Hi Folks, I just recieved my new system but was given the i7-2600 without the K. Full Spec: i7-2600 @ 4.2GHz (overclocked)ASUS® P8Z68-VCOOLERMASTER HAF 9328GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 58080GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEXCORSAIR 750W TX750 V2 I am wondering if it is worth the hassle of sending the whole thing back for the sake of 0.6GHZ? I was hoping to be able to have it running FSX at max settings with rex etc, would there be any noticable difference had they given me the K model?

You could take the K up to 5.1 or 5.2 as I recall.

The retailer offers up to 4.8, so thats as far as i would have been going.

The retailer offers up to 4.8, so thats as far as i would have been going.

I think that 4.2GHz OC is wrong or misleading. For what I know it's 3.8GHz, 4.2 only with turbo, which is not the same at all.I would send it back and get the 2600K @ TRUE 4.8GHz

I think that 4.2GHz OC is wrong or misleading. For what I know it's 3.8GHz, 4.2 only with turbo, which is not the same at all.I would send it back and get the 2600K @ TRUE 4.8GHz

Yeah i think your right about it being 4.2 only with turbo. So a 2600 running one core @ 4.2 GHz on turbo is going to have much lower framerates than a 2600k with all four cores @ 4.8 GHz?

I know you should get what you pay for, it seems they cheated you. Send it back! I would.

Yeah i think your right about it being 4.2 only with turbo. So a 2600 running one core @ 4.2 GHz on turbo is going to have much lower framerates than a 2600k with all four cores @ 4.8 GHz?

It's almost linear, so with a 25% lower clock you can expect about a 25% less FPS.

Thanks guys, i'm sending it back!

It's almost linear, so with a 25% lower clock you can expect about a 25% less FPS.

OK, I dont understand this at all as to my knowledge the ONLY way to overclock these is the turbo multiplier. As long as 'by all cores' is set in the BIOS then you are good to go. My machine idles at 1600mhz and ramps all four cores upto 4.6Ghz under load.

OK, I dont understand this at all as to my knowledge the ONLY way to overclock these is the turbo multiplier. As long as 'by all cores' is set in the BIOS then you are good to go. My machine idles at 1600mhz and ramps all four cores upto 4.6Ghz under load.

But it's not the Turbo kicking in what you see under load, it idles at 1600MHz because of Speedstep, and goes back to it's OC speed (4600MHz) when the load increasesOnce overclocked, turbo doesn't work. If you disable Speedstep (EIST) you'll see it's pegged at 4.6GHz