Question About i5 2500k for Gaming

[Zraupp]

I have question, in your video on the Intel core i5 2500K, you said that a OC 4.x GHz is Not hard to OC to and Is best for gaming.? I never OCed a CPU before and I was looking @ getting the i5 2400 because of its energy save and OCit over time now that Ive seen your videos i should get the i5 2500k, in your video you said its Perfect for "starters you can get 4.x GHz, and that u can get 5GHz but not for 24/7 use". my PC is on almost all day and my family uses it soo the main reason why i am looking @ getting new comp is for the energy saver, and the turbo when i play BC2 and CoD5:W@W, i play BC2 on a long day play for 5 hours straight then off a few hours then play BC2 for 6+Hour Straight then go to bed, on a regular day i play BC2 for a few hours then off for a for like 5 hours then play for 4-5Hours, (saying this to see if i should OC turbo to 4.2GHz-4.6GHz or maybe closer to 5GHz i do not want to hurt my new pc to much i may need to keep it for 5 or 6 years)

also how was that Intel DP67BG Motherboard you used? looks cool but i do not buy for looks, I like MSI boards, also how was the MSI P67A GD65? or the BIOS not good yet? also what do you think the $ will be for the New motherboards i know they will be out in 2 days so I guess you don't have to answer that one.

Parts I will be using:

Windows 7 64Bit

WD 640GB 6GB/sec 64MB 7200RPM

2x2GB DDR3 1800 or 2x2GB DDR3 2133(can get a Great deal on)

600w power supply (have now)

GTS 250 512MB (have now)

Thermaltake v9 Black Edition (have now)

not sure on CPU cooler

the PC i have now:

AMD Athlon 64x2 4600+ 2.4GHz

2x1GB DDR2 533(26xMHz)

600w power supply

GTS 250 512MB

Thermaltake v9 Black Edition

Windows XP Pro

200GB 1.8GB/sec 8MB 7200RPM

 

[Tortuga]

I'm not sure if the 2400 will be able to overclock or not. The 2500k looks good because it has that unlocked turbo multiplier that just cranks it up like nothing. A high clocked quadcore is perfect for gaming for right now it looks like. If your playing games that only take advantage of 4 cores, a true quadcore will probably perform better than a quadcore with HT disabled (so it looks to me) I could be completely wrong here. And since it will only kick into high gear when your gaming, it will go right down to low power when you are done. But I guess thats the case anyway on most old chips. Time will tell the ill effects (if any) of these high overclocks. They might prove to go beyond 5ghz easily after the bioses mature. But if a cpu can crank up to 5 on air, with no problem, a mid 4ghz oc should seem solid as a rock, and safe for 24/7 use. But this is all speculation from where I sit lol. But it looks like 2500k is a super deal for gamers. When you look at price, and performance.

 

[Sharp]

I am pretty much a noob when it comes to things like this, but as far as I've heard and expirensed its better to get a new grapich card...

I'm not sure but just a hint

 

[Zraupp]

I am pretty much a noob when it comes to things like this, but as far as I've heard and expirensed its better to get a new grapich card...

I'm not sure but just a hint

my video card is fine, i have a 10+year old Hard drive, and OS. this pc has NO energy savings and this pc idles a lot, and is either used to check email, facebook and play BC2 soo the new Intel cores (SB) are perfect it idles @ 1.8GHz and when its being used to check email and facebook it will be @ 3.xGHz and then i play my games it will be on turbo @ 4.xGHz

and it will be a HUGE jump from what i have AMD Athlon 64x2 4600+ 2.4GHz, 2x1GB DDR2 533(26xMHz)

 

[Abrissbirne]

Go for the 2500K and just Overclock as much as you can without changing volt or only slightly increase. 4Ghz would be enough anyway and it won´t draw that much power.