upgrade from i5 2500k

Castiel001

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Oct 29, 2012
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i have an i5 2500k paired wid h61m-s2p-b3 ..i was noob back then and had no knowledge..hence bought this mobo...its been almost 3 yrs and i m wondering should i upgrade to 4th gen cpu or simply buy a new z77 mobo and oc my cpu?pls help.
 
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There's certainly nothing wrong with the chip. At stock, it's not far behind the 4670K (within 16%, depending on the benchmark) in performance. Unless you need hyperthreading, or just want to get a newer chip, you'd get more bang for the buck by getting the mobo and OCing.
There's certainly nothing wrong with the chip. At stock, it's not far behind the 4670K (within 16%, depending on the benchmark) in performance. Unless you need hyperthreading, or just want to get a newer chip, you'd get more bang for the buck by getting the mobo and OCing.
 
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