Hey Guys,
I am looking to upgrade my rig to one of the new Intel Extreme processors. I was looking at either the 3960X or the 22nm 4960X. I do a lot of 3D development, video editing, game development, etc. as well as some gaming here and there so I am really interested in speed and longevity over cost. I have a 980X and i love it.
I have not seen a lot of LGA 2011 boards on vendor websites like new egg or amazon. I have seen a few different models on manufacturer websites like MSI.com so i am a bit confused as to whats new and good and what is not. Again i am looking for mostly speed and longevity and not so much at cost.
I have had MSI boards for years and really like them, and since I am not a bit OC guy having something like the OC Genie is a really big feature for me.
So I thought i would ask you guys what your thoughts are on the new LGA 2011 CPUs, which you would go with (either the 3960X or 4960X) and what a good motherboard would be to pare with this.
Also, on a side note i heard something that the LGA 2011 has a more direct connection between the PCIE socket and the CPU? is this right?
Any help is greatly appreciated guys, thanks!
I am looking to upgrade my rig to one of the new Intel Extreme processors. I was looking at either the 3960X or the 22nm 4960X. I do a lot of 3D development, video editing, game development, etc. as well as some gaming here and there so I am really interested in speed and longevity over cost. I have a 980X and i love it.
I have not seen a lot of LGA 2011 boards on vendor websites like new egg or amazon. I have seen a few different models on manufacturer websites like MSI.com so i am a bit confused as to whats new and good and what is not. Again i am looking for mostly speed and longevity and not so much at cost.
I have had MSI boards for years and really like them, and since I am not a bit OC guy having something like the OC Genie is a really big feature for me.
So I thought i would ask you guys what your thoughts are on the new LGA 2011 CPUs, which you would go with (either the 3960X or 4960X) and what a good motherboard would be to pare with this.
Also, on a side note i heard something that the LGA 2011 has a more direct connection between the PCIE socket and the CPU? is this right?
Any help is greatly appreciated guys, thanks!