X99 -> X299, Am I missing something?

[james_2k]

Except we don't all suffer from that particular issue (disclaimer: not yet at least!)

 

[mistersprinkles]

Likewise I'm sure the VRM issues will be resolved - you can't have it both ways.

I don't want it both ways. Red team FTW right now.
BTW the VRM issue on X299 comes down to the heatsinks on the VRMs not having sufficient surface area considering the amount of heat they need to dissipate. There has been much talk about this on the youtubes and the interwebs. The real solution seems to be newer revision boards down the road with old school heatsinks that actually have surface area like we used to see on socket 775 back in the olden days.

 

[gavinh87]

I don't want it both ways. Red team FTW right now.
BTW the VRM issue on X299 comes down to the heatsinks on the VRMs not having sufficient surface area considering the amount of heat they need to dissipate. There has been much talk about this on the youtubes and the interwebs. The real solution seems to be newer revision boards down the road with old school heatsinks that actually have surface area like we used to see on socket 775 back in the olden days.

Yep, a lot of people throwing things around like my vrms are fine at 4.5ghz without realising that it's actually throttling. De8eaur or however is name is spelt has a good video on it.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm currently running a 5930K on a X99 platform with a m2 boot SSD, Intel 750 PCIE SSD and two 1080's in SLI.

I currently have 44 PCIE lanes - as I understand it, where does X299 fit in - it seems like same / less PCIE lanes (although I may not be utilising them all to be fair) and some more cores.

Have I missed something important here?

There's lots of excitement about new CPU releases this year, and for those buying a new system it's great. However, in terms of a single incremental upgrade for a gaming system, both AMD and Intel offerings provide nothing much.

Sit this one out, it's too early for gamers to upgrade from X99 or Skylake.

 

[faxfan]

I don't want it both ways. Red team FTW right now.
BTW the VRM issue on X299 comes down to the heatsinks on the VRMs not having sufficient surface area considering the amount of heat they need to dissipate. There has been much talk about this on the youtubes and the interwebs. The real solution seems to be newer revision boards down the road with old school heatsinks that actually have surface area like we used to see on socket 775 back in the olden days.

This is isn't a red vs blue thread, there are plenty of them around. It's a question about X99 -> X299.

 

[Panos]

This is isn't a red vs blue thread, there are plenty of them around. It's a question about X99 -> X299.

Kinda pointless imho. You can grab a used 6950X for ~750 and ain't that slower than the 7900X.
While if you have NV card, you don't have to worry about driver optimisation either.

Only if you plan to buy into X399 platform makes sense to upgrade.

 

[mistersprinkles]

This is isn't a red vs blue thread, there are plenty of them around. It's a question about X99 -> X299.

I'm not trying to make a red vs blue thread I'm trying to steer the OP away from X299 over to X399 which is superior (except for a couple of bugs). Lower price, better value. Better CPU.