i7 2600k :: Hardware and Operating Systems

hawkeye Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:25am

I use an i7-2600 and a gtx 1080ti with a 120hz 1080p monitor. The cpu is set to run at 4.3ghz. The k will go higher, 4.7. The 2nd gen cpus are soldered which the latest 9th gen have gone back to as it improves thermals. Does the job if looking to upgrade from a 2500 or similar.

I mainly play modded bethesda games, ww2 like sniper elite 4 and coh, older ubisoft like ghost recon wildlands and assassins creed, witcher 3, civ 4.

There are several recent vids on youtube that discuss 2nd gen cpu performance.

Last edited by hawkeye; Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:26am

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Autumn_ Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:42am

If you're going to buy one, it's not worth it, unless you can get it for literally nothing.

Better to spend money on a Ryzen 2600.

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Lewmush Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:42am

Originally posted by Autumn:
If you're going to buy one, it's not worth it, unless you can get it for literally nothing.

Better to spend money on a Ryzen 2600.

ahahahah no

Originally posted by Autumn:
If you're going to buy one, it's not worth it, unless you can get it for literally nothing.

Better to spend money on a Ryzen 2600.

it can take a 1080 ti and can be boiught second hand for pocket change in a pc users eyes

Last edited by rotNdude; Feb 10, 2019 @ 2:10pm

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[☥] - CJ - Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:49am

Overlocked it should still do decently well, but the older gens age may start showing at any time.

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Autumn_ Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:51am

Originally posted by LewMush:
Originally posted by Autumn:
If you're going to buy one, it's not worth it, unless you can get it for literally nothing.

Better to spend money on a Ryzen 2600.
it can take a 1080 ti and can be boiught second hand for pocket change in a pc users eyes

>One person told the that it can handle a 1080ti.
>IT CAN HANDLE A 1080ti IT'S NOT TRASH!!!!

Sure, it was a good CPU in it's day, but it's not anymore. If you're going to be buying one, it best be for next to nothing.

I had a look on Ebay, and you can get them for 100 quid. (buy it now price)
For a bit more, you can have a Ryzen 2600 which has higher IPC, Higher clockspeed (if not overclocking), more cores, and has an upgrade path, unlike the 2600k that's a dead end path.

It's the smarter buy, and the better buy.

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hawkeye Feb 10, 2019 @ 11:53am

Originally posted by Autumn:
Originally posted by LewMush:
it can take a 1080 ti and can be boiught second hand for pocket change in a pc users eyes

>One person told the that it can handle a 1080ti.
>IT CAN HANDLE A 1080ti IT'S NOT TRASH!!!!

Sure, it was a good CPU in it's day, but it's not anymore. If you're going to be buying one, it best be for next to nothing.

I had a look on Ebay, and you can get them for 100 quid. (buy it now price)
For a bit more, you can have a Ryzen 2600 which has higher IPC, Higher clockspeed (if not overclocking), more cores, and has an upgrade path, unlike the 2600k that's a dead end path.

It's the smarter buy, and the better buy.

Do you need a mobo and memory for one of these ryzen 2600's? What would that cost?

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Lewmush Feb 10, 2019 @ 12:08pm

Originally posted by Autumn:
Originally posted by LewMush:
it can take a 1080 ti and can be boiught second hand for pocket change in a pc users eyes

>One person told the that it can handle a 1080ti.
>IT CAN HANDLE A 1080ti IT'S NOT TRASH!!!!

Sure, it was a good CPU in it's day, but it's not anymore. If you're going to be buying one, it best be for next to nothing.

I had a look on Ebay, and you can get them for 100 quid. (buy it now price)
For a bit more, you can have a Ryzen 2600 which has higher IPC, Higher clockspeed (if not overclocking), more cores, and has an upgrade path, unlike the 2600k that's a dead end path.

It's the smarter buy, and the better buy.

ddr3 ram so you save a fortune there

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upcoast Feb 10, 2019 @ 12:09pm

https://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/76333-i7-2600k-vs-i7-8700k-upgrading-worthwhile-14.html

And there you have it as a quick upgrade it's ok if that's what you want.

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Lewmush Feb 10, 2019 @ 12:13pm

Originally posted by upcoast:
https://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/76333-i7-2600k-vs-i7-8700k-upgrading-worthwhile-14.html

And there you have it as a quick upgrade it's ok if that's what you want.

pretty good tbf

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Ralf Feb 10, 2019 @ 12:44pm

Originally posted by LewMush:
Originally posted by Autumn:

>One person told the that it can handle a 1080ti.
>IT CAN HANDLE A 1080ti IT'S NOT TRASH!!!!

