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I'm currently in the process of building a gaming rig that are a little too graphic intensive for my laptop such as Rift, WoW, etc. Do I play them all on the reg, no as I'm usually busy commuting to college, working, etc. But can't argue with a nice gaming rig on my downtime. Anyway simple question:
Is this processor going above and beyond what I intend to use it for?
Don't get me wrong, it will be used extensively.
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Thread: $1.2k Intel i7 3960x. Too much?
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2012-01-17, 11:04 PM #1High Overlord
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$1.2k Intel i7 3960x. Too much?
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2012-01-17, 11:05 PM #2Legendary!
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yes. the i7 2600K ($315) is above and beyond what you need. The i5 2500K ($215) is plenty for a gaming rig
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2012-01-17, 11:06 PM #3The Lightbringer
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It is an enthusiast grade platform. At this time the i5-2500k/i7-2600k are the best options.
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2012-01-17, 11:06 PM #4The Patient
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You'll do fine with the 2500K.
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2012-01-17, 11:08 PM #5The Insane
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That cpu cost more then my whole gaming rig cost, I mean what I got is not great, but it gets the job done.
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2012-01-17, 11:09 PM #6Pandaren Monk
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It's a server grade CPU with a 800$ markup because there's no relevant competition.
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2012-01-17, 11:11 PM #7High Overlord
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Welp! Thank you all then! Much appreciated.
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2012-01-17, 11:12 PM #8Brewmaster
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Hell, if you can afford it, go for it. Is it totally excessive? Sure, but some people love that excess, and there's nothing at all wrong with it.
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2012-01-17, 11:13 PM #9Field Marshal
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I personally just bought the Intel i5 2500k for my gaming rig I just built, and definitely don't need any more.
I generally only play wow and random other school work / web browsing.
With this processor, 8 gigs of ram, Geforce 550ti, I was doing 25 man LFR on Ultraxion, spam healing.. and watching a netflix movie on the otehr screen with no lag. Oh, and i play on Ultra settings. IF that isn't good enough... then yeah, go with the i7, and a better graphics card, haha.
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2012-01-17, 11:14 PM #10Herald of the Titans
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The price isn't too much, the processor itself is too much. There is absolutely nothing it will do for gaming that the i5-2500k and/or i7 2600k offer.
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