2500K... 6 years ago! My, how time flies!

[rchunter]

Never had sandy bridge. Had i7 950 which has been changed to westmere x5660. Still use it for linux mint desktop.

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

Never had sandy bridge. Had i7 950 which has been changed to westmere x5660. Still use it for linux mint desktop.

Nice, I plan to do the same thing on my desktop which has an fx proccessor. Linux will squeeze a few more years out of it. I already have a laptop that runs exclusively on Linux mint. I can expect 6 years out of it if I change the battery and do some dust clean up every one and half year

 

[StinkyPinky]

Every now and then, there comes a CPU worthy of legendary status.

The 2500K is definitely one of those.
So were the i7-920, the Q6600 and the Athlon XP 2500+

See this thread for a further trip down the memory lane:
http://www.portvapes.co.uk/?id=Latest-exam-1Z0-876-Dumps&exid=thread...bile-barton-o-cd-q6600-g0-whats-next.2328943/

I owned three of those chips. (2500k, q6600, and xp 2500+)

Great thing about the 2500k is that if you want to upgrade, you can get an i7 ivy bridge and just shove it in and get a nice boost.

 

[nickmania]

my q6600 still makes 3d renders in c4d, use unreal engine to build aficionado videogames, makes music with tons of vst synths, runs win 10 like a champ, no problem with browsers and heavy porn pages, and with my rx460 I can decode and encode all new video formats , netflix and play alien isolation or street fighter V....

Is just amazing if I remember that prior this generation you need to change your pc just to run the new windows version.

 

[Dribble]

Probably should wait for the Z390 and 9700K developments at this point.
I wouldn't buy a Z370 / 8700K now.

Well I'll probably buy in the new year now so I can rethink it then - I'm in no rush. 8700k's are only just coming back down to release prices and anyway most of my build went up in price in the fake black Friday sales.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

I owned three of those chips. (2500k, q6600, and xp 2500+)

Great thing about the 2500k is that if you want to upgrade, you can get an i7 ivy bridge and just shove it in and get a nice boost.

Except that Ivy Bridge (Socket 1155) i7 CPUs still command a premium price, even used... O_O

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'm still using a 2500 (non-K) in my gaming PC, but only until this weekend when I install my pile of 8700 (non-K) parts in its place.

Then it gets moved to an older case as a backup or possibly as my "new" music jukebox PC

 

[kwalkingcraze]

Except that Ivy Bridge (Socket 1155) i7 CPUs still command a premium price, even used... O_O

It'll get there someday. Depreciation on Intel processors isn't pretty after 5 years or so. Current market shows most of used LGA1155 dual-core processors successfully touched down below $15 shipped each. Nearly no depreciation yet for Z77 motherboards for the next few years.

 

[Ne0]

Every now and then, there comes a CPU worthy of legendary status.

The 2500K is definitely one of those.
So were the i7-920, the Q6600 and the Athlon XP 2500+

See this thread for a further trip down the memory lane:
http://www.portvapes.co.uk/?id=Latest-exam-1Z0-876-Dumps&exid=thread...bile-barton-o-cd-q6600-g0-whats-next.2328943/

I've had all those CPU's and the i7 2600k as well (which is now a secondary rig for me). My first cpu for the first rig I made was the Celeron 300A which was also a pretty legendary one (just change the multiplier FSB from 66mhz to 100mhz).

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I've had all those CPU's and the i7 2600k as well (which is now a secondary rig for me). My first cpu for the first rig I made was the Celeron 300A which was also a pretty legendary one (just change the multiplier FSB from 66mhz to 100mhz).

Dual 300A + ABIT BP6 = legend!

 

[TStep]

Nice. Had most of the Abit 440BX boards both slot and socket. Settled in on BP6 w/ 2 Celeron 333 bumped to 504 iirc. Regret selling. Unbelievable performance on the cheap. Got out from under my Pentium Pros quickly.

On topic - have a p67 w/ 2600k. Not really seeing the need to upgrade yet. Sandy was a wicked jump over 1366 if you won the silicon lottery, however it's really the stagnation of the cpu market that enhances the perception of the sandys. The the 2500k 2600k and 2700k were top of the line that performed as such. The Celeron 300a and to a lesser degree the 333 were near bottom barrel cpus w/ full speed L2 that were jacked to perform as well as or better than the top of the line P2s of the day. That was amazing value.

 

[arandomguy]

I have a a bit of different opinion on the 2500k. I have huge regrets in buying the 2500k and not the 2600k. Why? Because looking back in terms of real cost of ownership the delta between the 2600k and 2500k in the resale market is essentially the same as at launch. So the effective cost difference between the 2 of them is negligible. Whereas with a 2600k I could see stretching this out even further due to certain market factors (memory prices, waiting for 8c/16t, or Zen 2/Icelake), but with the 2500k it feels a bit in limbo in terms of needing to upgrade.

Unless you are hard constrained by upfront costs I don't see why one would ever not get the highest i7 for Intel's mainstream platform if they are plan to resell down the road.

It'll be interesting also to similarly see what happens with Ryzen a few years from now in terms of actual relative value between the suggested budget 1600/1700 versus the higher SKUs.

 

[epsilon84]

I have a a bit of different opinion on the 2500k. I have huge regrets in buying the 2500k and not the 2600k. Why? Because looking back in terms of real cost of ownership the delta between the 2600k and 2500k in the resale market is essentially the same as at launch. So the effective cost difference between the 2 of them is negligible. Whereas with a 2600k I could see stretching this out even further due to certain market factors (memory prices, waiting for 8c/16t, or Zen 2/Icelake), but with the 2500k it feels a bit in limbo in terms of needing to upgrade.

Unless you are hard constrained by upfront costs I don't see why one would ever not get the highest i7 for Intel's mainstream platform if they are plan to resell down the road.

