CPU upgrade to keep my x79 system around longer...worth it?

[Bartacus]

So I have the "upgrade itch", but I can't bring myself to waste money on the x99 platform, since I see not much benefit over x79. I have an x79 rig, as follows:

Asus Rampage IV Extreme Gene
i7-3820 quad core (mildly OCed to 4.3Ghz at under 1.3v)
16GB DDR3
Two Zotac GTX980's

While doing some drunken eBaying, I noticed that I can pick up the i7-3960X extreme edition 6-core for less than $300 now. On release, it was a totally overpriced chip (like ALL extreme edition CPUs), but now it's affordable, cheap even. Would you bother with an upgrade like that?

[bungwirez]

hmmm. toss up. are you doing more multithread compute?

or just itchy for upgrading something... anything?

[Bartacus]

Just itchy, and kinda poor, so I can't justify an entirely new system. My system is complete bonkers overkill for what I do, in EVERY aspect. Hell, I think my PC gets used most to either play Fallout 4, or watch streaming sports.

[kennah]

Do it. Just think of all the cores man. THE CORES

[Bartacus]

I know!! Plus I'm wondering about the overclockability of that extreme edition.

[Cyclops]

Get a E5 2670 for 60 bucks. 8 cores and 16 threads.

[Bartacus]

Get a E5 2670 for 60 bucks. 8 cores and 16 threads.

Is that socket 2011 or 2011v3? If I wasn't interested in OCing, I'd nab one of those for sure. I was pondering building a home ESX server not long ago, just to teach myself some VM stuff, and I found it amazing that I could put together a dual socket 2011 system with 2 xeons for just over $1000.

[DazMode]

I think x79 still have lots in it. After I moved to X99 some things get snappier, but overall it is the same experience. I think whwre it may be a probe is number PCIe lines if you want pci SSDs in addition to GPUs.

[Cyclops]

E5 2670 is a 2011 CPU. It's SB-E.

[Bartacus]

I think x79 still have lots in it. After I moved to X99 some things get snappier, but overall it is the same experience. I think whwre it may be a probe is number PCIe lines if you want pci SSDs in addition to GPUs.

That's where the extreme edition CPU would come in handy. I must look up the PCIE lane charts when I get home today. I'd LOVE to nab an Intel PCIE SSD, but they're still too much $$$ at the moment.

[Izerous]

I replaced the 1100T with a 8370 because of that same itchy feeling. Would have gone with a 9590 but I'm sure it's 220W TDP would have caused issues with this dated CH4EX 140W supported socket.

[Bartacus]

Get a E5 2670 for 60 bucks. 8 cores and 16 threads.

This CPU is looking interesting! Is it OC-able at all, or no?

[Cyclops]

This CPU is looking interesting! Is it OC-able at all, or no?

No, since it's a Xeon processor.

[Bartacus]

No, since it's a Xeon processor.

I thought so, but I'd heard that there was *one* xeon that was OC-able. Damn, you can build a dualy multi-core monster for not much $$$ with these things.

[DazMode]

I remember that too, but it was like 5% overclock