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CPU question

Explorer ,
May 28, 2018 May 28, 2018

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Hi all CPU

I am currently running the hex core Intel I7 5930 extreme CPU and I was wondering if it's worth going a higher. My PC is two years old and I'm looking at adding some extra bits and pieces. I always looking at at the 5960 8 core which I can accommodate on my current motherboard.

Any advice would be welcome

Thanks

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LEGEND ,
Jun 01, 2018 Jun 01, 2018

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Unless you can get that CPU for significantly cheaper than what the newer i7-7820X (CPU only, not including the required motherboard for LGA 2066) currently costs, I wouldn't bother.

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Explorer ,
Jun 02, 2018 Jun 02, 2018

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I was hoping to just upgrade the processor without upgrading the motherboard and other components so as far as I can see the 5960 is the next processor I can get without changing anything else. This is an octacore processor but you said that's not worth it? At the time when I bought this computer this was all I could afford and the 5930 was one of the better processes I could get.

At the moment I am downscaling 4K to 1080p and don't use proxies. I tend to produce two-minute videos at the longest and so I was wondering is it worth upgrading? I am looking at slowly upgrading my PC so here is my current specs and maybe somebody can point out areas in which the upgrades should go in. I am planning on getting a barracuda 12 TB HD and a 1 TB Samsung SSD as a working drive in the near future but I am looking for advice on the GPU, CPU, motherboardand RAM

my current pc setup is:

Asus X 99 motherboard

5930 hex core extreme CPU

32 GB 2666 MHz RAM

Nvidia 980 TI GPU

single fan water cooling system

can't remember the case but I have got a DVD writer which meant I couldn't have the double fan water cooling system.

2X 500 GB Samsung Evo SSD

1X 4 tb HD

I bought this system from dino PC two years ago and this cost me £2300.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks

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LEGEND ,
Jun 02, 2018 Jun 02, 2018

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Well, how much will you be paying for that 5960X? Some sellers want as much money as or more money than the full price of a brand-new i7-7820X, which is why that 5930K to 5960X upgrade might not be worth the current going price because (default-to-default) it still performs slower than a new 7820X.

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