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Haswell-E CPU preferance

petpet8
By petpet8
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Hey guys,

I looking to put together a new build on the x99 chipset. Im debating between the 5960k and 5930k.

This computer will be used as mostly a gaming PC, however I will also be doing CAD work on it (Catia V5) and C++ design automation.

Will the lower clock speed of the 5960 adversly affect gaming proformance compare to the 5930? Will the extra 2 cores make up for it? Will I notoce a difference in general computing speed between the two?

In this case price is no object as I am being offored preferential pricing on both skus.

Let me know!

Thx

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As you are mainly gaming the higher clock speeds will probably benefit you better over 2 extra cores. 6 intel cores is beast in multithreaded games already. 

 

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A 4790K will perform equally in games more than likely.

 

However, we know about as much as you do when it comes to unreleased products. 

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In what application is the 5960k more suited?

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In what application is the 5960k more suited?

I believe it will be the 5960 X , and likely for CAD work, heavy rendering, video editing and such.

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I believe it will be the 5960 X , and likely for CAD work, heavy rendering, video editing and such.

Basically doing this ^^^ as a daily job. Even then, people only get the X CPU if their work pays for it, or if they are wealthy.

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