Whats The Best Gaming Processor?

[ET3RN4L_GUNN3R]

Hello,
I need to know the best gaming processor for my custom build. Its out of AMD Phenom ii x4 or x6, i5 2500k or i7 2600k. Thanks

 

[sosofm]

i5 2500k is the best gaming processor.

 

[cyansnow]

AMD: Pheonm 2 965, Phenom 2 960t, Phenom 2 980, Phenom 2 X6 1090t, Phenom 2 1100t. All phenom 2's are good.

Intel: i5 2500k, i5 2550k, i7 2600k, i5 2400. Any intel CPU is good pretty much.

 

[bwrlane]

Hello,
I need to know the best gaming processor for my custom build. Its out of AMD Phenom ii x4 or x6, i5 2500k or i7 2600k. Thanks

I have an i7 2700k, and my daughter's PC has an i5 2400. For gaming, there is absolutely no discernable difference between the two. The i5 2400 is a crazy fast chip and more than enough for gaming in my opinion, as well as being good value. The one argument against it is that the i5 2500k is not all that much more expensive.

 

[jaguarskx]

i5-2500k.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Well, the best gaming CPU is of course the i7-3960X, but it's not really worth its price though.

 

[ET3RN4L_GUNN3R]

Thanks For all the replays . Gonnago with i5 2500k obvs but if anyone could tell good ram and good mobo. Many Thanks

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

I use an 1100T and yet to meet a game i cannot run on Ultra...

All the best Brett

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

i5 2500k is the best gaming processor.

+1 sosofm

I like the G. Skill RipJaw series DDR 3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 . The heatspreaders are low enough so they don't cause problems with most of the 3rd party HSF (heatsink/fan) like the Cooler Master hyper 212+. The 212+ is a really nice cooler at a nice low price that will work well with the Intel® Core™ i5-2500K.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[megamanx00]

2500K is the best for the money. A 2600k is better and the Intel Core i7-3930K is best, but of course much more expensive. Well you could say i7-3960X is best but that's only if money is no object, but for those of us who aren't rich well.......

 

[licktheenvelope]

Actually the 2500k outperforms the 2600k and 2700k in all gaming situations. It's been tested and proven here's the link:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5626/ivy-bridge-preview-core-i7-3770k/9




i5 2500k@5.0 Ghz@1.42 vcore
Msi Z68a-gd55 Military Class II Board
Hyper 212 aftercooler
EVGA 470GTX@776/1705 clocks@1.087 volt
Corsair 650 watt psu
G-skill 1600mhz RIPJAW 2 x 4 gig (8gb)
Intel 120gb SSD 3.0
WD HD 1 tig
Samsung XL2370 1920x1080 monitor

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Looks like the 2500k runs CPU intensive games slightly better than the 2600k but the 2600k runs more graphically demanding games better from those comparisons. I don't see the 2700k tested there...

 

[Mousemonkey]

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