for my setup, 90% usage is games) Mobo: Please help, I don't need high end features or any on board sound. RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600 (Is this the right memory?) HDD: Keep the same HDD for now (Will upgrade to 120GB SSD when I am richer) Graphic: I plan to keep the 6870 as it's still pretty good in my opinion. Questions: 1. My current power supply is an OCZ 550watt, is it enough if I upgrade? 2. My budget is around $600 for CPU, mobo, ram and maybe a new power supply. Any other build you would recommend? Thanks in advance!evildead6789

no point in 2500 if you don't get the k.

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[QUOTE="ShimmerMan"]

So says the person chucking "insults" over a internet forum where they know they're nice and safe. It seems your level of oestrogen is peaking today.

ShimmerMan

gb2/v/

Ahaha I see now you're falling back onto your backwards way of writing, such as using the word "idjit" instead of idiot. And now "gb2" instead of "go back to". I'm guessing you're about fourteen years old. In which case I feel almost bad about replying to your stupid posts, as you're obviously getting bullied at school and seeking attention on the internet forums as a sign for help. :)

I like how you didn't address him referring to the fact that you are a channer. Which tells me you are and therefore posting from your mother's basement.