Anyone tempted?

~~Duke Nukem~~ · 12-01-2011, 07:31 PM **#11**

Yeah you're right I got to have a little more patience here, I can wait a couple of months longer.
One thing is for certain I ain't gonna go for Ivy Bridge.

The 3960X is what I'm gonna bet on. It's great that I got a new job as an IT-consult too now I can save even more for the monster.

**Garteal** · (This post was last modified: 12-01-2011, 07:37 PM by Garteal.)

Hehe, glad that I got the insane idea out of your mind for now Big Grin

But I wouldn't bet on that so early.
They still have like 4 months left to get moar speed if neccessary.

Congrats on your new job Tongue

~~Duke Nukem~~ · 12-01-2011, 08:27 PM **#13**

Yeah the temptation have retreated for the moment. Late February or early March is what I'm hoping for with the next build.
I know you shouldn't really plan in advance but it sounds like a reasonable goal.

But I'm sure the 2600K can still be of some use for other projects.

Since the 3960X is an extreme CPU I'm thinking 5+ GHz with decent water cooling shouldn't be out of reach.
Mm it's mouth watering right now.

And thank you, the new job is going to be exciting.
From what they told me it's going to be C# coding along with MS SQL Server databases.
That's my favorite combination.

**dannzen** · 12-01-2011, 08:43 PM **#14**

better than some java gwt gay stuff

~~Duke Nukem~~ · 12-01-2011, 09:46 PM **#15**

(12-01-2011, 08:43 PM)dannzen Wrote: better than some java gwt gay stuff

Ha ha what??
Why is Java GWT gay?

**LordVador** · 12-01-2011, 10:56 PM **#16**

Dolphin will run TOO fast Big Grin

~~Duke Nukem~~ · 12-01-2011, 11:21 PM **#17**

(12-01-2011, 10:56 PM)LordVador Wrote: Dolphin will run TOO fast

This will probably not make any sense to anyone but that's actually my goal with it, hopefully no more slowdowns ever.

I know it's a hexa core CPU and Dolphin couldn't care less about how many cores it have. But I will squeeze every little bit out of this CPU once I obtain it.
Hopefully some new heavy kick ass GPU gets released just in time.

**dannzen** · 12-01-2011, 11:23 PM **#18**

wait for ivybridge plz

~~Duke Nukem~~ · 12-01-2011, 11:30 PM **#19**

(12-01-2011, 11:23 PM)dannzen Wrote: wait for ivybridge plz

I don't think I can.

Once I get something into my head it's hard to let go.

**NaturalViolence** · (This post was last modified: 12-02-2011, 12:24 AM by NaturalViolence.)

You're assuming going past 5GHz core clock speed will actually make a difference in performance. The higher you go the less likely you are to see any substantial difference due to internal/external bottlenecks arrising. For example most core 2 duo/quad cpus saw no difference in any applications performance past 3.8GHz.

"Is anyone tempted"

NO. Everyone unanimously hates sandy bridge-E due to the fact that it's barely any faster than a regular sandy bridge cpu in all but a few very heavily multithreaded apps (video encoders and the like) yet costs absurd amounts of money. If I was a counselor I would tell you to go get help.