Reddit mentions of Intel BX80623I52500K I5-2500K 3.30 GHZ 6M Turbo OVERCLOCK

For people wondering what parts OP used to build the computer:

Motherboard:

Biostar TZ68A+RCH LGA

Processor:

Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3Ghz


RAM/Memory:

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM

Hard Drive:

Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB

Video/Graphics Card:

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III PE/OC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

Case:

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply:

Raidmax Hybrid 630W

DVD Player/Burner:

Asus DVD/RW

I like the second list you have, the $518.89 one. I have a good monitor already, so that saves me a bit. I have a few quick questions because it's been so long since I've build a computer that I'm no longer really able to tell how this will work.

1. I saw that the motherboard can support windows 10 x64 - so this computer will be able to run games that need to be running on 64-bit, right?
   
   
2. is it powerful enough to play all 'current' games? For example, I looked at the steam page for The Witcher 3, and it says the system requirement is an Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz (see here ) - is this CPU comparable?
   
   
3. basically, the majority of my usage is gaming, but I don't require maximum graphics, just excellent performance (and at least medium performance, at the lowest).
   
   This looks like a good buy to me but I'd be very grateful if you can give me a quick idea of how it will actually perform - this is "all greek to me," as the saying goes :(
   
   edit: formatting

Same in UK, it varies greatly depending on the product but as an example:

i5 US vs i5 UK

$219 vs $262 (£161)

Adds up when buying a new PC.

Yeah, prices aren't going to change at all. Intel has no competitive pressure here to discount the old parts; a good example of this would be the 2500k - take a look at the Amazon price graph here and see how little it changed when the 3570k was released mid-2012.

Currently my PC is 6+ years old. It plays all of the games I want but it's tough. Right now I'm playing a lot of Fortnite at mid settings but that's with my video card overclocked as high as it can and the fans are like a jet taking off. I get about 45-50 fps.

My video card is an MSI R7850 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007MLSGHE

I have an i5 2500k cpu with 8 gigs of ddr3 memory

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXHQ

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QBUL1C

I assume it is the gpu that is the limiting factor here, what can I upgrade it with that will last me for the next year or two? I figure at that point I'd need to make a complete new build anyway.

I do not know but what do you think of this CPU price of amazon?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1425651284&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+2500k&condition=new

You're right, pcpartpicker doesn't have the 2500k but they have the 2550k which is most likely the same processor but already overcloked slightly. However, I was able to find one on amazon. Sorry for the mobile link, not in front of my computer at the moment.

This is my parts which I built

Case : Cooler Master HAF 922

CPU : Intel Core i5-2500K

CPU Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

Mobo : GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Memory : Corsair Vengeance Blu 8 GB (2X4GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit

HDD : Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB

GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 570

PSU : Cooler Master GX Series 750W ATX

Yes i5s like the 3570k and the 2500k are better than the i3. Speaking of which the 2500k is only 199.99 at some places. The i3 is better than the 2310 though.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBUXHQ/?tag=pcpapi-20

No. Look at the i5-2500k. It's last gen, and the price has gone up a bit since Ivy came out do to limited supply, even though it's old(er) tech. If you NEED to build now, go for Ivy, but I'd wait for Haswell at this point in time. It's only a few weeks away.

>i5 sandybridge is the best bang for you buck, at least since I last read the reviews and benchmarks.

Your better off getting the new releases, the difference is only $50.

Yeah, I've been only able to find cores with the 1155 socket on Amazon (although I could try r/hardwareswap too...)

According to Amazon, anyway, a 3770K would be around $350 used.
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-3770K-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B007SZ0EOW

A 3570K is about $200 used (ignoring first offer)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B007SZ0E1K/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

And a 2500K is about $170 used.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1_olp?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1451273748&sr=1-1&keywords=i5+2500k&condition=used

So, I guess, which is the best option?

I5-2500k 3.3GHZ
http://www.amazon.co.uk/INTEL-I5-2500K-3300MHz-LGA1155-Desktop/dp/B004EBUXHQ

ahh alright thank you, could you possibly do me another favor and let me know if these parts are sub par in any way? :) was planning on ordering the CPU tomorrow if i get some good comments about it, the reviews seem promising
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_722&item_id=68704N
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_722&item_id=87316N
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_558&item_id=LE0897

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBUXHQ/?tag=pcpapi-20

Couldn't help doing some more checking -- you can get the i5-2500K from Amazon for [$204.99] (http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80623I52500K-Core-i5-2500K-Processor/dp/B004EBUXHQ). Maybe the price dropped recently? The only other weak spots I see are the lack of an SSD for a boot drive and the slowish RAM. It looks like you can get [G.Skill Ripjaw 1600] (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=Ssj0XH52EeGctKLST36xpQ2e5b9&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16820231428) for $40 after using Newegg's "aprmem15" discount, but I'm not sure you'll see any major performance boost; still worth it if you have any desire to overclock. An SSD is definitely worth considering, but if it's outside your budget, I think you've put together a great machine.

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Desktop-Generation-Processors-BOXDP67BGB3/dp/B004PQBT8C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341286949&sr=8-4&keywords=i5+2500k+bundle
Processor:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80623I52500K-Core-i5-2500K-Processor/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341286949&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+2500k+bundle
A little over your budget but totally going to be worth it. If your budget is defined and can't be altered, an i3 would be a good budget processor

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-2500K-Processor-1155/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341523740&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+2500k%5C

How badly are we talking? Recommend a processor? Damnit wish it wasn't shipped.

