New sandy bridge i7-2700k

[tnewbs]

Is is worth the extra $$ over the 2600k? building a new pc and need some input... also if you could help me find a really good motherboard to go along with either of them i'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[Koolance]

I have a 6950 right now. Could running a high-end video card with I guess what would be considered low res on both the native and game cause in game lag?

 

[gnomio]

a 6950 on 1280?
Your bottlenecking the hell out of your cpu. What cpu do you have?

 

[Koolance]

The I5 2500K. I am going to get a new moniter it was going to be one of my first upgrades after my build. The build is finished so the moniter is next. I just didn't have the money at the time to spend 1000+ on a build and another 300+ on a moniter. I'm working on it though. I was looking at a few moniters and I saw some say wide screen and some don't. What is the difference and which is better for gaming. Obviously one is..well wide screen but what effect if any does widescreen have vs non wide screen in gaming?

 

[dontqqnub]

Why would you have a high end graphics card, like the 6970, with such a low resolution...??

 

[Koolance]

because I just built this computer and I'm using an old LCD moniter. As said above I didn't have the money for a moniter too so I just did the build and upgrade the moniter when I have the money.

 

[gnomio]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6089028&SRCCODE=SHOPPINGDF&cm_mmc_o=2mHCjCmtB55bETCjCVqHCjCdwwp&cpncode=27-61721822-2

Thats a start 1080p goin for 179.99
heres lots of them
http://reviews.cnet.com/computer-monitors-projectors/?filter=100021_9231531_&tag=topPanelArea.0

 

[Koolance]

OK thanks.O and does widescreen vs non widecreen make any difference in gaming?

 

[gnomio]

Personally for me games are meant for 4:3

What you can do get a cheap lcd so long just to do justice to your gpu and run it a higher resolution. You can always save up and treat yourself a good one later if you decide to add another gpu. But your wasting your money running that gpu on 1280. A guy with a cheaper gpu of below 100usd will get a better experience than you

 

[dontqqnub]

Look at the voltages, at factory clock.
2600k - 1.208v http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=28281

2700k - 1.056v http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1751/intel-2700k-load.jpg

^^ Means your temps wont be as high, which translates into higher clock speeds.

Back to the topic.

 

[gnomio]

2700K is very similar to 2600K - the only difference is the extra CPU multiplier and hence the extra 100MHz in 2700K. That means 2700K has default frequency of 3.5GHz and up to 3.9GHz Turbo. Otherwise 2700K is equal to 2600K
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5009/intel-releases-core-i72700k-and-cuts-the-prices-of-three-cpus

2600k - 1.208v?? It varies from chip to chip; each has a VID that falls w/n a range. And even if you had the same chip and placed it in different mobos you might see different loaded vcore numbers even though in each case the CPU is sending the same VID info to the mobo.

 

[cyberkuberiah]

use that extra cash elsewhere .

 

[jsc]

2700K is very similar to 2600K - the only difference is the extra CPU multiplier and hence the extra 100MHz in 2700K. That means 2700K has default frequency of 3.5GHz and up to 3.9GHz Turbo. Otherwise 2700K is equal to 2600K
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5009/intel-releases-core-i72700k-and-cuts-the-prices-of-three-cpus

2600k - 1.208v?? It varies from chip to chip; each has a VID that falls w/n a range. And even if you had the same chip and placed it in different mobos you might see different loaded vcore numbers even though in each case the CPU is sending the same VID info to the mobo.

The VID for all the 32 nm K's falls into the same range. And if you are buying a brand new boxed CPU, you have no way of knowing what the VID will be.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

I have a 23" Asus from Newegg which was $169 and on sale frr $159 from time to time. 1920X1080 res 60 Hz. Looks sweet to me. Plenty of nice monitors out there for under $300. Definitely get the wide-screen. A 27' or 28" monitor will run $300 and up.

 

[thebski]

Look at the voltages, at factory clock.
2600k - 1.208v http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=28281

2700k - 1.056v http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1751/intel-2700k-load.jpg

To me this is exactly the point of the 2700K. Is a bump to the multiplier from the factory worth $55 over a 2600K? Absolutely not. But these chips I'm sure are picked out as the chips that binned the best and thus are able to achieve their factory clocks at much lower voltage. This means you'll either be able to overclock equal to a 2600K with less voltage/heat or your clocks with a 2700K will be higher at equal heat levels. That very well may be worth $55 to a lot of people. I very well may be one of them, but I'm not sure yet.

 

[simon12]

+1 I remember reading something about the 2700K being picked from the best chips that come out so if your overclocking to its max then the $55 is worth it otherwise not at all.

 

[thebski]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3960x-x79-performance,3026.html

yes sandy bridge E is due to be relased soon (replacement for the 980x and 990x cpu's)

most likley LGA2011 socket but nothing is set in stone yet. no mention of price, performance or upgrade path.

check out this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge

Here is Tom's review of an engineering sample 3960X: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3960x-x79-performance,3026.html

Also, pricing will be the standard 1000 for the 3690X, somewhere in the 560-580 range for the 3930K, and somewhere in the 300's for the 3820.

Rumors suggest that Ivy Bridge-E will eventually replace SB-E on socket 2011, but I'm not sure anyone can say that for certain at this point.

 

[thebski]

I've been considering going Sandy Bridge for a while now and I'd like to achieve safe stable 24/7 clocks in the upper 4's to 5 Ghz if possible. Could I do that on a 2600K? Yea, probably. But to me a "safe stable 24/7 clock" is one that passes significant time on prime 95 (10+ hours) and never exceeds 70-72 on the cores. I have a much better chance of achieving that with a 2700K than 2600K.

 

[simon12]

I've been considering going Sandy Bridge for a while now and I'd like to achieve safe stable 24/7 clocks in the upper 4's to 5 Ghz if possible. Could I do that on a 2600K? Yea, probably. But to me a "safe stable 24/7 clock" is one that passes significant time on prime 95 (10+ hours) and never exceeds 70-72 on the cores. I have a much better chance of achieving that with a 2700K than 2600K.

That pretty much sums it up perfectly. If you wait a few weeks there may more more reviews about and info on how much better they overclock but chip always vary so there will be no 100% answer.

 

[JJLD]

I don't think it would be worth $55 extra going with 2700k unless going for more than 4.5ghz overclock. Although I think 2500k is more than sufficient building block for good gaming rig.

 

[cyberkuberiah]

I don't think it would be worth $55 extra going with 2700k unless going for more than 4.5ghz overclock. Although I think 2500k is more than sufficient building block for good gaming rig.

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