i5 2500 or 2500K?

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riley454

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Building a midrange system with limited gaming/video requirements but want to be somewhat futureproof for a few years with 2 kids not yet in their teens and all serious gaming is on ps3 at the moment.

I'm shortlisting my shopping list and need to know the pros/cons of the i5 2500 vs the 2500k(3.3G). Obviously we all want to shave costs off a new computer, so is there any benefit paying extra 10-20 bucks for the 2500k?
 
riley454 said:
If that means staying up after midnight then probably not LOL:D

No, just running everything straight outta the box.:P
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overclock that mean manually changing settings, e.g. volt to CPU, multiplier, etc. to make the CPU work faster.

If you are not going to overclock, go for non-K version.
 
riley454 said:
Building a midrange system with limited gaming/video requirements but want to be somewhat futureproof for a few years with 2 kids not yet in their teens and all serious gaming is on ps3 at the moment.

I'm shortlisting my shopping list and need to know the pros/cons of the i5 2500 vs the 2500k(3.3G). Obviously we all want to shave costs off a new computer, so is there any benefit paying extra 10-20 bucks for the 2500k?
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the 2500 and 2600 were meant for OEM computers. It all depends on if you would overclock the CPU or not. Since, you are looking to keep it as is, a 2500 will work great for you.
 
they aren't exactly made for oems, since there are people that want the performance but will never overclock, but if you hadn't caught it yet, overclocking is like making the 2500k which runs at like 3.3ghz stock, run at a speed like 4 or more ghz, although to get it that high it requires an aftermarket cooling system, but those aren't too expensive untill you go for the high end water coolers.
 
jonnyp11 said:
they aren't exactly made for oems, since there are people that want the performance but will never overclock, but if you hadn't caught it yet, overclocking is like making the 2500k which runs at like 3.3ghz stock, run at a speed like 4 or more ghz, although to get it that high it requires an aftermarket cooling system, but those aren't too expensive untill you go for the high end water coolers.
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Yes, yes they were intended for OEM, but of course, they are also available for consumers whom have no intentions to overclock.
 
All processors are for OEMs, 2500 or the 2500K thats the bulk of there sales, probably over 90% of it. Us people that buy retail are spit in a bucket. Plus OEMs buy processors by the tray.
 
I can't see any reason to overclock for my uses, so it sounds like I can save 10-15 bucks by settling for the 2500. Is overclocking the only reason the 2500K costs more?
 
Hopefully order parts within a week and theres only about $10 difference between the two cpus in Australia for current stock. Its not much extra to pay but if its no use to me I won't bother. Every component I look at I could spend an extra 10-20 or more but I'd like to keep cost to a minimum unless its necessary. I appreciate the continuing advice :)
 
I am using i5 2500 with 4 GB of RAM and 1GB graphic card of Nvidia. I think it's an awesome combination for gaming. Try this and there is no need of 2500k and even no need of overclocking.
 
For the extra $10 its totally worth it. You set a couple of settings and then when required you get 4.5GHz on stock cooling. Massive increase in performance and totally worth the extra couple of coffees ;)
 
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