Should i keep my CPU

[voldiaran]

So im gunna be building a new PC soon and my current one is very old and im not up to date on current parts so im just wondering if my CPU is worth keeping at this point because its about the only thing in my current PC that isnt garbage. Its a i5-2500k sandy bridge and ive had it a long time im not sure what the general live span of a CPU is so idk if i do keep it how long it would last haha. Its probably a stupid question but ive been out of the loop on up to date tech so plz let me know thanks.

 

[burgessanthony]

Its pretty good. With a good overclock on it it will still be fine. Ar stock, the newer skylake equivalent is up to 30-40% better from some of the reviews I have seen, maybe less in gaming. But they overclokx well and will serve you well for another yeae or so.

I will be going skylake around may, likely a 6600k so it's a reasonable upgrade route.

 

[Archaic59]

So im gunna be building a new PC soon and my current one is very old and im not up to date on current parts so im just wondering if my CPU is worth keeping at this point because its about the only thing in my current PC that isnt garbage. Its a i5-2500k sandy bridge and ive had it a long time im not sure what the general live span of a CPU is so idk if i do keep it how long it would last haha. Its probably a stupid question but ive been out of the loop on up to date tech so plz let me know thanks.

While your 2nd generation i5 is still viable, you won't be able to take it with you in a new build due to socket incompatibility. If you have a system running with that CPU it may be worth keeping around as a spare computer for whatever reason. The new 6th generation Skylake i5-6600k can achieve a performance increase of around 15-20% over the i5-2500k. Higher values than that are not too realistic. You'll need a new board and DDR4 memory to go with it. CPU and cooler, board and memory will set you back apprx. $300-500 USD depending on the parts you select. Here's a typical example for a overclocking setup- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ct7nRB

ref.-
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-2500K+%40+3.30GHz&id=804
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-6600K+%40+3.50GHz&id=2570
http://ark.intel.com/compare/88191,52210