but isn't it a little waste of money just to upgrade from an i7 870 to an i5 2500 ? Isn't that only 5fps more in fsx ?

I might rather get the 2600k :)Guess we will see :) going to get the plane first

yeah it should work pretty fine on your old system ... I don't see why you would upgrade so soon ...

yeah it should work pretty fine on your old system ... I don't see why you would upgrade so soon ...

I went from an i7 960 to this rig... I'm glad I did, honestly.

It's like a 30% faster.Marc you don't seem to understand that the 2600K is not faster than the 2500K (only 100MHz) and if you are not OCing it makes no sense to get the "K" version since it's the same thing but unlocked for overclocking

wow maybe I should upgrade in the near future too ?how was the stock 2600k compared to an oc i7 960 ?

wow maybe I should upgrade in the near future too ?how was the stock 2600k compared to an oc i7 960 ?

Roughly the same, roughly. It really started to shine when I broke through 4GHz (which took literally 30 seconds and a single change in the bios). At the current overclock, the highest temps I'm seeing in Prime95 is 65C. My 960 at 4.2 was hitting 75-76 on the hottest core. If I hadn't gotten a great deal on the MOBO and happened to have came into some extra summer job cash, I would not have made the upgrade. Rather or not the performance increase was worth the $400 I spent is up to individual preference/budget. To me, it was, and I'll probably have this PC for the next 2 years unless something profound happens. Marc, take heed: If you're not overclocking, avoid the "K" version as Dario has mentioned. He won't steer you the wrong way.

What do you guys think of these 2 pc's? My current one:i7 870 @ 2.93GHZGTX 2754GB DDR3-1333Mhz2TB HDD and 2x 500GB HDD2x Samsung 23 screensCPU cooler and sound card My new one(maybe):Intel i7 2600k/the 975 extreme12GB DDR3-2000(somewhere in that Mhz)2x XFX GTX 580's2x160GB HDD solid stateCPU cooler and sound card Ciao!

I can tell you the I7 2600k is going to rock! I just bought one myself and it does outperform most processors, specifically in the gaming world. It will beat out even the new extremes that cost a lot more $ as well; and it will handle a 4.0GHz overclock no problem. Go with the 2600k, I can't emphasize it enough. The SSD are awsome, and as far as memory if you want you can stick with 1333MHz FSB since therte is no processor that is made that deals with higher speeds, they simply downclock it to 1333 anyway. The choice is really yours on that one though. VRTodd

thanks for the infos ...if i'm disapointed with the ngx performance which I doubt I'll try to OC and if thats not enough getting the i7 2600 and try for 4.8 too :)

as far as memory if you want you can stick with 1333MHz FSB since therte is no processor that is made that deals with higher speeds, they simply downclock it to 1333 anyway. The choice is really yours on that one though. VRTodd

Todd, it can be changed in BIOS. Your sig says that you're running yours at 1833MHz so you seem to know that already

I think the GTX 580 and 2000MHz memory is too much. But a good cooler is mandatory and maybe an SSD would be nice. Yesterday I bought a new system (signature) and am completely satisfied.

The SSD is a waste, man. The 560 or 570 are alright. I'd get the 570 is I could do it over. And 1600MHz is the way to go. No more, no less.

The SSD is a waste, man. The 560 or 570 are alright. I'd get the 570 is I could do it over. And 1600MHz is the way to go. No more, no less.

SSD's are great, if money is not a problem then go for it, waiting around 10 secs to load up any flight in any scenery is great, about 5 secs for FSX to load. I can't play it on an old drive, I fall asleep waiting. A waste is not overclocking the 2600k. You can have it running so much faster with 10 mins of installing it, it's that easy.

SSD's are great, if money is not a problem then go for it, waiting around 10 secs to load up any flight in any scenery is great, about 5 secs for FSX to load. I can't play it on an old drive, I fall asleep waiting. A waste is not overclocking the 2600k. You can have it running so much faster with 10 mins of installing it, it's that easy.

I own one. It was a waste to me. As you know, I say this knowing that it's up to personal opinion and budget. At an average of $1.50 per GB, I'd say grossly a waste. I made the Newegg order knowing good and well this would be the case, and I wasn't surprised when I installed it that I had been right. EDIT: How many times have I had this conversation with someone?!

In the next few weeks i'm going to upgrade my rig as well I have i7 920 OC 4.0 + 480GTX and 12 gigs of DDR31600 looking for 2600K OC to 4.8 + 580 GTX 3GB + 8 GB DDR 1600 or 1800+ I hope to see some preformance increase ??? Thanks Evan Banalian.