I5 2500k

[jamethead]

I'm buying an i5 2500k, but im just wondering how long can i expect top game performance before it will be time to upgrade, also im completely open to overclocking, and using aftermarket coolers.

 

[truegenius]

in combination with high end graphics card you can except 3-5 years

 

[amuffin]

Then you can upgrade to ivybridge.

 

[13thmonkey]

Ivybridge will be long gone in 2-3 years time, it'll be the same as the core2 cpus are now.

 

[jaguarskx]

It's hard to say because everyone's expectations are different.

I built my current PC around the Intel C2Q Q9450 back in 2008 when that CPU was 1st released. I will not be upgrading until Intel releases Haswell next year. That means I'll be using this computer for 5 years before upgrading. Some people prefer to upgrade every 2 years to stay on top of the performance curve. Some people do so every year.

If you have extremely high performance expectations, then it will probably last you 1 or 2 years at most.

 

[ern88]

I have gone from an E8400 Dual core to a i5 2500K. I kept my HD5850. And I saw a very nice performance. When playing COD:BO. I couldn't play with shadows on. But with the I5 2500K. I can play my games with everything on. I really like the i5 2500K and the ease of O/C it.

 

[jamethead]

in combination with high end graphics card you can except 3-5 years

how high is high end in your eyes, i have GTX460 sli with factory oc, will that do?

 

[13thmonkey]

how high is high end in your eyes, i have GTX460 sli with factory oc, will that do?

I'd say not, you are limited to 1GB of vram with that setup, the trend is toward more vram for more eye-candy. If you had the 2Gb versions then possibly you would be ok.

 

[amuffin]

I'd say not, you are limited to 1GB of vram with that setup, the trend is toward more vram for more eye-candy. If you had the 2Gb versions then possibly you would be ok.

Though this truly depends on resolution

 

[13thmonkey]

anything at 1080P or better virtually requires it, in 3-5 years would you expect that we'll still be on 1080P for PC gaming.

 

[triny]

I have gone from an E8400 Dual core to a i5 2500K. I kept my HD5850. And I saw a very nice performance. When playing COD:BO. I couldn't play with shadows on. But with the I5 2500K. I can play my games with everything on. I really like the i5 2500K and the ease of O/C it.

I don't Oc but if's still sweet

 

[sarinaide]

I had a C2D for around 7 years so you can drag out a system easily, I don't really see curren Intel chips becoming obselete for a long time, the greater pressure is on your GPU, that said slap in a GTX 790 and you will be sorted for a long time.

 

[aqe040466]

I'm buying an i5 2500k, but im just wondering how long can i expect top game performance before it will be time to upgrade, also im completely open to overclocking, and using aftermarket coolers.

I am using i5 2500K also and I'm not worried how long it will last because I OC'd the CPU to 4.7 GHZ, so even the trend right now is flatform LGA 2011, X79 chipset and Sandy Bridge-E CPU's. I think my RIG is still way ahead of these flatforms. Overclocking gives you an edge.

 

[amuffin]

I am using i5 2500K also and I'm not worried how long it will last because I OC'd the CPU to 4.7 GHZ, so even the trend right now is flatform LGA 2011, X79 chipset and Sandy Bridge-E CPU's. I think my RIG is still way ahead of these flatforms. Overclocking gives you an edge.

Then when someone overclocks the cpu's on lga 2011...

 

[sarinaide]

Well LGA2011 is just feature rich rather than performance rich, a rather poor effort at refreshing LGA1366

 

[aqe040466]

Then when someone overclocks the cpu's on lga 2011...

I saw one video in youtube "Linus Tech Tips" he overclocked the X79 LGA 2011 Flatform using Sandy Bridge-E CPU up to 4.5 GHZ. Why spend so much money on these flatforms when you can do it also in a lower priced systems?

 

[aqe040466]

Well LGA2011 is just feature rich rather than performance rich, a rather poor effort at refreshing LGA1366

I'm with you Buddy!