[SOLVED]I5 2500K or 8GB Ram ?

[shahxaib]

AssalamAlaikum All.
I'm going for some upgrade so pls guide me right.
I've two options in my budget whether I should change my i3 2100 to i5 2500k or upgrade ram to 8gb from 2gb.
which will be the best upgrade ? for Games. & you can check my specs , if you've something diff in your mind you're welcome to share.

JazakAllah.

 

[Alcadeias]

How about going to i5 with 4 gb RAM if it is out of budget then buy a non 'k' version .

 

[hmir]

You'll see a bigger performance benefit from a processor upgrade.

But, seeing as you have 2GB RAM, you will also see a huge benefit in performance by merely upgrading your RAM to 4GB.

Anything above 4GB is overkill unless you're doing heavy video editing/rendering stuff using 64bit application on a 64bit OS.

 

[shahxaib]

so the upgrading over processor is worth 10k ?

 

[StrikerX]

How about adding another 2 GB kit & still upgrading to 2500k?
Though 2500k is a bigger investment & you can always buy another 2 GB module for about ~1800+-. So, if you can only upgrade to CPU or RAM than I would suggest going for CPU upgrade.

 

[usmankh10]

getting 8 gb ram is useless 4gb is enought to run 64bit windows nd wid 2gb ram u can easily run 32bit windows ,its better to get i5 2500k u will difference in games,application,benchmarks etc
now ddr3 is dirt cheap(1.8k) u can alwayz add another stick

 

[TheBrokenMan]

Processor over RAM, or if you get the i5 with 2GB of RAM extra you are more than set

 

[Optimus]

Go with i5 2500k

 

[KMAT]

If you dont plan to OC then don't get the 2500K, get the normal non-K version.
Because if you do want to OC you will have to change your H67 board to P67.

Also, get another 2 GB or ram, dont bother with 8GB,

 

[sunny945]

you got a H61 motherboard so getting core i5 2500k will be useless for you. if you want to upgrade then i suggest you to get 2gb more ram and core i5 2300 and that will be best upgrade for you at this time.

 

[StrikerX]

If you dont plan to OC then don't get the 2500K, get the normal non-K version.
Because if you do want to OC you will have to change your H67 board to P67.

Also, get another 2 GB or ram, dont bother with 8GB,

Yeah, just noticed OP's specs.

@OP
Go with what KMAT & sunny suggested.

 

[syed misbah]

getting 8 gb ram is useless 4gb is enought to run 64bit windows nd wid 2gb ram u can easily run 32bit windows ,its better to get i5 2500k u will difference in games,application,benchmarks etc
now ddr3 is dirt cheap(1.8k) u can alwayz add another stick

+1............

 

[REHMAN 786]

Go for with i5 2500k and add more 2gb ram

 

[WAQAS ADEEM]

Go for with i5 2500k and add more 2gb ram

best for u
+1

 

[amjad635]

buying i5-2500k with h61 chipset is useless
i will suggest you to get i5-2300 its enough

 

[Cerberus]

no benefit of k with h61 h67...if u want to overclock then 1st get p67 board and then processor...or get simple 2500 or 2300 i5..and upgrade ram to 4gb

 

[rafay22]

i thnk that u shudnt b buyng k version bcz ur motherboard cant OC it

 

[devnull]

I like what sunny suggested above.

I would like to give the op another option. Buy i5 2300 for Rs. 15,600 and 1 stick of DDR3 4GB RAM for Rs. 4000. So for less than the price of i5 2500k you will have a quad core CPU and 6GB RAM!

 

[zainu]

yaar ur board is not good enough... so going with 2500k is a foolish decision.. what i advice is to sale ur mobo go for P67 mobo... add 2 gb ram more and u are ready to go...

 

[Juste]

4gb is enough and 6gb is more then enough. above 6gb more memory is useless according to toms hardware.

Get core i5 quad core processor now and later boost your pc with more ram if you want.