Sure, it was a good CPU in it's day, but it's not anymore. If you're going to be buying one, it best be for next to nothing.

I had a look on Ebay, and you can get them for 100 quid. (buy it now price)
For a bit more, you can have a Ryzen 2600 which has higher IPC, Higher clockspeed (if not overclocking), more cores, and has an upgrade path, unlike the 2600k that's a dead end path.

It's the smarter buy, and the better buy.
ddr3 ram so you save a fortune there

In that case just buy yer cheap DDR3 ram, this board https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-DS2V-DDR3-rev-10#kf and i9-9900k or i3/Pentium if youre poor.

Last edited by Ralf; Feb 10, 2019 @ 12:45pm

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Lewmush Feb 10, 2019 @ 12:49pm

Originally posted by Ralf:
Originally posted by LewMush:
ddr3 ram so you save a fortune there
In that case just buy yer cheap DDR3 ram, this board https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-DS2V-DDR3-rev-10#kf and i9-9900k or i3/Pentium if youre poor.

lol

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r.linder Feb 10, 2019 @ 1:12pm

Originally posted by LewMush:
Originally posted by Autumn:
If you're going to buy one, it's not worth it, unless you can get it for literally nothing.

Better to spend money on a Ryzen 2600.
ahahahah no

If you can't get an Intel CPU older than 4th gen for half of the cost of a 2600, it's not really worth it. Ryzen destroys Intel below the top-performing range of processors and has much better performance for the cost, even if you have to build a new system. The results are always going to be far greater than anything that an i7-2600K can offer, hands down.

Originally posted by hawkeye:
Originally posted by Autumn:

>One person told the that it can handle a 1080ti.
>IT CAN HANDLE A 1080ti IT'S NOT TRASH!!!!

Sure, it was a good CPU in it's day, but it's not anymore. If you're going to be buying one, it best be for next to nothing.

I had a look on Ebay, and you can get them for 100 quid. (buy it now price)
For a bit more, you can have a Ryzen 2600 which has higher IPC, Higher clockspeed (if not overclocking), more cores, and has an upgrade path, unlike the 2600k that's a dead end path.

It's the smarter buy, and the better buy.

Do you need a mobo and memory for one of these ryzen 2600's? What would that cost?

DDR4 RAM prices are pretty low right now, so getting 16GB DDR4-3000 really isn't as bad as it was last year, and you don't need an X370/470 board to overclock a Ryzen CPU like a Z chipset is required for the i7-2600K. It might be cheaper, but it's value is horrible in comparison because the performance isn't worth the cost.
The way I see it, if you can't afford to upgrade to even mainstream gaming components like an R5 2600 with DDR4-3000 on a B450 board, then you really should be saving up instead of wasting your money on inferior components.

Originally posted by LewMush:
Originally posted by Autumn:

>One person told the that it can handle a 1080ti.
>IT CAN HANDLE A 1080ti IT'S NOT TRASH!!!!

Sure, it was a good CPU in it's day, but it's not anymore. If you're going to be buying one, it best be for next to nothing.

I had a look on Ebay, and you can get them for 100 quid. (buy it now price)
For a bit more, you can have a Ryzen 2600 which has higher IPC, Higher clockspeed (if not overclocking), more cores, and has an upgrade path, unlike the 2600k that's a dead end path.

It's the smarter buy, and the better buy.
ddr3 ram so you save a fortune there

Performance to value is absolute ♥♥♥♥ when you go with DDR3 vs DDR4.
Even though an R5 2600 with 16GB DDR4-3000 on a B450 costs more than an i7-2600K with 16GB DDR3-1333 (the maximum listed support by Intel) on a Z77 board, it would completely annihilate it across the board, so the performance per dollar value is considerably higher.
There's budget, and then there's stupid, and the latter is where the i7-2600K plan lies.
You're also not going to get optimal performance when putting a 1080 Ti with it, not nearly as much as a Ryzen 5 2600.

Last edited by r.linder; Feb 10, 2019 @ 1:13pm

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upcoast Feb 10, 2019 @ 1:40pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5un2TB7Fs

More on the subject ^.

