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Build Advice CPU Upgrade

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by russ555, 16 Nov 2015.

  1. russ555

    russ555 What's a Dremel?

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    I'm looking at upgrading my trust i5 2500k since it's starting to show it's age with most modern games + youtube is pushing it to a constant 100% usage.

    I'm having trouble deciding between the below, any thoughts/suggestions?

    5820K
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLXIKY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
    &
    MSI X99A
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

    Or

    6900K
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product..._act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AWHEWR3XNAWPT
    &
    ASUS MAXIMUS VIII
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product..._act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ABQJGLE2G5CGH

    I've also added 16GB DDR4 3000MHZ RAM and have a corsair i75 cooler for the CPU.
     
  2. noizdaemon666

    noizdaemon666 I'm Od, Therefore I Pwn

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    There's something else wrong if Youtube is maxing out a 2500k! Viruses? Last time you reloaded your OS?
     
  3. TheMadDutchDude

    TheMadDutchDude The Flying Dutchman

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    That's my thinking. It doesn't even tax my ultra low power dual core, so something is very wrong with your system.
     
  4. Otis1337

    Otis1337 aka - Ripp3r

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    there's nowt wrong with your xhip mate, but like the others have said, there's something very strange going on within you system.

    If its just for gaming the 2500k will do just fine with everything out today.
     
  5. russ555

    russ555 What's a Dremel?

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    I've googled the issue as it's been ongoing for a while, youtube videos are bumping CPU usage to 20%+ depending on quality. 1440p + is unwatchable as it's so choppy (even if left to buffer). Downloading and watching via any media player greatly reduces CPU load.

    It's probably a year or two since I did a fresh install of windows. Any easy way to check?

    It's currently only clocked to 3.6ghz ish after a drunken over clocking session went bad:blush:

    I probably should have mentioned in the OP that I mainly use it for games, video encoding and screen captures from time to time.
     
  6. Deders

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    Bede Minimodder

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    I just tried playing this video on youtube at 4K and it puts my 4GHz 2500K at 40-55pc CPU. I'd be interested if those with newer CPUs could do the same test.

    I'm not aware of any issues playing games, as others have noted it's unlikely to be a bottleneck for a few more years. Despite having the upgrade itch I suspect I'll be keeping this CPU until the motherboard dies.
     
  8. Vault-Tec

    Vault-Tec Green Plastic Watering Can

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    5820k stock. Most I saw was about 32%

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  9. thom804

    thom804 Minimodder

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    Reiterating what others have said, but I recently upgraded most major components except my 2500k and Sabertooth mobo. The only time the CPU is maxed is when playing games, and even then it's things like Crysis 3 or BF4.
    How many processes are you running? And what?
     
  10. russ555

    russ555 What's a Dremel?

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    I forgot to mention the result of my google search - It seems to be a firefox bug that started when youtube switched to the current player (HTML5 I think), practically confirmed by testing in chrome. Firefox 80-90% Chrome 45-63% both @ 4GHZ OC

    Running processes
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  11. Bede

    Bede Minimodder

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    I should have mentioned that I was also using chrome. I think the consensus here is that there is no reason to upgrade a 2500K if the most taxing thing it does is gaming. There are of course some games which really do tax a processor, but you'll likely know already if you play that kind of thing - I hear that flight simulators and the X3 series of space games are of that sort.
     
  12. teabag

    teabag What's a Dremel?

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    I thought 2500k was a great CPU?
     
  13. Otis1337

    Otis1337 aka - Ripp3r

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    For gaming today its still plenty fast enough, even more so with a moderate OC. But there's no getting past that its going to show its age with newer chips in CPU intensive tasks.
     
  14. TheMadDutchDude

    TheMadDutchDude The Flying Dutchman

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    As above. It's still more than fast enough for next to every single game out there, but it does start to show its age in other intensive tasks. Skylake is approx. 20% faster clock for clock and then you also have the option of X99 which adds extra cores into the mix to give you even greater performance boosts in CPU intensive tasks.
     

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