chewy4
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Ah I see, didn't know the k-series processors were different further up the line. I guess that it would be difficult getting a non-k series 3930 seeing as it doesn't exist, I figured it had a non-k varient like the 2500 and 3570.
I would advise against hexa-core for gaming though... Most games never use more than two as far as I know. If you're planning on doing a lot more stuff that benefits from multi-processing then it's a good idea but for gaming alone you'll get much better bang for your buck with quad core.
He's going for a X79 platform, so getting a non-K processor isn't a good decision, both considering his budget as well as only K processors being hexa-core.
The remaining budget could be saved on the side, considering the full Kepler die is going to be released in a few months under the form of the GTX 780 (what the GTX 680 was meant to be, but due to the HD7970 underperforming, the die was cut down). Then, the GTX 680 could either be sold or be a dedicated PhysX device.
Ah I see, didn't know the k-series processors were different further up the line. I guess that it would be difficult getting a non-k series 3930 seeing as it doesn't exist, I figured it had a non-k varient like the 2500 and 3570.
I would advise against hexa-core for gaming though... Most games never use more than two as far as I know. If you're planning on doing a lot more stuff that benefits from multi-processing then it's a good idea but for gaming alone you'll get much better bang for your buck with quad core.