2500k

[Josh]

Alright guys, I've got the laptop currently in my sig which is great but I miss having a desktop again. my friend is interested in my laptop and I already have a 250GB SSD to go towards a build. A friend has a 2500k, P67 MSI GD80 and 8gb Kingston 1600mhz hyperX. Is this still a good setup? I'd clock the cpu to 4.5-4.8 and pair it with a good GPU/PSU etc.

Would like to start mining in the next month or two and play some games such as Titanfall/BF4.

I think it's similar performance to my laptop CPU but then I can OC it. I had a 2500k ages ago and was happy with it.

[Spaceboy]

Yup, decent mobo that too!

[El Wayneo]

Yeah 2500k at stock will still play any game.

The boat has gone for Doge though really, little return unless you have R9 290 and even then some have made a loss on here buying stuff to mine, only those who put in a lot of money or were there at the start have made anything.

[Josh]

Yeah fair point.....getting it all for a decent price as well which is good.

[nft99]

a great cpu

[Aaron]

Agreed.. Definitely a good choice of CPU..

[Seb.F]

That setup will do just fine matey yes. Stick a decent GPU in there and you'll be laughing!

[k3vst3r]

yeah it's more than enough

[Clewis09]

2500k still a very beastly chip!

[Josh]

Yep - went ahead and got it...paired with 850w XFX modular psu and 600t case.