Intel core i5 2400 or 2500k

[funkimonki95]

Hi, im building my first computer soon for gaming
PNY gtx 560 ti
CORSAIR 4gb 1600 ram
seagate barracuda 500gb 7200rpm hard drive
i dont know whether to buy the core i5 2400 or 2500k will the 2500k improve my games by enough to justify the higher price any suggestions on the cpu and other advice will be greatly appreciated

 

[Timop]

Whats your Mobo?
if its P67 and you want to try to OC then 2500K it is, though at stock with a GPU i doubt you'll notice a difference.

 

[funkimonki95]

Whats your Mobo?
if its P67 and you want to try to OC then 2500K it is, though at stock with a GPU i doubt you'll notice a difference.

a gigabyte h67, im not really thinking of OCing straight away

 

[funkimonki95]

or should i just go AMD to save some money does the cpu matter that much for gaming

 

[LePhuronn]

If you're getting H67 you can't overclock at all, and if you're using a proper graphics card there's no need to get a K series CPU.

Is 200Mhz faster worth £15 (in the UK)? It might be for some, might not be for others.

To be honest though, unless you're going Mini ITX there or need the built-in GPU, there's just no reason to get anything H67 - don't get one, get P67 instead.

If you do get P67 then I'd suggest the 2500K because you can have a go at overclocking it later on.

 

[Timop]

If its H67 then 2400, you can't OC on that H67 anyways IIRC.

 

[funkimonki95]

Thanks for the advice , i want a p67 but im trying to stay within a 700-750EURO or 1000 to 1100 $ budget, if there was a cheap p67 mobo around 100 euro - 145 $ mark i would definetly buy it

 

[LePhuronn]

where are you?

 

[funkimonki95]

I live in Ireland so we dont have newegg or ncix

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Check out the Gigabyte P67A UD3. It is only about $130 US. Great board for the price but no SLI/Crossfire.

For reference.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128476&Tpk=p67%20a%20ud3

 

[LePhuronn]

Ireland eh? I'll have a look around and get some ideas.

 

[LePhuronn]

OK, elara.ie as a reference:

http://www.elara.ie/products/motherboards5.asp?srch=p67&anyallexact=all&available=checked&manu=&mancode=&searchBtn=Search&layershowhide=&tfm_order=ASC&tfm_orderby=price

5 P67 motherboards listed.

They don't explicitly list if they're B3 revision boards though, so you'd need to check that. Nonetheless, it's a start for you.

 

[LePhuronn]

http://www.dabs.ie/category/components-and-storage,motherboards-and-processors,motherboards/11143?q=p67

Dabs Ireland have a few to choose from as well

 

[unknown_13]

Well the 2500K OC's like champ, hits around ~4.4GHz easily with the stock heatsink and for ~20$ more, it's a no brainer for me.
And i agree with the Gigabyte P67A UD3, if it's in stock where you live get one of those. If it isn't try to get an ASUS or a MSI P67 board.

 

[TheTech214]

Are you going to over clock? If you are going to over clock then get the 2500k, all the "k" means is that it has an unlocked multiplier and is easier to over clock. If you do not plan to over clock, the 2400 will do just fine.