Yeah its the same for me. If I found a z68 for $20 less than a 77, I couldn't justify that $20.
Basically going as low as possible to get the intel working. Then maybe Id upgrade the mobo in a couple years to get a 5Ghz+ OC out of it from homefully at least 4. Found a z77 for $50 that wasnt...
You say this like "SSD" is a brand name or a model type. Strange.
SSDs have wildly varying degrees of reliability. This one is a lemon. They arnt all the same.
The 2500K is the best performance per $ per core out there followed closely by the 3750K, regardless of it being old tech. The difference between the 68 and 77 seem to be minimal and allow me to weigh the want for something like USB3 PCIe3 and ssdcacheing (none of witch I use) against the...
Background; coming from a AMD 965BE, and the per processor performance is limiting my 460GTX in some games I play often. As in 20fps when I could be getting 40+ (gpu use is at 45% as the CPU is maxed). I am looking for a very cheap boost into an i5. I think I can get a 2500k for roughly 125-135...
Thank you for clearing this up!
I should mention that Im going for a i2500k. Im unsure if Ill find a z77(or z75), and if a z68 comes my way for exceptionally cheap without bursting into flames too often Id like to weigh the pros and cons. My budget is $200 firm max so I may have to make...
Do you mean Sata 3.0 (6Gb/s)? Or is this something newer, because they both have that? AFAIK z68 has IB support with bios updates pretty standard. USB/PCIe 3 might come in handy in the future..
Are those all the differences?
Thats not how I go about buying new things (nor should anyone). I...
I have a 965BE OCed to 3.8Ghz and I can say with educated and researched certainty that you do not know what youre talking about.
Cheap? yes. Powerful? ... Maybe 5 years ago.
Do NOT go with this chip unless you are very poor or just plain daft. There are intel chips even cheaper than the...
Even a 2500K is going to kick a 83xx s ass in most areas.
Unless you're running a special setup, like you need a VM to run on each core, or you have constant things running that make a NEED for more than 4 cores, you will almost always get better performance even out of a 2500K let alone the...
So I have the option of a Microcenter in the next month. However the CPU/Mobo combos are limited and I want to try to stay under 260 pre tax.
http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx
If you were put in my situation, what would be the combo you would go with and why...
Thanks Belial88. I appreciate the insight. Knowing more intimate details like that will make it easier to spend the extra $ if I go Z7x. Do they have a Z75 version?
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