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?
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?
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