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Analyzing the Results: Impressive and Depressing? - Upgrading from an Intel Core i7-2600K: Testing Sandy Bridge in 2019
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First build in 10 years. Went from a i7-2600k to a Ryzen 5 5600x. The only thing I kept was my old GPU. Despite all my doubts, the build turned out better
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60 FPS gaming with a 10 year-old CPU: legendary Sandy Bridge i7-2600K delivers solid gaming results when paired with the RX 6900XT - NotebookCheck.net News
RTX 2060 benchmark with i7-2600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality - GPUCheck United States / USA
GTX 1660 benchmark with i7-2600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality - GPUCheck United States / USA
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