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i7 975x to i7 990x

RedGooner

RedGooner

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I am running a i7 975x 3.33GHz on an asus rampage II mobo.
I am thinking of updating to an i7 990x 3.46GHz

I know the 975x has 4 cores and HT, makes 8 threads, the 990x has 6 cores and HT, making 12 threads, and .13GHz, is there much difference.

I know my mobo can take it with a BIOS update, and I have a 1050Watt PSU, and running Win 7 64bit Ultimate with 12GB of mem, and 2 x evge 580 GFX in sli.

Is there much else difference...or should i wait for the Octo Core processors to be released. Thanks

Red
 
Well what do you use your PC for? £800 is a lot for a CPU when a £250 one essentially matches it. What made you buy the 975 in the first place, have you overclocked it?
 
RedGooner said:
I am running a i7 975x 3.33GHz on an asus rampage II mobo.
I am thinking of updating to an i7 990x 3.46GHz

I know the 975x has 4 cores and HT, makes 8 threads, the 990x has 6 cores and HT, making 12 threads, and .13GHz, is there much difference.

I know my mobo can take it with a BIOS update, and I have a 1050Watt PSU, and running Win 7 64bit Ultimate with 12GB of mem, and 2 x evge 580 GFX in sli.

Is there much else difference...or should i wait for the Octo Core processors to be released. Thanks

Red
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You may be better off selling the 975x as itll fetch probably £300+ and then buying the i7 970. other than the slight mhz drop and the locked multi the 970 is essentially the same chip and even at stock its an absolute beast!

If money is no issue then the 990x is an awesome cpu!
 
its threads, not cores ;)

i am under the impression that you are running the chip at stock?

why not just clock the hell out of the 975?
 
Honestly I don't think it's worth it.

Also you have an extreme edition processor and you are running it at stock!? OVERCLOCK IT! :D
 
are you doing it just to spend money? as thats the only reason i can see this change having any point
If its spending money you want to do get an sr2 and some xeons
 
if your using the processor for gaming, then your going to see very little improvement by going to 6 cores.

cant remember where i saw it, but there was a test between 4 and 6 core processors on many of the latest games, and the FPS increase was around 2%

if your using the PC for heavy video editing or graphic design, then you might find a useful increase in performance if the processor is the bottleneck.

i would just do what everyone else is saying and get yourself a damn good processor cooler and overclock the thing if thats where the bottleneck is
 
I didnt think there was a 975 on the planet running @ stock........

Think this is a blow to humanity.

For gods sake man grow a pair and do what the chip is made to do:)

If you take it to 4.4 it will be about the same as a 990 and will cost you nothing. If not sell it to me.
 
Gates said:
I didnt think there was a 975 on the planet running @ stock........

Think this is a blow to humanity.

For gods sake man grow a pair and do what the chip is made to do:)

If you take it to 4.4 it will be about the same as a 990 and will cost you nothing. If not sell it to me.
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I ran my 975 @stock.

Also running my 980 @ stock too. :p
 
Absolutely no point in spending that sort of money on a 975 and then running it at stock.
It makes even less sense to do the same with a 990x.
 
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