thoughts?

Discussion in 'General Hardware' started by athlon64guy, Apr 18, 2012.

  1. athlon64guy

    athlon64guy Member Guru

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    my new pc

    i5 2550k
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    16gigs ram
    coolermaster gx650w psu

    thoughts?
     
  2. hallryu

    hallryu Don Altobello

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    Have a look at the 7950 compared to GTX 580.
     
  3. ---TK---

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    did you buy it already?
     
  4. athlon64guy

    athlon64guy Member Guru

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    too late
    yes
     

  5. Barry J

    Barry J Ancient Guru

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    is a 650watt psu good enough will you be overclocking
     
  6. ---TK---

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    oc that cpu man. buy why a 2550k? its more money - integrated graphics lol. you basically got less for more $
     
  7. athlon64guy

    athlon64guy Member Guru

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    i dont plan on OCing anytime soon
    how did i get less for more?
     
  8. athlon64guy

    athlon64guy Member Guru

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    do you think 16gigs of ram is alittle over kill?
     
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    ---TK--- Guest

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    Ah its already bought don't sweat it. Most likely you will not use it unless you run programs that utilize it.
     
  10. deltatux

    deltatux Guest

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    16 GB is extremely cheap right now, sure it's overkill but you'll never see the prices this low when you need them as the bathtub effect is going to cause DDR3 to go up as DDR4 gets introduced.

    deltatux
     

  11. sykozis

    sykozis Ancient Guru

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    Cuz a lot of retailers are/were selling the i5 2550K for more than the i5 2500K. It's 100mhz faster at stock, but has the iGPU disabled.
     
  12. athlon64guy

    athlon64guy Member Guru

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    really?? damnit! i already pulled the trigger. oh well...
     
  13. ---TK---

    ---TK--- Guest

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    I mentioned that earlier. you gained 100mhz on the cpu clock though. 3.4ghz vs 3.3ghz for the 2500k
     
  14. deltatux

    deltatux Guest

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    It's usually wiser to ask for thoughts before a rig is built than after. Usually you get better feedback and adjust accordingly lol.

    Regardless of what was chosen here, it looks like it was the upgrade you needed, seeing how your old rig was severely outdated.

    Do remember to update your profile to reflect your current build so we can better assist you in the future.

    deltatux
     
  15. sykozis

    sykozis Ancient Guru

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    Unless you intended to use the iGPU, it's really no loss.
     

  16. deltatux

    deltatux Guest

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    The iGPU could be proven to be useful for video encoding or generally offloading video decoding work on the iGPU for even lower power usage (dedicated GPUs still use more power than IGPs even when they're power gated for video playback).

    Not a huge loss though.

    deltatux
     
  17. eclap

    eclap Banned

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    Igpu can come handy if his gpu dies. better than nothing. Having igpu as backup helps troubleshooting as well
     
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    3dPlayer Banned

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  19. HamsterCrispy

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    Its kinda weird though why they would disable the iGPU on the 2550k
    ?_?
     
  20. sykozis

    sykozis Ancient Guru

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    Depends on the motherboard he chose. If he's using a Z68 or Z77, then sure...he could. If he's using a P67 board, then the iGPU is disabled by the motherboard anyway. If Z68 or Z77, he could also use Lucid Virtu MVP as well.... Of course, with no iGPU, even Virtu MVP is out of the question.
     

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