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    Q6600 @ 3.6 Ghz to i5 2500k Upgrade?

    So I thought I'd provide some closure to this thread. I ended up buying the i5 2500k for $120 and the difference is ridiculous. I thew in an Asus P8Z68 mobo with 8 gigs of Vengeance 1600 ram and I have to say, I couldn't be happier. I got at least a 30 - 50% jump in performance in almost every...
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    Q6600 @ 3.6 Ghz to i5 2500k Upgrade?

    Thanks for all the replies guys. The only reason I figure that my cpu is bottlenecking is because a friend of mine has the exact same GPU as I do but his setup includes an i7 2600k and 8 gigs of ddr3. The reason I'm going for a 2500k is cause a guy at work wants to sell his for $120. He's been...
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    Q6600 @ 3.6 Ghz to i5 2500k Upgrade?

    Hey guys so I've been playing Far Cry 3/Hitman Absolution/GTA 4 lately and I think I might be having a CPU bottleneck. There's certain situations where my FPS drops to like 25 regardless of my video settings which leads me to think that my old Q6600 is bottlenecking my system even though it's...
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