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Haswell -E Core i7-5960X, 5930K, 5820K specifications

Boomstick777 said:
Pretty sure I read somewhere that it is 64GB. 64GB would be enough for you?
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Yeh it would be enough, definitely, but only just, comfortably. I do some seriously heavy rendering work and even with 32GB in my current machine I'm regularly hitting the ceiling with multiple heavy scenes loaded, large 2GB PSDs and other things. I was really hoping to get 128GB but it looks like high-end Xeons are the only way to achieve that.
 
mothermachine you need to be loaded if you could afford 128gbs of ddr4. Was it 120 pounds for 8gb if i remember.
 
Are these processors the Broadwell ones? I'm getting confused as to what Broadwell and what SKylake is.
 
These are Haswell-Express. Enthusiast grade stuff (Think Ivy-E and etc).

Just google Intel roadmap for a overview. Has been posted in a bunch of topics in the CPU section as well.
 
I saw the roadmap but didn't understand it, the same CPU names appear in both columns but different release windows.
I understand Skylake is a locked multiplier but Broadwell isn't so in terms of upgrading I don't see the benefit of waiting for Skylake.
 
Anybody have any idea whether Z97 or X99 will be better for gaming over the other?

Obviously benchmarks and workstation programs, video encoding etc will be much faster on the 8 core but what about gaming?

I.e if 5960X clocks to say 4.0Ghz > 4.2Ghz VS a 4790K @ 4.6Ghz+. Would the Z97 system be better for gaming or would both systems give similar results, and not limit gaming performance anyway?
 
Id say if your running multi graphics cards at a high resolution (3-4 gpus especially) it's most certainly worth going for the 5960x.

1-2 card setups I'm not so sure, honestly a lot depends how well they overclock. DDR4 won't bring much performance to the table gaming wise and still even today a lot of games still don't make proper use of 4c8t let alone 6/12 or more, so a lot comes down to clock speed. I imagine it will be slightly better for 1-2 cards, will obviously last you longer too.

It just depends on your budget and needs, purely for gaming? I'd stick to mainstream stuff instead of enthusiast.
 
By the way, is it true that 58xx boards/cpu's will come this September?
All I could find was some 'leak', 2 weeks old or something.
 
No crappy I-GPU to cause issue with BLK clocking no doubt unless its multiplier straps like Z87/97+Haswell.

Think I can as high as 200BLK, not sure if it be stable though.

They have kept the high end mainstream at Dual Channel DDR for too long (NF2 days)and 4 Cores (real not HT) max.

Should be Quad channel for all now, 4 slots for high end mainstream and 8 slots for Enthusiasts end.
 
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I really hope Haswell-E shows some decent gains on my 2600K.

I mean, I'm probably gonna get it anyway, but I'd like to feel less robbed... :D

I only wish it had PCI-E 4, but I don't think Intel have any control over that.
 
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