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- Boostyour computer's performances with this Intel Core i5 2500K processor! This Core i5 2500K CPUby Intel has 6 MB of L3 cache memory and a built-in HD graphics chipset
- Plus,it's clocked at 3.3 GHz and features a Turbo mode
- 1 year UK warranty
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Intel Core I7 2500K 3.40Ghz S1155 8MB Processor
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
The Intel i5 2500k really is an incredible CPU. For under £170 nothing else comes close. It's impressively power efficient and runs at a very reasonable temperature. Yet more importantly its performance is staggering- a genuine tour-de-force from Intel.
To start it overclocks brilliantly- a stable 5 GHz is possible with a good air cooler, whilst 4.7 or 4.8 GHz is a perfectly achievable everyday overclock, which should avoid excessively high voltages. That said you don't even need to overclock it in order to get good performance- its architecture and IPC are both brilliant and as such it offers great performance even at stock frequencies. The turbo feature is also very useful for anyone who doesn't fancy- or really need- an overclock.
Furthermore it bulldozes through applications (AMD can't hope to match it unfortunately) and is sensationally good in games. Just google 'i5 2500k reviews' and have a look at some of the benchmarks recorded. Sensational.
I remember being shocked when the i5 2500k was first released a year ago- despite costing a fraction of the price it gave the beastly £800 Intel hexacore i7 980x a decent run for its money, even managing to surpass it in less multi-threaded applications. I couldn't believe that Intel could possibly sell a £200 CPU which could match their king-of-the-hill £800 hexacore. This concept made no economic sense. And a whole year later the i5 2500k still remains the unchallenged mid-range king. The perfect trade-off between price and performance (much more of the latter). A remarkable achievement indeed. It even fares well against Intel's newest extreme hexacores (LGA 2011) which easily cost three or four times as much. The i5 2500k isn't the fastest CPU in the market (although it isn't too far off...), yet it offers by far the best value for money.
I used around about twelve of these brilliant CPUs in 2011- I used them in every single rig I made, for myself, for friends and for family- all were centred around the black magic of the i5 2500k.
So there you have it- as 2012 commences it appears there still isn't any worthy challenger to the i5 2500k. Someone bring me a bucket- I'm going to need a whole lot more of these :D
To start it overclocks brilliantly- a stable 5 GHz is possible with a good air cooler, whilst 4.7 or 4.8 GHz is a perfectly achievable everyday overclock, which should avoid excessively high voltages. That said you don't even need to overclock it in order to get good performance- its architecture and IPC are both brilliant and as such it offers great performance even at stock frequencies. The turbo feature is also very useful for anyone who doesn't fancy- or really need- an overclock.
Furthermore it bulldozes through applications (AMD can't hope to match it unfortunately) and is sensationally good in games. Just google 'i5 2500k reviews' and have a look at some of the benchmarks recorded. Sensational.
I remember being shocked when the i5 2500k was first released a year ago- despite costing a fraction of the price it gave the beastly £800 Intel hexacore i7 980x a decent run for its money, even managing to surpass it in less multi-threaded applications. I couldn't believe that Intel could possibly sell a £200 CPU which could match their king-of-the-hill £800 hexacore. This concept made no economic sense. And a whole year later the i5 2500k still remains the unchallenged mid-range king. The perfect trade-off between price and performance (much more of the latter). A remarkable achievement indeed. It even fares well against Intel's newest extreme hexacores (LGA 2011) which easily cost three or four times as much. The i5 2500k isn't the fastest CPU in the market (although it isn't too far off...), yet it offers by far the best value for money.
I used around about twelve of these brilliant CPUs in 2011- I used them in every single rig I made, for myself, for friends and for family- all were centred around the black magic of the i5 2500k.
So there you have it- as 2012 commences it appears there still isn't any worthy challenger to the i5 2500k. Someone bring me a bucket- I'm going to need a whole lot more of these :D
33 of 38 people found the following review helpful
I recently purchased this chip and overclocked it to 4.5Ghz which seems to be the highest you can go and still call it Stable!! It's epic and for the money its the best by far out of the new processors coming on the market from Intel. The chip runs quite cool and has low energy consumption compared to its predecessor. Just to clarify its a quad core with 6mb "smart" cache running at 3.3 stock, be warned though if you want to overclock you must get the 2500K version NOT the standard 2500 which is locked and can't be overclocked! Even if Overclocking is not you're thing, this processor will be more than good enough running at stock speeds!
Highly Recommended!!!
Highly Recommended!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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If you've spent the money on this cpu, then spend some more on the nice cpu cooler. Was disappointed by the noise. It makes more noise than 3 case fans, 500watt power supply combined. And i feel it let down my build.
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Absolute Beast
I must say this CPU is out of this world. After having a AMD setup this CPU annihilates my older 955 Black Edition and since going back to Intel I will now only be upgrading Intel. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Glen Badham
Hot Hot Hot
First time to use an intel cpu in decades... always used an AMD in the past but chose to go with Intel after lots of good reviews and claims that this range of intel is better than... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Nym
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I've been using this for about two weeks now. Its really easy to overclock, as a complete novice when starting out I managed get it operating at 3.8GHz without any trouble. Read more
Published 20 days ago by J. Burchell
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Processor has received good reviews and has the benefits over the 2500 versions of both being unlocked and also having the more advance Intel HD Graphics 3000 (compared with the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robert
Great product!
Yup, yet another great processor from Intel. Very energy efficient, great overclocking abilities and powerfull on demand. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jakub Bialek
Delightful
At last! After all the machines and in all the years I find a processor that does justice to the software that runs on my machine! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark G. Hopewell
Faster than a speeding bullet
Just done a new build and have upgraded from an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8ghz which has served me well for the last 3yrs. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Gordon
outstanding
Got this i5 with a complete upgrade of my pc, used it with the new Gigabyte Z68X and it flies. Gaming is amazingly fast, all other functions on the pc are flawless. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E Alan
very good CPU
I purchased this CPU along with:
Asus P8P67 PRO REV 3.1 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, Quad USB 3. Read more
Asus P8P67 PRO REV 3.1 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, Quad USB 3. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Maciej
Amazing processor!
I upgraded components my old computer such as the motherboard, processor, RAM and heatsink. I those the i5 because of the brand new Sandybridge technology and I chose the 2500K... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ace40464
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