Intel Core i5-2500K review

tigger · Jan 12, 2011, 01:10 AM

Anyone read this review?

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...view?artc_pg=1

[QUOTE]They're so good, in fact, they make nearly all of Intel's supposedly high-end chips for the LGA1366 socket instantly redundant. Bloomfield-based quad-core Core i7 processors are toast. Even six-core Gulftown Core i7s look marginal.

New socket though, 1155 and the fixed 100mhz system bus. Astonishing performance, looks like the new must have chips.

Melvis · Jan 12, 2011, 01:37 AM

I believe it when there tested here on TPU, until then im not going to jump to any conclusions.

LOL @ the integrated GPU results, thats just terrible.

CDdude55 · Jan 12, 2011, 01:43 AM

Ya, most of us have seen Sandy Bridges performance numbers, definitely an impressive line of chips performance wise.

Only problem im having with them is the limitation with overclocking in terms of not having a lot of diversity, they designed it to a point where certain chips are better performing and only almost full featured only when using them on a certain chipset.

CDdude55 · Jan 12, 2011, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melvis

I believe it when there tested here on TPU, until then im not going to jump to any conclusions.

LOL @ the integrated GPU results, thats just terrible.

Sandy Bridge Reviews are all over the place, and all of them show how impressive these chips are:

http://guru3d.com/news/core-i5-2500k...cessor-review/

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpu...ridge-review/1

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...i3-2100-tested

Melvis · Jan 12, 2011, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDdude55

Sandy Bridge Reviews are all over the place, and all of them show how impressive these chips are:

http://guru3d.com/news/core-i5-2500k...cessor-review/

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpu...ridge-review/1

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...i3-2100-tested

I did not realize that there was so many reviews on them all ready, ill go check them out, cheers.

overclocking101 · Jan 12, 2011, 01:38 PM

they are impressive chips, and if intel had half a brain they woulda done it right. but marketing wise it sort of makes sense

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