PreVayl Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 for gaming i vote usless... sure on some of the programs it runs faster.. generally seconds faster, and it benches way above the comp, but is that worth 700-800 dollars more than a current quadcore.. thats for you to decide. maybe as more 6(12core hyperthreading?) programs/games come along it will be more useful.. but the including cooling solution is awesome. in the end way to go intel for some pretty cool technology.. even if it is exspensive I think you need to remember the fact that technology always changes so as soon as a new hardware(cpu) comes out (specially from intel, that 35% give or take better then i7 975) everybody is gonna start making games and software that will use it to its full potential. Once they do that then those new games wont be so cool on a quad-core. it can do all that the quad can do with potential to go way further. Im getting this bad boy because its gonna be same price as i7 975, but with a bonus 2 cores that like shopping at the store and seeing a sign that says "Buy 4 cores get 2 free" hefty price but its a hefty piece of hardware. TOTALLY WORTH IT and INTELL knows it, and it works with existing x58 mobos hell yea that sounds good Im thinking EVGA X58 classified 4x Sli with 12gb Ram and quad sli setup with one BFG running PhysX.raid 1 setup on a 2 solid state 256gb, water cooled and a bunch of 30" monitors, that is a dream machine for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krieg1337 Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Quad cores have been out for how long now? 2 or 3 years? And they still barely help in games, what makes you think 6-cores will help in games any time soon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Quad cores have been out for how long now? 2 or 3 years? And they still barely help in games, what makes you think 6-cores will help in games any time soon? You have to be forward thinking to understand where and when it will help. There are new games coming that take advantage if more than four cores I will look for and publish the list I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownuser200 Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 ccokeman whats your room temp i see some super low MIN temps such as 13*C! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Could be a bug but when you use the version that shows 3 cores then the averages are as true as software can be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 +1 the only people who are going to be buying this initially are benchmark whores, trustfund babies, people that do intense video/audio encoding, and the odd F@H member with money to burn Or cruncher with deep pockets. Can't imagine the scores with that puppy running @ 100% on BOINC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Got it today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Got it today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 $999 at micro center... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 $999 at micro center... Me want. Looks like RR is going to totally dominate the 1366 OC competition thread now lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minigeek Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Me want. Looks like RR is going to totally dominate the 1366 OC competition thread now lol hes already dominating the 1366 OC competition right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 hes already dominating the 1366 OC competition right now Oh I know. But totally meaning every test lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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