My current desktop has a 3770 (non K) in a Z77 mobo. At work we are repurposing some older CAD workstations to "general office" boxes. These stations have 2600K CPUs, and the IT guy is cool with me swapping one out if I want to.
I have a Hyper 212 Evo cooler and a Corsair CX430 in my PC. The PSU is powering a GTX 960 4GB, 2 SSDs and a single HD. I have four fans in the case counting the cooler. Will these support an overclock in the 4.3-4.5 Ghz range on the 2600K? I'm more concerned with the PSU handling the power needs safely with overclocking.
Will I see any tangible CPU gains with this swap? Editing camera RAW files in Photoshop is my primary "power user" work. I'm not willing to spend cash upgrading the PSU or cooling to take the 2600K to the limits. This is something I can do for free, just wondering if it's worth the hassle or I should stick with what I've got until it's time to build a whole new box? That will probably be 2018 as the current PC handles my needs just fine.
What would you do?
I have a Hyper 212 Evo cooler and a Corsair CX430 in my PC. The PSU is powering a GTX 960 4GB, 2 SSDs and a single HD. I have four fans in the case counting the cooler. Will these support an overclock in the 4.3-4.5 Ghz range on the 2600K? I'm more concerned with the PSU handling the power needs safely with overclocking.
Will I see any tangible CPU gains with this swap? Editing camera RAW files in Photoshop is my primary "power user" work. I'm not willing to spend cash upgrading the PSU or cooling to take the 2600K to the limits. This is something I can do for free, just wondering if it's worth the hassle or I should stick with what I've got until it's time to build a whole new box? That will probably be 2018 as the current PC handles my needs just fine.
What would you do?
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