Intel CORE i7 3930K - LGA 2011 in stock $650au

[Concillian]

I wonder how many people will buy that board *just* for the bullet-heatsink.

I wonder how many people will specifically avoid buying that board *just* because of the bullet-heatsink.

My first impression is not "ooh, cool!" My first impression is "Wat?!?"

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Wow, no kidding I didn't think these would be out this fast. I thought late december.

How much are these processors,, How much is the higher version, and how much is the lower version. Dropping 16GB quad channel is a given only 97 dollars www.newegg.com Soo 6 cores, 12 threads wow, I like the sound of that. Still wait people 8 core and 12 core will arrive before you know it. gl

Pro-tip - google the xeon mentioned earlier in the thread.

 

[greenhawk]

"Redneck" finally comes to motherboards...all thanks to side-window cases.

not "finally". IIRC the Sniper boards had coolers like AK47 magazines (curved).

 

[greenhawk]

How much are these processors,, How much is the higher version, and how much is the lower version.

guessing you did not read the OP or follow the link.

midding sb-3 is $650AU, so even with our tax/stupid price vs US, it is proberly $550ish US (as expected).

the top end is listed on the website as over $1200AU.

 

[greenhawk]

What's different? More memory bandwidth I know.

in short.

4 memory channels
6 cores
more cache
no GPU onboard.
more PCI-E lanes

nothing else comes to mind off the top of my head.

 

[greenhawk]

Would sit on it till that chip looked like the q6600 of 6 cores which will prob be like 5 whole years but it would be a worthwhile purchase simply for that to me.

looking to upgrade from a q6600, just got to see what the boards are like or just wait for Ivybridge. Not expecting anything from Ivybridge (most improvements appear to be for lower TDP instead of performance increases).

but still, $650 cpu, $300 board(?) and no massive increase over the current $300 SB cpus for most common tasks.

 

[AdamK47]

I went to Micro Center during lunch to see when/if they will have SB-E next week. They looked in their system and found the i7 3960X. It was listed at $1149, but they do usually release new CPUs lower than what their system normally states. He said to expect it to be around $999, which is right where most sites said it will be. He also stated that it will be available for purchase on Monday. I asked him to look up X79 motherboards, but none were entered into the system yet.

 

[Edrick]

I went to Micro Center during lunch to see when/if they will have SB-E next week. They looked in their system and found the i7 3960X. It was listed at $1149, but they do usually release new CPUs lower than what their system normally states. He said to expect it to be around $999, which is right where most sites said it will be. He also stated that it will be available for purchase on Monday. I asked him to look up X79 motherboards, but none were entered into the system yet.

Looks like I am taking a vacation day on Monday.

 

[tweakboy]

Soo wait, did Intel officially launch these to consumers ? How much are they ?

 

[greenhawk]

and some boards turning up (AU stores still).

standard boards
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/products/1937/

and micro (one at time of writing)
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/products/1938/

on the up side, a good number of 8 ram slots on some of them 32GB on the cheap

 

[Arachnotronic]

The temptation to just pull $2k out of my savings and get an i7 3960X + top end board + 2 more GTX 580s...AARRRGHH.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

The temptation to just pull $2k out of my savings and get an i7 3960X + top end board + 2 more GTX 580s...AARRRGHH.

It's tempting for about 10 seconds. Then common sense kicks in and you realize what a colossal fail it would be. Sorry 2K is a good amount of money no matter what you make.

 

[Arachnotronic]

Yeah. I'd never do it, mostly because it'd be a waste of money. I don't mind spending for cool stuff, but I like to maximize price/perf when possible.

 

[gevorg]

eyefinity should be a minimum requirement for anyone considering 3960X

 

[TheUnk]

They show 3x PCI-E x16, does that mean if you run 3 video cards they all stay at x16 instead of dropping to x8 now? Not that it really matters much yet.

 

[AdamK47]

It's 40 lanes, so you can do a max of 16x,16x,8x with three cards.

 

[Rifter]

It's 40 lanes, so you can do a max of 16x,16x,8x with three cards.

I dont think you can, because the rest of your system still needs PCIe lanes(SATA controller, ethernet, USB, etc)

I think the options are:
1 card = 16x
2 cards = 16x, 16x
3 cards = 16x , 8x, 8x
4 cards = 8x, 8x, 8x, 8x

Unless they use a NF200

 

[AdamK47]

I dont think you can, because the rest of your system still needs PCIe lanes(SATA controller, ethernet, USB, etc)

I think the options are:
1 card = 16x
2 cards = 16x, 16x
3 cards = 16x , 8x, 8x
4 cards = 8x, 8x, 8x, 8x

Unless they use a NF200

That's what the 8 DMI lanes will be used for.

 

[Rifter]

That's what the 8 DMI lanes will be used for.

in that case its even better than i thought, except IB will still beat it in bandwidth due to PCIe 3.

 

[AdamK47]

in that case its even better than i thought, except IB will still beat it in bandwidth due to PCIe 3.

In that case, it's even better than the even better you think it is.

 

[Edrick]

in that case its even better than i thought, except IB will still beat it in bandwidth due to PCIe 3.

Check again

In that case, it's even better than the even better you think it is.

This

 

[Edrick]

The temptation to just pull $2k out of my savings and get an i7 3960X + top end board + 2 more GTX 580s...AARRRGHH.

DO IT!!!! Except the 2 GTX580s. Wait for 680s in a few months. But get the X79 and CPU now! I am.

 

[greenhawk]

Then common sense kicks in and you realize what a colossal fail it would be.

I first read colossal as consolities

 

[lopri]

It's tempting for about 10 seconds. Then common sense kicks in and you realize what a colossal fail it would be. Sorry 2K is a good amount of money no matter what you make.

Someone will buy. And it's their money. Think of it like someone else paying for your tax. ^_^

 

[imaheadcase]

I will buy it, I work at wal-mart, single, have own house, zero debt minus a measly $300 morgage. ALready got one GTX 580. Waiting on reviews, etc to buy mobo/cpu/ram.

CHA CHING BITCHES.