Am 2011-11-16 16:22, schrieb masterprometheus: > Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > > >> >> I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to >> overclock > > No, if you're not going to overclock the K version is not needed.
But as far as I read reviews online it is easy and rather safe to do so w/ the matching motherboard. So why not ... go for it. >> Did you also consider the newer i7-2700k? Maybe too expensive >> because it's so new. And I assume it's not that much faster. >> >> Although I only assume that, I have to research it ... > > The 2700K is nothing different than the 2600K. The only plus is a 100 > MHz frequency boost. Not worth the extra $70 over a 2600/2600K. Yep. So Intel noticed "wow, we get a few of them which run stable even at 100MHz more, let's sell them for some more money" ;-) I will check prices here locally (Europe ...). Stefan