Edit: It hasnt shipped yet, I can still cancel!

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2400-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B004EBUXIA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344633244&sr=8-3&keywords=intel+i5

or

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344633244&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+i5


I'd rather spend less..

Please, and thank you in advance! I've recently tried to get back into desktop hardware after 5 years off, and so I don't know anything about how much these might go for!

• 2500K
  
• ASUS P8P67 EVO <REV 3.0>
  
• XFX Reference 5850
  
• GSKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-2133Mhz

It's $90 used and the original price is $279 but it says it's in very good condition. https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B004EBUXHQ

While I agree with the other commenters as to the actual asking price- if you really want to recoup some of your costs you could raise the price by a few hundred dollars provided you have the right buyer.

The idea is to stress the fact that it's a processor that runs at 4.0ghz (stress big numbers) and is a quadcore i5 (conflate this with modern i5/quadcore cpus), that's unlocked (doesn't matter that the 4.0ghz number basically refers to that). Talk about how it has 16gbs of RAM, I'd also try to overclock it so the frequency increases (same idea as 4.0 ghz). then show them a combination of the pcpartpicker page, this NCIX page, and either this amazon page or this pcpartpicker page. Hopefully you can demonstrate the value of the system doing this and raise the asking price (maybe 650-700). Stress the CAD:USD value if they might ask about the price.

I know that this stuff works on most people who aren't familiar with building their own PC/looking at components often. I'm ashamed to say I did something like this when I worked at Futureshop (it was a pretty toxic environment tbh, we got into stealing sales and effectively stalking customers... ugh)- and it seemed to work. I know from talking to friends who still buy prebuilt rigs from physical stores that it still works.

So yeah... if your desire to recoup your losses is stronger than your desire to not take advantage of people- then you could probably raise the asking price and reasonably expect to receive more.

The cheapest i5 CPU in store here is $210.

It's on sale, but right now we could buy an i5 2500k for $172 - nearly $30 less than our cheapest in-store i5.

To make a fairer comparison, considering that the 2500K is on sale, this 4460 is also on sale. It's still cheaper to buy the i5 2500K on amazon, pay for shipping, and get a much faster CPU, than it is to be the cheapest and on-sale CPU here.

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B004EBUXHQ this?

Okay, so I looked everything over, and it seems like a very solid build. I have just a couple recommendations to improve your system a bit. I priced everything out for your build including taxes and combo deals and it appears you’ll be spending $922.75 and $867.55 after your mail in rebates. First you might as well upgrade to a full ATX board if your going to go with a full tower. I would go with the MSI Z68A-GD55 from newegg, its $154 and has a $20 MIR. Its pretty much the same board as the one you chose, just ATX instead of mATX. Second, purchase your processor from amazon.com to save some money on taxes. I would recommend the i5 2500K, you may not be interested in overclocking now, but you may want to do it at some point (just make sure you buy a better cooler). Last purchase the EVGA GTX 560 for $184.99 with a $10 MIR from amazon as well. So by just purchasing your parts from a different vendor you can essentially upgrade to a full ATX board and GTX 560 for just $2.63 more. Heres the breakdown.
From Newegg.com:
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 - $154.99 - $20MIR
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage 8GB - $59.99
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream 600W - $74.99 - $25MIR
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - $59.99

Tax: $30.62
Total from Newegg: $380.58

From Amazon.com:
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k - $219.99
Graphics Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 560 - $184.99 - $10MIR
Case: NZXT Phantom White - $139.82

Total from Amazon: $544.80

Combined Total: $925.38
Minus Mail in Rebates: -$20(Mobo) - $25(PSU) - $10(GPU) = $870.38

>That's a micro-ATX case, and you have a full ATX motherboard.

Well thats embarrassing, good catch. I'll have to dig around to see if there is a way to sneak the mobo into a smaller case otherwise might have to replace it.

As for the parts doesn't look too bad:

• 2500k = $235
  
• 8 GB G.Skill = $43
  
• HD6870 = $170
  
  As for the the Asrock I almost feinted until realizing I was looking at the Extreme7, I'm going to have to spend some more time poking around for that one. Thanks a ton for the help/hope, now I know its worth investing some more time into trying for two.

on amazon

It would be 194 for dollars to buy it here in Dallas when I looked at amazon it was 219 which is about a 25 dollar difference. If I was stuck situation I would just pay the 25 dollar difference if you can.

** side not if you have a friend or family member that lives in an area with a microcenter you could ask them to buy it for you

This:

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1468246882&sr=1-1&keywords=i5+2500k

But why the old hardware?

I have a this cpu: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B004EBUXHQ

with a AMD 6970 I paid $120 for, my computer cost me $600 and runs this game at 60fps.

PC parts don't get price cuts like the xbox does though, IIRC the 2500k still goes for like 20 bucks under retail if bought brand new. that's a 6 year old processor. your xbox started at 400 or something (excluding tax and xbox live) and is now being sold for 40% less than when it came out. source for the price, i'm not sure what launch price was but that's 40 dollars more than the new 6th gen 6600k.

Dude a 2500K is like $80...that's a far cry from the release of $250, but because it's almost like 7 years old


https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004EBUXHQ/

Well, the thing is, they discontinued selling them in newegg and out of stock at other vendors.
At amazon it's 270 new and 180+ what ever shipping they have used