i5 -2500 vs i5 - 2500k

dantoddd · Jan 12, 2011

Hello guys,

Can someone explain to me the difference between these two chips. the k costs 15 dollars more why is this?

MrTOOSHORT · Jan 12, 2011

The 2500K is unlocked for overclocking, the 2500 is locked at it's stock speed.

TheBlademaster01 · Jan 12, 2011

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Originally Posted by dantoddd;11981556
Hello guys,

Can someone explain to me the difference between these two chips. the k costs 15 dollars more why is this?

The i5 2500 has limited overclock ability which means you can only increase the turbo multiplier by 4x on P67 chipsets (total of 37x). With the i5 2500K you can increase the turbo multiplier to 57x. For overclockers it's much better to just get the K version.

DeadMau5 · Jan 12, 2011

2500K has an unlocked multiplier so you can over clock a lot.

2500 has a locked multipliers and you cant really over clock apart from turbo mode to gain a few Mhz.

Ghostleader · Jan 12, 2011

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Originally Posted by TheBlademaster01;11981593
The i5 2500 has limited overclock ability which means you can only increase the turbo multiplier by 4x on P67 chipsets (total of 37x). With the i5 2500K you can increase the turbo multiplier to 57x. For overclockers it's much better to just get the K version.

This^^ and the 2500K have a biffier Graphics then the 2500

blackdemon · Jan 12, 2011

2500k can oc to 5ghz acording to reviews and what i have heard

the 2500 can oc but verry verry little

if you are a guy like me dont like ocing get a 2500/2400 only a few fps diff between the 2400 and the 2500

if you like pussing things to the max go with the 2500k/2600k

Ghostleader · Jan 12, 2011

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Originally Posted by MrTOOSHORT;11981566
the 2500 is locked at it's stock speed.

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Originally Posted by DeadMau5;11981594
2500 has a locked multipliers and you cant really over clock apart from turbo mode to gain a few Mhz.

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Originally Posted by blackdemon;11981618
the 2500 can oc but verry verry little

Njaa, not true, check this out

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2500 have a "limited" unlocked multiplier so it can OC with four multiplier (CPU bins) above default + turbo, for 2500 that will be for four cores active 3,8GHz and up to 4,1 with only one core active.

dantoddd · Jan 12, 2011

one more thing guys. do i have to get a seperate cooling unit for these or is there a stock cooling unit that comes with the CPU

Ghostleader · Jan 12, 2011

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one more thing guys. do i have to get a seperate cooling unit for these or is there a stock cooling unit that comes with the CPU

You don´t need to get a third party cooler, you should get a cooler that look something like this, it´s good for a light OC but it´s advised to change for a third party cooler if you intend to do soe high OC.

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dantoddd · Jan 12, 2011

thanks ghost. i don't intend to overclock. i just want something to play games. as you can see my computer is aging. do you think i should wait for ivy bridge or is sandy bridge good enough for practical purposes

Ghostleader · Jan 12, 2011

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Originally Posted by dantoddd;11983295
thanks ghost. i don't intend to overclock. i just want something to play games. as you can see my computer is aging. do you think i should wait for ivy bridge or is sandy bridge good enough for practical purposes

You´re welcome, Sandy should do just fine, so if have the $, I say, go for it.

flasher · Mar 7, 2011

Hi Guys, just to let you know, i have a 2500 and it overclocks to 4.0ghz, so its 'limited' overclock is not too bad, with the right cooler i could get it up to 4.4ghz and that's it. Thoug the multi seems to be limited to 38x even though you can set it to 42x in the BIOS

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