[citation][nom]xbeater[/nom]yes... or like most people you save yourself a great deal of that money and build the rig YOURSELF!!![/citation]
I think you mean most people HERE. Most people, in general, know dick about computers and just use them to do Excel spreadsheets, Facebook, and TurboTax.
[citation][nom]jellico[/nom]I think you mean most people HERE. Most people, in general, know dick about computers and just use them to do Excel spreadsheets, Facebook, and TurboTax.[/citation]
+1 agree with him...
some of them can even tell the difference between a BIOS to a BSOD..
Honestly I think some people with more money than time could buy that just because overclocking so high takes a lot of effort and also a 4.3GHz factory overclock covered under warranty is pretty cool actually.
I've overclocked my own 920 to 4.36 or so, but I could see how this would appeal to some.
[citation][nom]jellico[/nom]I think you mean most people HERE. Most people, in general, know dick about computers and just use them to do Excel spreadsheets, Facebook, and TurboTax.[/citation]
Yes... definetely! But if your interested in buying this kind of rig then you must know something about computers, and probably know how to build one.
However most people are stupid enough to buy/build a PC with a 6 core processor and only use it for things like GAMING (dont need 6 cores morons), word, facebook, turbotax, watching movies, etc...
Most ppl buy these things just to say they did as their insecurities prevent their brain from thinking logically. Like those dumb kids with 16GB of ram and running a 32 bit system (only utilizes 3.33).
My i7 920 runs at 4.2GHZ @ 45°C @ full load (prime95) on liquid . But for a noob with a lot of cash, this is a really good idea and the price is fair for an OC with a warranty.
[citation][nom]johndoe007[/nom]However most people are stupid enough to buy/build a PC with a 6 core processor and only use it for things like GAMING (dont need 6 cores morons), word, facebook, turbotax, watching movies, etc...Most ppl buy these things just to say they did as their insecurities prevent their brain from thinking logically. Like those dumb kids with 16GB of ram and running a 32 bit system (only utilizes 3.33).[/citation]
You know that pretty much every new game is multi threaded ? Programming is catching up fast...
I would spend the extra money on the i7-980x, but i would do the overclocking. I would hope that someone spending a G on a cpu knows how to operate his or her bios and how to overclock.
They very well might know how to overclock. But overclock it yourself void the warranty. They overclock it, and it still has a warranty could really be a plus for some people. Which I get. Personally I wouldn't, then again I also have no plans on buying such an expensive cpu anyways.
Most people don't utilize ther duals and quads so six cores will be marketed to a smaller percentage of users right now. Most Day to day PC users do fine with a dule core processor. Most gamers running a game and multiple programs a quad like the i7 920 or similar will work fine.
On the bright side though, $895 is a bit of a deal on the stock chip. Just need to overclock it yourself for an even better deal (if the BIOS aren't locked out).