Intel Core i7-2600K Processor 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop

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I'm actually surprised some people put price under cons. Really? $300 for an unlocked quad-core i7 w/hyperthreading that oc's over 4.5ghz, and some complain that's too much money? Amazing. You complainers do realize this type of cpu was a grand or more up until this came out don't you?

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Nothing but a positive experience with this processor. I have it paired to an ASUS P67 Pro motherboard overclocked to 4.4ghz. Other than temperature issues with the stock cooler I have zero complaints. The added cache and hyperthreading make this a great buy over the i5 2500k.

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This is a little too expensive even at $300 but you get a lot of performance and the HT and amazing overclocking makes it worth it.

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It's a little expensvie for an i7, I wished it was around the 250is but whatever, the performances are just amazing. I upgraded from a Q6700 lga775 and it's day and night compared to my old CPU. I would purchase anytime. Always been an intel fanboy for my gaming rigs and i'll always be ! Good job with those new sandy bridges cpu !

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I have it liquid cooled with Coolit Systems Eco CPU Water Cooling System, and keep it overclocked at 4.5, works amazing !

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Fast, OC's effortlessly, stable. Running super stable at 4.2GHz, could probably go greater, have a H70 cooling it and it stays in the 30-40 C range. Known as me fat. It's right.

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So far the system is running fast and cool. have not tried pushing the OC but runs fine y 4.5.haven't had much time to play around with it but so far i am happy with it.

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Awesome CPU, a huge upgrade from my duo core. So easy to OC and it still has pretty low temps

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Got this CPU with Asus Maximus IV Extreme as my gaming rig and I can overclock it to aprox. 4.5-5 gHz and that is pretty amazing with this CPU compare to the nine hundred dollars Intel CPU. Of course that one has 6 core, but the 2600k does that job.

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Wow... Got this processor mounted on a Sabertooth P67 (rev3) with Corsair 1600MHz CL8 DDR3 and got my turbo mode at 4.3GHz without effort. I just selected the default X.M.P. profile available in the BIOS and voilà. I know I could get it higher, but I don't need that much power right now, even for gaming.

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This processor is an absolute beast and the best overclocker i have ever SEEN out of ANY chip. Paired with the Maximus IV Extreme motherboard...it's a match made in heaven.That's really all I can say...

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With the Second generation Core processors you get very good processor for your money, even with the high end processors. I bought this one right away instead of buying a lower end processor and planning to upgrade later.

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Loving the new sandybridge arch. It makes OCing so much easier than its predecessor.

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Just add it with P8p67 and two SSD in raid and I got a boot in 30 sec. Don't need over clocking, it give great performance just like that. I just add the h60 from corsair to stabilize the temp from it (42 for me). Anything you can add will be great full for the system.

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Really nice speed and I didnt event start trying to overclock ;)

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I was able to get this on sale. Looking forward to building a system around this chip. Looking at pairing it with a ASUS Z68 Pro. (Hope this board gets a deal soon) Also looking for a case to house the new system. Post your reccomendations in the forums please!

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awesome cpu, fast as greased you know what, wish it was about $50 less

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I have the 2600k on my z68 mobo. Performance is amazing and great for overclocking.

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Amazing processor. Idles nice and cool, and although it does heat up a bit under load, it's quite manageable. Overclocks like a beast, I was able to hit 5 GHz without a problem - although I do keep it at 4.2 GHz for every day usage, with a VCore of 1.22V (your mileage may vary depending on your particular processor). While it may not be your best bang for your buck (I would argue that the i5 2500K is), if you do a lot of video encoding or have a use for the hyper-threading, I guarantee that this is the best processor you can purchase for your needs right now.

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This is one of the best processor I've ever used, it got great performance for the price. I love how it underclock itself during idle to reduce power consumption.Overall is an awesome product.

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Easy to overclock.... 4.5Ghz z1.25 Volts! = 106 GFLOPS!On a P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard.RAM z 1600Mhz = 20Gb/s bandwidth .. pretty FAST!I like it!If this is what we get for Mainstream ..I wonder how the Sandy Bridge-E will perform!

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I bought this to replace a destroyed 2500K (the system was somehow damaged). So I'll compare this to my 2500K:This chip overclocks slightly slower - max I've gotten was 4.9ghz with this 2600K chip, but 5.0ghz with the 2600K.Despite that, the 2600K FEELS faster in day to day use. That's because of the way these chips overclock. You're only overclocking the turboboost, so even though both obtain really fast settings there, in normal every day life the 2600K runs faster than the 2500K at idle.My personal suggestion is unless you're on a budget, go for the 2600K. It's not much more expensive, you get the same high end turboboost overclock, but every day windows speeds are faster, which is where it counts. Plus you get hyperthreading, meaning 8 processing heads, for those programs that take advantage of it. With the 2500K you're only left with the 4 physical cores.I'm so in love with this chip it's not even funny!

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Works great, takes everything I throw at it, chews it into tiny pieces and spits it out as processed bits 'n bytes. I like the ability to overclock and not for the horrendous costs of other processors. This combined with the P8Z6 Pro board enables the GPU switching. The iGPU on this thing is pretty decent too, better than the dedicated GPU I had in the previous computer. No complaints really, solid CPU.

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All in all, I think this is the best deal in a LONG time as far as Intel processors are concerned. In fact, this is the first time Intel has released an unlocked processor with such top-notch specs for this cheap. This thing is on par or better with some of the "Black Edition" stuff that was being released up until very recently. All in all, I am very satisfied... I paired it with 8 GB of dual channel 1600mhz RAM and a solid state hard drive also from Intel... and couldn't be happier with my new PCs performance! :)

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This is the most powerful CPU I got! Multitask is simply incredible. With a Corsair P3 SATA3 128Gig and 8gig Gskill WoW! Its finish the time that you can do something else during booting system... You press on power and here we go!!!