Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K review

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Intel Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K

A great looking motherboard really, completely passive, decent overclock functions (though not hardcore). All our Core i7 2600K tests will be performed on this board, including the 4300 MHz overclock results. We'll be pairing the motherboard with Corsair Vengeance memory, rated CAS9 1600 MHz, 2x 4096 MB.

Intel Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K

Here you can see the mATX based Intel Desktop Board DH67BL:

  • 2nd generation Intel Core Processor support (LGA 1155)
  • Intel H67 Express Chipset
  • Support for processor graphics included in all 2nd generation Intel Core processors
  • Intel Rapid Storage Technology for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
  • Dual-channel DDR3 with four connectors for 1333 / 1066 MHz memory support (32 GB max)
  • Supports 1.2 V to 1.8 V memory voltage control for maximum DIMM compatibility.
  • Gen 2.0 PCI Express* x16 graphics connector
  • Two PCI Express* x1 connectors and one PCI connector
  • Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports and three SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, with one port compatible with an eSATA extension
  • One eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
  • Two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports: 5.0 Gb/s signaling rate
  • Fourteen Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports: Six back panel ports and eight additional ports via four internal headers.
  • Integrated Intel PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection
  • Ten-channel Intel High Definition Audio with multi-streaming capability: Features internal S/PDIF header and front panel audio header with 7.1 Analog output and one Toslink optical output from back panel.
  • DVI-I + HDMI*: Supports dual independent display and allows for the most flexible display output for Intel processors with
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • MicroATX Form Factor

Intel Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K

The board has slightly fewer performance oriented changes, but it makes for a fantastic work system or HTPC alright. This is Socket LGA 1155 by the way.

Intel Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K

And here a cute photo we took, it's quite a pair though. But let's start up some actual testing and see how Sandy Bridge processors handle power consumption and temperatures.

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