2500k or 2600k

I am not an expert, but I have been researching this lately for my own build.

I'm also in the same boat, but I think the 2500k should suit my needs just fine.
Frankly I just want A DS computer. Been wanting one for quite a few years now. 

Edited by pwcorgi - 07 Feb 2011 at 5:55pm

Neither right now. There is currently a recall by Intel on all Sandy Bridge Processors. :(

you saying that I can't even order the sandy bridge at all?....I know the probs with the boards....that isn't a concern for me......hard drives will be on sata3 ports and optical will be on sata2 port.......not a prob for me.....

So again......am I not even able to purchase a sandybridge system right now? i'm willing to buy it even with the defect in the mobo....

At the beginning DS was going to allow people with exsisting orders to go ahead and have the system built with the malfunctioning motherboards for the same reason you stated, having things plug'd into the good sata ports...which I agree'd too, but they called 4 days after the posting on the issue and said the only board they had available was the delux , so they are out of everything else and cant get their hands on any boards malfunctioning or not because of the recall status...and that was a few days ago, so im guessing they are out of the delux by now leaving no boards to go with untill the new board shipment comes in that arent malfunctioning. So you can order, but just like the rest of us your order will be on hold untill the arival of the new boards.

Edited by Divine - 08 Feb 2011 at 3:00am

I would wait of new boards in my opinon, they latest estimate for arrival is late feb or early march...im waiting, I didnt like it very much when I found out lol...but I just took a deep breath so to speak and said to myself "well ive managed to use this crappy compaq for a yr, whats another month or 2" or you can switch to x58, the bonus with that is it allows for full 16X lans for multi GPU configurations...But it is a tad bit more expensive, and unless you get the 980x I could be wrong but the 2600k beats the others I believe in power.

That sucks, so no SB, well to be honest if I were in your guy's shoes, I would wait, might as well, by that time price of somethings will have gone done possibly, and new stuff will be on the market, but if you have to have it now, then you have to have it now.

@corybo7 here is a build that can go sli, and it has the 160GB ssd, 1TB caviar, if you want to cut down the price, we can go with a regular 1TB drive and then the 80GB ssd but the 80GB has slower write speed than the 160GB, just fyi:

Here you go Ticket# 485062 --- $2476 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X58 (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Suc

Ok boss I'm just trying to help:

1. you will notice any difference between dominator gt and the DS ram.

2. the Noctua does a better job of cooling.

3. you can oc the 560 all you like, its not gonna give you more vram, which is something you need for some of those games you named.

Hope that helps, now knowing all of that, if you still want to get the parts you mentioned then more power to you, its you pc, you get what you like, we are just here to point out when your money is going to waste, at the end of the day, its your money, you do what makes you happy

please, or please do not get that coolermaster cooler.  just stay with the stock cooler, better quality, near identical cooling. if you want to upgrade the cooling get the Noctua.  or maybe if Digital Storm will think about the Corsair A70. A bit louder than the Noctua, but very well built, very easy install, best fan mounting system I have used to date, great temps.

lol wow I guess I need to pay more attention, now going to have to look at the price, I know what I paid,

Edited by justin.kerr - 09 Feb 2011 at 11:39am

Here you go. Both Noctua's are really good.

Fortunately the ugliness is hidden inside the case. The very cool case I might add. :)

Thanks for the advise.....I will take it under consideration.....

Reliability wise, the Coolermaster is realy, really poor.