With a modest GTX1070/70ti it should do fine if the i7 2600 is a drop in economical upgrade.

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hawkeye Feb 10, 2019 @ 2:02pm

Originally posted by Escorve:
Originally posted by LewMush:
ahahahah no

If you can't get an Intel CPU older than 4th gen for half of the cost of a 2600, it's not really worth it. Ryzen destroys Intel below the top-performing range of processors and has much better performance for the cost, even if you have to build a new system. The results are always going to be far greater than anything that an i7-2600K can offer, hands down.

Originally posted by hawkeye:

Do you need a mobo and memory for one of these ryzen 2600's? What would that cost?

DDR4 RAM prices are pretty low right now, so getting 16GB DDR4-3000 really isn't as bad as it was last year, and you don't need an X370/470 board to overclock a Ryzen CPU like a Z chipset is required for the i7-2600K. It might be cheaper, but it's value is horrible in comparison because the performance isn't worth the cost.
The way I see it, if you can't afford to upgrade to even mainstream gaming components like an R5 2600 with DDR4-3000 on a B450 board, then you really should be saving up instead of wasting your money on inferior components.

Originally posted by LewMush:
ddr3 ram so you save a fortune there

Performance to value is absolute ♥♥♥♥ when you go with DDR3 vs DDR4.
Even though an R5 2600 with 16GB DDR4-3000 on a B450 costs more than an i7-2600K with 16GB DDR3-1333 (the maximum listed support by Intel) on a Z77 board, it would completely annihilate it across the board, so the performance per dollar value is considerably higher.
There's budget, and then there's stupid, and the latter is where the i7-2600K plan lies.
You're also not going to get optimal performance when putting a 1080 Ti with it, not nearly as much as a Ryzen 5 2600.

The reality is that these old cpus still compete with ryzen. The ryzen 2600 is a cheap cpu but if you don't have the money for a new pc, then buying a complete i7-2600 pc off ebay for $140 (no gpu) is a good way to get solid gaming performance. It's lot cheaper than buying a new ryzen pc.

And the reality is that isn't significant performance difference -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=XHUfSIdyIfw

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3423-intel-i7-7700k-revisit-benchmark-vs-9700k-2700-9900k

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r.linder Feb 10, 2019 @ 2:09pm

Originally posted by hawkeye:
Originally posted by Escorve:

If you can't get an Intel CPU older than 4th gen for half of the cost of a 2600, it's not really worth it. Ryzen destroys Intel below the top-performing range of processors and has much better performance for the cost, even if you have to build a new system. The results are always going to be far greater than anything that an i7-2600K can offer, hands down.

DDR4 RAM prices are pretty low right now, so getting 16GB DDR4-3000 really isn't as bad as it was last year, and you don't need an X370/470 board to overclock a Ryzen CPU like a Z chipset is required for the i7-2600K. It might be cheaper, but it's value is horrible in comparison because the performance isn't worth the cost.
The way I see it, if you can't afford to upgrade to even mainstream gaming components like an R5 2600 with DDR4-3000 on a B450 board, then you really should be saving up instead of wasting your money on inferior components.

Performance to value is absolute ♥♥♥♥ when you go with DDR3 vs DDR4.
Even though an R5 2600 with 16GB DDR4-3000 on a B450 costs more than an i7-2600K with 16GB DDR3-1333 (the maximum listed support by Intel) on a Z77 board, it would completely annihilate it across the board, so the performance per dollar value is considerably higher.
There's budget, and then there's stupid, and the latter is where the i7-2600K plan lies.
You're also not going to get optimal performance when putting a 1080 Ti with it, not nearly as much as a Ryzen 5 2600.

The reality is that these old cpus still compete with ryzen. The ryzen 2600 is a cheap cpu but if you don't have the money for a new pc, then buying a complete i7-2600 pc off ebay for $140 (no gpu) is a good way to get solid gaming performance. It's lot cheaper than buying a new ryzen pc.

And the reality is that isn't significant performance difference -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=XHUfSIdyIfw

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3423-intel-i7-7700k-revisit-benchmark-vs-9700k-2700-9900k

It's generations behind and will really start to show its age when you pair more than a 1070 with it. Comparable doesn't mean it's actually worth it because it's dead-end no matter what, especially when minimum requirements for new games are reaching into the 4th gen range, and it has to do a huge overclock to keep up.

Last edited by r.linder; Feb 10, 2019 @ 2:10pm

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