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Is Extreme processor worth it without water cooling?

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Thatoneguy4   08-11-2008 at 09:58:09 PM

I am saving money to get one of the new Core i7's when they come out and was wondering if it would be worth getting the extreme edition if I wasn't going to have water cooling?

I have had water cooled systems in the past and I stopped using them since one sprang a leak and flushed about $2000 worth of hardware down the toilet.

That was a sad day. :(

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Shadowthor   08-11-2008 at 10:05:07 PM
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It should be fine for air cooling, considering it has an unlocked multiplier, so no worries, unless you overclock to the extreme and require water cooling to have reasonable temps.

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itadakimasu   08-11-2008 at 10:26:28 PM
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i would spend $1000 or more on a processor if.....



it did the laundry, dishes, or both.

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themyrmidon   08-11-2008 at 10:36:40 PM
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You have your camp that swears by EE's, then you have people like me and itadakimasu who wouldn't pay $1000 for a processor even if it ran Crysis on very high with full AA.

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roadrunner197069   08-11-2008 at 10:57:48 PM
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I would never pay for an extreme either.

The current line of CPUs overclock just as good and as high as the Extreme CPUS.

Besides when you up the FSB on a locked multiplier you get a faster overall system then a extreme with a lower FSB.

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spuddyt   08-12-2008 at 12:57:17 AM
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I would, if I could afford it and not give a **** (maybe when I'm a top flight lawyer :p) (hah, like that'll ever happen :()


Message edited by spuddyt on 08-12-2008 at 01:03:18 AM
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helios2052   08-12-2008 at 01:12:27 AM
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I wouldn't bother with an Extreme Edition. Normal CPUs overclock just as well and you will have tons of money left over to upgrade GPUs, PSU, Etc...

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Crashman   08-24-2008 at 02:18:26 PM
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Look at what's on the market now: Two processors with identical cores, made on the same production technology, most likely from the same portion of the same silicon wafer. One is labeled Q9650 and cost $550, the other is labeled QX9650 and cost $1050. The differences? The QX has it's mulitiplier unlucked upwards, and it cost $500 more.

You don't need unlocked multipliers to overclock, so makes an "Extreme" processor worth so much more money? Nada.

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