Cpu question

[Red]

Hi, i am building a gaming/programming computer.
But i have been stuck with these processors:

Inte Core i5 2500k or Intel Core i7 2600k.

I have heard that the i7 would be better for editing videos etc.
but i5 is much cheaper.

So the question is which should i buy?

[Traggey]

Hi, i am building a gaming/programming computer.
But i have been stuck with these processors:

Inte Core i5 2500k or Intel Core i7 2600k.

I have heard that the i7 would be better for editing videos etc.
but i5 is much cheaper.

So the question is which should i buy?

I7 is better for everything, however with the price differences between I7 and I5 I'd say it's way smarter to get an I5 to save money, the I5's are not that different from the 7's.

[Red]

Hi, i am building a gaming/programming computer.
But i have been stuck with these processors:

Inte Core i5 2500k or Intel Core i7 2600k.

I have heard that the i7 would be better for editing videos etc.
but i5 is much cheaper.

So the question is which should i buy?

I7 is better for everything, however with the price differences between I7 and I5 I'd say it's way smarter to get an I5 to save money, the I5's are not that different from the 7's.

Ok thanks for the answer. Maybe still getting i7, it`s better to have more power for future .

EDIT: Btw what`s the idea of having integrated graphics in the cpu?

[General Gregsworth]

More power for the future you say? See in about 5 years when an i7 will probably be cheap as heck.

[Red]

More power for the future you say? See in about 5 years when an i7 will probably be cheap as heck.

yes, that`s true

[Your Computer]

i5s have been capable of outperforming i7s (i.e. older i7s), but the 2600k will always outperform the 2500k. If you have the money, go with the 2600k.

An increase in video encoding (or decoding) is only possible for video codecs (or editors) that support Intel QuickSync (not all of them do).

[Red]

i5s have been capable of outperforming i7s (i.e. older i7s), but the 2600k will always outperform the 2500k. If you have the money, go with the 2600k.

An increase in video encoding (or decoding) is only possible for video codecs (or editors) that support Intel QuickSync (not all of them do).

is there i5 2600k too? never thought that before.

[Your Computer]

is there i5 2600k too? never thought that before.

No. There's a 2550k, but that excludes the integrated GPU controller.

I should also mention that some motherboards do not make use of the integrated GPU controller. So do your research.

[Acies]

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

i7 --> 9,085 // 290$ ------ 0,031034482758620689655172413793103 (= Performance/price)
i5 --> 6,739 // 209$ ------ 0,032244019138755980861244019138756

The numbers with a lot of decimals is the "power" per dollar, assuming the charts are correct. I'd say buy an i7. The price is still low enough that all of your money go towards performance. It becomes bad when you reach a certain price range, where you'll only earn a few percents of performance for a lot of money.

[Red]

is there i5 2600k too? never thought that before.

No. There's a 2550k, but that excludes the integrated GPU controller.

I should also mention that some motherboards do not make use of the integrated GPU controller. So do your research.

i have this in mind ASUS S1155 Z68 DDR3 SATA6 USB3 BT ATX. does this have it, sorry i am completey noob on this.

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http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

i7 --> 9,085 // 290$ ------ 0,031034482758620689655172413793103 (= Performance/price)
i5 --> 6,739 // 209$ ------ 0,032244019138755980861244019138756

The numbers with a lot of decimals is the "power" per dollar, assuming the charts are correct. I'd say buy an i7. The price is still low enough that all of your money go towards performance. It becomes bad when you reach a certain price range, where you'll only earn a few percents of performance for a lot of money.

as i thought