Broadwell-E Discussion.

[Awesomnesss]

So I've been hearing a lot of talk about Intel's new Broadwell-E line of CPU's, mainly the (supposedly) 10-core variant called the i7-6950X. (hah, 69) So I've been wondering... is this true? Will Intel really be having a 10-Core enthusiast grade CPU? Post your thoughts or comments below. Please add some evidence as random talk won't be helpful.

[awesomeness10120]

Oh yeah, it's confirmed. I mean just google Broadwell E engineering samples. There's definitely going to be a 10 core Extreme Edition. However there's a catch. It's rumored to be 1500 USD.

 

[Moonzy]

it's true and it'll cost 1500usd

iirc it's available for pre-order on ncix or smth (i remember seeing a thread that someone pre-ordered it for a VM)

[Lurick]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

it's true and it'll cost 1500usd

iirc it's available for pre-order on ncix or smth (i remember seeing a thread that someone pre-ordered it for a VM)

It popped up on NCIX for like 20 minutes before disappearing and it was listed at something crazy like $2500.

[SLAYR]

Ncix had preorders for the 6950x at about $2400 (not regular sale price) the link is down now though.

[Awesomnesss]

But why 1500? Can't you just buy a 10-core Xeon for like $650?

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Lurick said:

It popped up on NCIX for like 20 minutes before disappearing and it was listed at something crazy like $2500.

yeap, ridiculous price lol

 

and that pretty much sums up my opinion on that cpu `-` whether $2400 or $1500

[Awesomnesss]

Like I paid $1000 for an 8 core. Since when do 2 cores cost 500 dollars?!

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, Awesomnesss said:

But why 1500? Can't you just buy a 10-core Xeon for like $650?

You can overclock a 6950X, you can't on a Xeon, plus you might get one for $650 but you need ECC ram which is very expensive.

[awesomeness10120]

1 minute ago, Awesomnesss said:

But why 1500? Can't you just buy a 10-core Xeon for like $650?

Welcome to price gouging, man. 

[Awesomnesss]

1 minute ago, Lurick said:

You can overclock a 6950X, you can't on a Xeon, plus you might get one for $650 but you need ECC ram which is very expensive.

ECC isn't that expensive. And I'm not sure, but do you NEED ECC? Or can you just use normal DDR4?

[Lurick]

Just now, Awesomnesss said:

ECC isn't that expensive. And I'm not sure, but do you NEED ECC? Or can you just use normal DDR4?

Yah, it depends on the board and not the processor. So if you got a board that supports normal DDR4 then yah you can use it.

[NumLock21]

Yes, there will be a 10 core enthusiast CPU. Is the price at $1,500? Maybe yes, maybe no. All prices you see as of now are from estimated guess. Intel has not officially set a price yet. For $1,500 it might be possible as the first consumer 8 core just came out 2 years ago, the 5960X.  So it might take a few more generations before we get to see cheap 10 cores on the enthusiast side. For a cheap 10 core now, there are them Xeons.

When Q6600 first came out it was ridiculously expensive. The one after drop a bit but not much. It was the 2nd batch of YorkFields that really bought it to affordable price levels.

[Coaxialgamer]

You CAN ALREADY BUY Broadwell E processors if you know where to look .

 

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/2011-3/products/6950x

 

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/2011-3/products/6900k

 

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/2011-3/products/6800k

[2FA]

3 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Yah, it depends on the board and not the processor. So if you got a board that supports normal DDR4 then yah you can use it.

Umm you have that backwards. If the memory controller is on the CPU, then it is dependent on the CPU. All motherboards that use a CPU with support for ECC will support ECC.

[NumLock21]

16 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

You CAN ALREADY BUY Broadwell E processors if you know where to look .

 

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/2011-3/products/6950x

 

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/2011-3/products/6900k

 

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/2011-3/products/6800k

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