Cheapest place to buy an i5-2500?

[xspectrum]

I don't want to buy a 2500k, I want a regular 2500. However, Microcenter doesn't carry the 2500, just the 2500k and the 2400. So where would be the cheapest place to get a regular 2500? Also, is the i5-2400 a significant drop in performance compared to the 2500?

 

[sosofm]

Take a look http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_6.html#sect1 they performa almost the same ( 2500 and 2400), in games the diference is 3fps, almost nothing.
Try to decide yourself if is worth to spend money on 2500.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

NCIX has the 2500 for $219.....However, the 2500K is on sale for $199. Crazy not to get the 2500K and spend the extra $25 on a Hyper 212 Evo. The "K" series processors overclock so easily anyone can do it. Especially if you can build a computer.

2500.

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57963&vpn=BX80623I52500&manufacture=Intel

2500K.

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1009

 

[AdrianPerry]

NCIX has the 2500 for $219.....However, the 2500K is on sale for $199. Crazy not to get the 2500K and spend the extra $25 on a Hyper 212 Evo. The "K" series processors overclock so easily anyone can do it. Especially if you can build a computer.

You don't even need to over-clock it yourself, depending on your motherboard, most you can just click a big red button saying "OVERCLOCK" and it will do everything for you.

The i5-2500 and i5-2500k perform exactly the same at stock and the K series obviously has way more potential, so providing they are both at the same price point, it would be pure stupidity to buy the non-K series over the K-series.