Basically I put this configuration together under 300 £.
I previously only had a
q6600 3.6ghz
HD 6950 2gb
2gb ram1600mhz
rest I don't remember.
I thought it was a good and relatively cheap upgrade. Now my friend tells me
that the processor was not really an upgrade as the maximum clockspeed of the i5 2500k is around the same as the q6600. It is true that i can still overclock the i5 but is the q6600 at 3.6 really as fast as the i5 2500k at 3.6?
If not what factors does the speed really depend on?
i5 2500k
r9 280x
MSI z77AG45
2x2Gb ddr3 1600
650w power supply
ssd 240gb
I previously only had a
q6600 3.6ghz
HD 6950 2gb
2gb ram1600mhz
rest I don't remember.
I thought it was a good and relatively cheap upgrade. Now my friend tells me
that the processor was not really an upgrade as the maximum clockspeed of the i5 2500k is around the same as the q6600. It is true that i can still overclock the i5 but is the q6600 at 3.6 really as fast as the i5 2500k at 3.6?
If not what factors does the speed really depend on?
i5 2500k
r9 280x
MSI z77AG45
2x2Gb ddr3 1600
650w power supply
ssd 240gb