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Hello,
My computer is used for Photoshop and music Creation.
I will upgrading form the Windows 7 to Windows 10 64 bit shortly and because of this it may be a good time to upgrade my computer. I plan to keep it for about 4 to 6 years. I may consider spending a bunch of money and build a 5930k or 5820k computer but let’s not discuss this yet.
My current computer which I built:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 - REV 2
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449&dl=1%20-%20ov#ov
Processor: Intel Core i7-950
Cooler: Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler (Mugen 2 Rev. B)
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
GPU: EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready
Hard Drives: 4 SATA in AHCI mode
Please help me with this question:
Is it worth to upgrade to a Xeon W3690. How much faster is the W3690 6 core over the current Intel Core i7-950 4 core. A used one at eBay runs $190. I understand the i7 990x is identical or nearly so but is much more expensive. It seem that I can still keep my current mobo and RAM. So if my thinking is correct I can remove the 950 and pop the W3690 in place and should work just fine.
Please help me decide.
Misc info:
Anyone in a similar situation may want to check out these links.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2586649/worth-upgrading-950-xeon-w3690.html
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/96/Intel_Core_i7_i7-950_vs_Intel_Xeon_W3690.html
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-W3690-vs-Intel-Core-i7-950
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Xeon-W3690-vs-Intel-Core-i7-950/m9677vs617
I used cpu-upgrade.com to see which processor will work with my motherboard
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Gigabyte/GA-X58A-UD3R(rev._2.0).html
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3449
Alternate choice which seems to be as fast as the W3690 is the i7-990X but it is very expensive. they are identical? http://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=209&t=12022&p=78973&hilit=w3690#p78973
My computer is used for Photoshop and music Creation.
I will upgrading form the Windows 7 to Windows 10 64 bit shortly and because of this it may be a good time to upgrade my computer. I plan to keep it for about 4 to 6 years. I may consider spending a bunch of money and build a 5930k or 5820k computer but let’s not discuss this yet.
My current computer which I built:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 - REV 2
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449&dl=1%20-%20ov#ov
Processor: Intel Core i7-950
Cooler: Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler (Mugen 2 Rev. B)
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
GPU: EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready
Hard Drives: 4 SATA in AHCI mode
Please help me with this question:
Is it worth to upgrade to a Xeon W3690. How much faster is the W3690 6 core over the current Intel Core i7-950 4 core. A used one at eBay runs $190. I understand the i7 990x is identical or nearly so but is much more expensive. It seem that I can still keep my current mobo and RAM. So if my thinking is correct I can remove the 950 and pop the W3690 in place and should work just fine.
Please help me decide.
Misc info:
Anyone in a similar situation may want to check out these links.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2586649/worth-upgrading-950-xeon-w3690.html
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/96/Intel_Core_i7_i7-950_vs_Intel_Xeon_W3690.html
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-W3690-vs-Intel-Core-i7-950
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Xeon-W3690-vs-Intel-Core-i7-950/m9677vs617
I used cpu-upgrade.com to see which processor will work with my motherboard
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Gigabyte/GA-X58A-UD3R(rev._2.0).html
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3449
Alternate choice which seems to be as fast as the W3690 is the i7-990X but it is very expensive. they are identical? http://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=209&t=12022&p=78973&hilit=w3690#p78973
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