Testseek.co.uk have collected 272 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz Socket 1155.
January 2011
(87%)
272 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(97%)
1807 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
This topoftherange processor is ready to be overclocked for even more speed
Breathtaking performance at stock clocks
Massive overclocking headroom
Incredible new integrated video engine
Performance with applications
Performance with video games
Turbo mode and Hyperthreading
Reasonable energy consumption
Integrated graphics can improve decoding/encoding video and support Bluray 3D
The editors didn't like
As usual
You get more for your money from the middle of the range
Infuriating marketing-driven restrictions
Integrated graphics don't support DirectX 11 which would have improved the bitrate in some games
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Published: 2018-03-02, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
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