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ross2011 · 8th Oct 2012, 11:44

Hi all i currently have a 2500k but i'm looking to upgrade a ihave asus max IV-gene-z 1155socket, by budget will be about 300pound, it will be for folding and gaming (when i get time) any ideas on the 3770k ?

Ross

megadriveguy · 9th Oct 2012, 01:27

upgrading from a 2500k to a 3770k isn't a worthwhile upgrade in my opinion, save your money

ross2011 · 9th Oct 2012, 08:36

Then any ideas what wud
Be Gud upgrade I'll have £300 to spend on CPU?

Slowlemon · 9th Oct 2012, 16:46

Hi Ross2011

The 2500K is a very good processor. The 3770K is a better processor, the question is whether it is worth the cost to you. An alternative idea would be to wait 6 months and get a Haswell CPU (next generation). The Haswell chip will not fit the 1155 socket but you will have 6 months to save up for a new motherboard.

megadriveguy · 10th Oct 2012, 04:31

More likely around 9 months as haswell should be hitting sometime next summer

Your only real upgrade cpu wise is a 3930k and a 2011 board but obviously your going to need more like 600 odd pound for that, I'd wait for haswell

TaRkA DaHl · 10th Oct 2012, 08:02

Or hit 80 posts and then try and get a second hand 2600k on the market place for around £150 and put a big cooler on it, then run it at 5Ghz. Will take you from around 15k PPD to 30k PPD.

It also helps if you have high speed memory for when folding I find, I use the samsung 22nm stuff, 2x4Gb dimms and run them at 1866MHz (9-9-9-27 1N) @ 1.40v. Some units I am chucking out almost 36k PPD but average 30k.

Shirty · 10th Oct 2012, 09:16

Hi Ross, as suggested in your other thread on the same topic, I'd recommend keeping the 2500k where it is, and building a secondary folding rig with the best second hand parts you can find for £300.

As TaRkA suggests above, a cheap 2600k in a cheap mobo/case with the bare minimum extra expense will net you far more PPD than simply upgrading your 2500k would. Plus you'd be a proper hardcore folder having more than one rig doing the deed.

Scorpuk · 10th Oct 2012, 11:11

I agree with Shirty.

8th Oct 2012, 11:44	#1
ross2011 folding for my daughter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: newcastle upon tyne Posts: 67	Looking for new CPU for folding! Hi all i currently have a 2500k but i'm looking to upgrade a ihave asus max IV-gene-z 1155socket, by budget will be about 300pound, it will be for folding and gaming (when i get time) any ideas on the 3770k ? Ross __________________ 2600K Oc 4.6 - h100 - fractal arc mini - asus max IV gene - 16GB 1600mhz -580 under EK block - 65GB ssd - 1tb hdd - antec Truepower 650w

9th Oct 2012, 01:27	#2
megadriveguy Hypermodder Join Date: May 2010 Location: The Moon Posts: 685	upgrading from a 2500k to a 3770k isn't a worthwhile upgrade in my opinion, save your money __________________

9th Oct 2012, 08:36	#3
ross2011 folding for my daughter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: newcastle upon tyne Posts: 67	Then any ideas what wud Be Gud upgrade I'll have £300 to spend on CPU? __________________ 2600K Oc 4.6 - h100 - fractal arc mini - asus max IV gene - 16GB 1600mhz -580 under EK block - 65GB ssd - 1tb hdd - antec Truepower 650w

9th Oct 2012, 16:46	#4
Slowlemon Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Somerset Posts: 133	Hi Ross2011 The 2500K is a very good processor. The 3770K is a better processor, the question is whether it is worth the cost to you. An alternative idea would be to wait 6 months and get a Haswell CPU (next generation). The Haswell chip will not fit the 1155 socket but you will have 6 months to save up for a new motherboard. __________________ Fold till it hertz. Desktop: Core i7 3770K, Asus P8Z77-V, 2x GTX560ti, Corsair HX850 PSU, Windows 7. Workstation: 2x Xeon E5-2650, Asus Z9PE-D8 WS, Corsair HX650 PSU, Ubuntu 12.04.

10th Oct 2012, 04:31	#5
megadriveguy Hypermodder Join Date: May 2010 Location: The Moon Posts: 685	More likely around 9 months as haswell should be hitting sometime next summer Your only real upgrade cpu wise is a 3930k and a 2011 board but obviously your going to need more like 600 odd pound for that, I'd wait for haswell __________________

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10th Oct 2012, 08:02	#6
TaRkA DaHl Ultramodder Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,371	Or hit 80 posts and then try and get a second hand 2600k on the market place for around £150 and put a big cooler on it, then run it at 5Ghz. Will take you from around 15k PPD to 30k PPD. It also helps if you have high speed memory for when folding I find, I use the samsung 22nm stuff, 2x4Gb dimms and run them at 1866MHz (9-9-9-27 1N) @ 1.40v. Some units I am chucking out almost 36k PPD but average 30k.

10th Oct 2012, 09:16	#7
Shirty Good news everyone! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 5,651	Hi Ross, as suggested in your other thread on the same topic, I'd recommend keeping the 2500k where it is, and building a secondary folding rig with the best second hand parts you can find for £300. As TaRkA suggests above, a cheap 2600k in a cheap mobo/case with the bare minimum extra expense will net you far more PPD than simply upgrading your 2500k would. Plus you'd be a proper hardcore folder having more than one rig doing the deed. __________________ 2500K \| Corsair H55 \| HIS 7950 \| 8GB XMS3 \| 128GB Crucial M4 \| Samsung 2TB \| ASRock H77M-ITX \| Corsair CX500M \| White Bitfenix Prodigy \| Dell U2311H \| Creative T6060s \| Ducky G2 Pro TKL (Reds) \| Logitech G500 Why.

10th Oct 2012, 11:11	#8
Scorpuk Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 364	I agree with Shirty. __________________ Folding Summary Desktop: Corsair Carbide 400R; Asus Sabertooth X79; Intel i7-3930K; Hydro H100; EVGA GTX 580 772MHz; Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz; Corsair HX850W; Samsung 256GB 840 Pro; 2TB HDD; Windows 7 Ult. 64bit.