Origin PC Overclocks 6-Core i7-980X to 4.3GHz

[Marcus Yam]

Get your Gulftown hexacore action on with the factory overclocked 4.3GHz Core i7 980X option.

Origin PC Overclocks 6-Core i7-980X to 4.3GHz : Read more

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

yes... or like most people you save yourself a great deal of that money and build the rig YOURSELF!!!

 

[chefboyeb]

That's what I'm talking about...

 

[icepick314]

[citation][nom]xbeater[/nom]yes... or like most people you save yourself a great deal of that money and build the rig YOURSELF!!![/citation]

if I had money, I would buy one myself...just to say I bought one...

and yes, I can build any type of rig myself....

 

[jellico]

[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.

 

[4ILY45]

[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..

 

[JohnnyLucky]

How stable is it at 4.3GHz?

 

[drjones666]

I built my i7-920 (stock clock speed 2.67GHz) and overclocked it to 3.8GHz with fans only. And I paid only $350 for my CPU!

 

[noodlegts]

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.

 

[builderbobftw]

Does it run A Fermi Relase date calculator?

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

[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.

 

[Guest]

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).

 

[Hupiscratch]

Now I have to ask: how much do we have to overclock the i7-920 to achieve the same power as a stock i7-980X?

 

[tommysch]

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.

 

[tommysch]

[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...

And who the hell is still running x86 OSes?

 

[HavoCnMe]

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.

 

[HavoCnMe]

Otherwise just visit Dorksquad at WorstBuy.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]builderbobftw[/nom]Does it run A Fermi Relase date calculator?[/citation]
Unfortunately it cant count that high...

 

[kingnoobe]

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.

 

[konjiki7]

To bad it doesn't offer a performance advantage in games.

 

[soky602]

[citation][nom]itadakimasu[/nom]Does it run Crysis?[/citation]
nope it can't.. still needs motherboard, ram, gpu, ect.

 

[saint19]

With that price you can buy at 4 i7-930 processor at $294.99 or 6 X4 955 at $159.99.

Now, to that price you need add the mobo, ram, ssd, drive, gpu....

 

[dredg98]

Now i hope 6 cores can reduce the price of quad cores and dual cores.

 

[bigstott]

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.

 

[buwish]

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).