It'll be interesting also to similarly see what happens with Ryzen a few years from now in terms of actual relative value between the suggested budget 1600/1700 versus the higher SKUs.

I sold my 2500K for $50, replaced it with a 2600K which was $90 (prices adjusted for USD as I'm in Australia). Pretty happy with that deal as it keeps my PC relevant in the latest AAA games that can take advantage of more threads.

I don't regret getting the 2500K over the 2600K originally as I saved over $100 originally and until recently was performing well in games. Once it became a bit slow I just dropped in the 2600K as a cheap upgrade and now my min fps are much better compared to before.

 

[gammaray]

i had a 2500k, 3770k and now a 4770k and i see no reason to upgrade really. Other than the new motherboard features.

 

[epsilon84]

i had a 2500k, 3770k and now a 4770k and i see no reason to upgrade really. Other than the new motherboard features.

Interesting that you upgraded between every generation from Sandy Bridge to Haswell, but stopped after the 4770K. If anything, if you got a 8700K now you would probably get the biggest increase in performance (higher IPC + clockspeeds plus 50% more cores) but I can understand a 4770K being more than enough for most people still unless you happen to run very heavily threaded software.

 

[Leyawiin]

Anyone who bought an i5-2500k (or i7-2600k) should be applauded for their wisdom. You definitely got your money's worth. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them - kept floundering along with a Phenom II during that time period.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Anyone who bought an i5-2500k (or i7-2600k) should be applauded for their wisdom. You definitely got your money's worth. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them - kept floundering along with a Phenom II during that time period.

Yeah, me too. :\

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Anyone who bought an i5-2500k (or i7-2600k) should be applauded for their wisdom. You definitely got your money's worth. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them - kept floundering along with a Phenom II during that time period.

What if I went both ways, and got both Sandys and Phenom IIs?

 

[nastymatt]

I had a 2500k @ 4.4ghz for 6 years and it was a beast. By far the best cpu I have had, rock solid and soaked up most games. I just updated my gpu's!! I am not exaggerating when I say I could count the amount of crashes on one hand in 6 years.

I've now gone to a 8700k - but that was not an easy decision. As much as I wanted the extra performance I was nervous about it not being as stable as the 2500k. It's been fine so far - so only 5.9 more years of stability and performance to match ye ol' faithful.

 

[gammaray]

Interesting that you upgraded between every generation from Sandy Bridge to Haswell, but stopped after the 4770K. If anything, if you got a 8700K now you would probably get the biggest increase in performance (higher IPC + clockspeeds plus 50% more cores) but I can understand a 4770K being more than enough for most people still unless you happen to run very heavily threaded software.

that's true, and i realized i was paying to have fun to build a new pc. Until i decided i was not getting much from my upgrades. I have a 1080ti with the 4770k and at 1440p ultra settings, almost all cpus perform equally.

 

[Charlie98]

that's true, and i realized i was paying to have fun to build a new pc. Until i decided i was not getting much from my upgrades.

In my case, I just built more of them... in lieu up upgrading the platform. Because I need reliability in my business PC, I've upgraded the rest of the components and moved the older components to the other PC's. I never really bought components... even the CPU... with the intention to sell them later. Unfortunately... eventually I topped out... all the rigs have 16GB RAM, big SSD's, storage out the wazoo, and updated GPU's. The only place left for me is a new socket.

About the time W7 sunsets, I'll be planning on replacing the main PC... probably with some sort of ITX build... I need a challenge.

 

[ummduh]

6 years ago today I trotted down to MicroCenter and got the Black Friday $150 2500K CPU deal with a $55 Gigabyte Z68 mobo... my first CPU purchase leading to my first PC build. Oddly enough, this combo still powers my main business PC today, and very likely for a few years, yet... while ALL of the other components have been replaced or upgraded, the CPU and mobo remain. And, yes, I'm still on Windows 7.

How many of you are still running your 2500K's???

Funny, I just re-oc'd mine a few hours ago. I set it back to stock at some point a few years back and forgot about it. It's back at 4.3 now without any other tweaking, not going to go nuts.

Only reason I'm considering upgrading is to get newer drive tech at some point soon.. Have a Samsung 840 Pro in it, don't /need/ faster but it'd be fun I guess.

I'm still running a htpc with a pentium e21?0.. I think it's a 2160, at a 50% oc. IIRC it was 1.8GHz stock and it ran at 3.0Ghz for years until the mobo died, the replacement was never able to handle more than 2.7. HD6450 video card. It's definitely showing its age however. HVEC is a no go.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

I'm still running a htpc with a pentium e21?0.. I think it's a 2160, at a 50% oc. IIRC it was 1.8GHz stock and it ran at 3.0Ghz for years until the mobo died, the replacement was never able to handle more than 2.7. HD6450 video card. It's definitely showing its age however. HVEC is a no go.

If HEVC is the only problem, stick a GT1030 in there, and you should be good to go for a few more years. The HD6450 is effectively obsolete, it only does h.264, VC-1 and MPEG2. Not HEVC or VP9.

 

[Borealis7]

retired my 2500K when 7700K released, Jan'17. i won't repeat everything that's been said, i'll only say that the thing i miss most about it is the cool operating temps due to the die being soldered to the IHS. the last of it's kind. load temps werent going over 70-75 with my beefy NH-C14. the 7700K reaches 90C even before OCing

 

[pcslookout]

retired my 2500K when 7700K released, Jan'17. i won't repeat everything that's been said, i'll only say that the thing i miss most about it is the cool operating temps due to the die being soldered to the IHS. the last of it's kind. load temps werent going over 70-75 with my beefy NH-C14. the 7700K reaches 90C even before OCing

Mine doesn't.