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Just been offered 5960k for 300.00 from a mate at work only clocks to 4.3Ghz. Already running a 5820k. With the new 9000 out soon do you lads think its worth it .
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Intel 5960K
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It depends . A 5960x that only clocks to 4.3 i would say no , not at that price. However a good clocking 5960x or 6900k would give your x99 a few more years.
X99 is still a fantastic platform and with a 5820k you still have an upgrade path.
X99 is still a fantastic platform and with a 5820k you still have an upgrade path.
Soldato
£300 is too much, you need to subtract at least £50 from that.
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I've just got one for £200 on the MM does 4.5 at 1.35
Now I have had the chance to look around, what you lads are saying is correct that price is high but it is surprising how pricing on the hazwells as dropped. If I did go for the 8 core I would have to sell on the 5820k which I would not get a lot for. I will have to give him the bad news 
but for now I will wait to see what happens when the new 9000 6 and 8 cores hit the shelfs could be a flood of S/H cpu`s for sale. 
but for now I will wait to see what happens when the new 9000 6 and 8 cores hit the shelfs could be a flood of S/H cpu`s for sale.
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Now I have had the chance to look around, what you lads are saying is correct that price is high but it is surprising how pricing on the hazwells as dropped. If I did go for the 8 core I would have to sell on the 5820k which I would not get a lot for. I will have to give him the bad news
If you can get his for £200 then that would be ok. I sold my 5930k for £140.so £60 to future proof is fine by me. It's still better than and lots of modern 8 core CPUs. I'm in fear of mentioning thier maker
DON'T ! That weirdo will be right in here spouting all manor of BS and posting his 3 favorite youtube videos , you'd almost think he was being paid by ***
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DON'T ! That weirdo will be right in here spouting all manor of BS and posting his 3 favorite youtube videos , you'd almost think he was being paid by ***
Well theres a new round of Intel soon. So we'll see......
I would put a weeks wage on a Intel slaughter.. even if cost is a little more.
Soldato
DON'T ! That weirdo will be right in here spouting all manor of BS and posting his 3 favorite youtube videos , you'd almost think he was being paid by ***
The same regurgitated screenshots we seen in every thread that originated from the fat yank who's previously been caught out as a liar?
Is 4.3ghz the absolute max? I.E does the owner know what he is 100% doing?
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The same regurgitated screenshots we seen in every thread that originated from the fat yank who's previously been caught out as a liar?
Is 4.3ghz the absolute max? I.E does the owner know what he is 100% doing?
At least he works for a living
Back on track.... I was thinking the same. Some people go for a low clock for ease or temps. I go full beams usually. But with cpus being far better than my needs there's no point pushing and wasting time trying
he is adamant that 4300 is all that it will do , I said I will come around Sunday to see if I can tweak it but it may need to much voltage.
And not to forget the extra pcie lanes direct from the cpu and not the slow way through the chipset.
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If you need the extra PCIe lanes and are using it for more than gaming then offer £200-250 for it. A 5960x at 4.3GHz is certainly no slouch!
Nope could not get it stable at 4.4 . Had to put the volts to 1.375 just to get it to boot into windows.
Yes it is a fair price but I was not looking to upgrade my 5820k but the offer came up and when l looked at pricing with some very big drops for what are still very relevant CPU's when it comes to performance it got me thinking maybe I should.
