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If your into gaming then i7 wont really be needed :) . If its for your work then go for it else save up 5k and spend it on something else :) like DarkAngel said :) . And for the other part use 1.5k[8400] from this 5k to get a back up instead of Z68 IMO .
 
See buddy we are here to suggest what's best for your usage but if you want to waste your money then go ahead and buy what you want... What will happen with i5 2500k the same thing will happen with i7 2600k... In today's world nothing is future proof someday or the another the thing you would buy todau would get older and by then you be having a much better option... So don't think about future and buy what's more vfm...
 
Instead of buying a Core i7 2600k for 3 years. But a 2500k for 2 years and sell it after 2 years when you upgrade. That makes more sense!
 
DarkAngel said:
Not by a margin that justifies the price difference, i5 2500 is the processor of choice now. Best VFM. For 5k PREMIUM(~45% extra money) i5 2600K offers HT, 2MB extra L3 cache(8MB vs 6MB) and 100MHz more stock speed!(3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

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And you can easily OC the i5 2500K to ~4.3Ghz-4.4GHz when you feel the need for more power. Better to invest the ~5k in some other component or just save it for later upgrades.
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deathgoddg said:
If your into gaming then i7 wont really be needed :) . If its for your work then go for it else save up 5k and spend it on something else :) like DarkAngel said :) . And for the other part use 1.5k[8400] from this 5k to get a back up instead of Z68 IMO .
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Hades. said:
See buddy we are here to suggest what's best for your usage but if you want to waste your money then go ahead and buy what you want... What will happen with i5 2500k the same thing will happen with i7 2600k... In today's world nothing is future proof someday or the another the thing you would buy todau would get older and by then you be having a much better option... So don't think about future and buy what's more vfm...
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rahulyo said:
Hades is right . Nothing is future proof . So just take what is more VFM now .
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rite said:
Instead of buying a Core i7 2600k for 3 years. But a 2500k for 2 years and sell it after 2 years when you upgrade. That makes more sense!
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okie ! I'm convinced now, i5 2500k it is :)

what about mobo ?? cant go with P67 coz of above reasons + i'll be making HTPC of my current setup , for tht i'll hv to get cheap 5/6 series card (need HDMI 1.4 - Dolby HD & DTS HD support) ... So 4850 stays with the desktop !

Also which RAM would be better ?
 
Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3 ~ 8k , Asus P8H67-M PRO ~8k , Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2-B3 ~5.3k , ASUS P8H67-M LE B3 ~ 6.4 k ,ASUS P8H67-M B3~ 7.3k
 
Are you looking to overclock if yes then stay away from h67 boards as you wont be able to overclock i5 2500k on any h67 board... But if you want best of both worlds then wait for the z68 chipset boards to hit indian shores...
 
Hades. said:
Are you looking to overclock if yes then stay away from h67 boards as you wont be able to overclock i5 2500k on any h67 board... But if you want best of both worlds then wait for the z68 chipset boards to hit indian shores...
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Yeah ! So far Asus P8Z68 V Pro looks good , listed for 210$ on newegg... hopefully should cost ~13k here :) ...

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Asus Z68 pricing is given on Asus India website itself ! Why its taking so long to come to dealers ??

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Models Price

MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z Rs. 24500/-

MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z Rs. 11950/-

P8Z68 DELUXE Rs. 16550/-

P8Z68-V PRO Rs. 13550/-

P8Z68-V Rs. 12450/-
 
Finally made up my mind to go for i7 2600k + Asus Z68 V Pro ... How good is the combo ?

Lately read up about AsRock Z68Fatal1ty G3 and MSI Z68UD80 G3 motherboards which support Pcie 3.0, they interest me coz of future upgradeablity but heck I'll have to buy Ivy Bride Procci to enable Pcie 3.0 support :S ... So as of now Asus Z68 V Pro seems sensible choice ...

About prices, here in Pune I got quote for 2600k= 16.2k and V Pro= 13.9k and combo for 29750Rs... Read somewhere on TE itself (dont remember the thread!) that Prime is offering same combo for ~28k... Is it a good deal to get it from prime or but it from here (Warranty/Support- shipping hassles)...

About RAM, a dealer suggested me to go for Corsair; citing the volatile GSkill distributorship as a reason... But at the prices Prime is selling Gskill rams, its too tempting :P...

Corsair Vengeance 4GB is selling here for 2.4k... One more thing, I have CM 690 and will get CPU cooler soon(NH-U12P SE2) so should I go for the ram with heat sink or not ??
 
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